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Karl Ludwig Hardingborn under Mercury retrograde
German astronomer (1765-1834) — born September 29, 1765, while Mercury traced its backward loop through Libra.
BornSeptember 29, 1765(1765–1834)♎︎☿ Rx in Libra · 5°27′Rx windowSep 16 – Oct 7, 1765
✶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
Born inside the very same window
Coincidence, not causation: the birthday and the window are real and ephemeris-based; the reading is tradition, offered in good fun.