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Eugenio Montaleborn under Mercury retrograde

Italian poet (1896-1981)born October 12, 1896, while Mercury traced its backward loop through Libra. The date, sign and degree are computed from the real ephemeris, never assumed.

BornOctober 12, 1896(1896–1981)♎︎☿ Rx in Libra · 12°06′Rx windowSep 26 – Oct 17, 1896
Natal Mercury retrograde♎︎LibraWikipedia
Astrological tradition — for entertainment, not astronomy

Tradition reads a natal Mercury retrograde as the inward mind — drafted, revised, doubled back — and gives it a air-sign keynote in Libra: Contracts and exes resurface; weigh, don't rush to sign.

Shares a retrograde sign with

Coincidence, not causation: the birthday and the window are real and ephemeris-based; the reading is tradition, offered in good fun.