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    "url": "https://retrograd.io/retrograde/mercury-in-scorpio"
  },
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    "url": "https://retrograd.io/retrograde/mercury-in-scorpio"
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      "url": "https://retrograd.io/retrograde/mercury-in-sagittarius"
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      "postShadow": "2026-04-09T11:41Z",
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      "stationDirect": "2026-07-23T22:56Z",
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      "degrees": "26°15′ → 16°19′ Cancer",
      "url": "https://retrograd.io/retrograde/mercury-in-cancer"
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      "url": "https://retrograd.io/retrograde/mercury-in-scorpio"
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      "url": "https://retrograd.io/retrograde/mercury-in-pisces"
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      "postShadow": "2027-07-19T08:42Z",
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      "degrees": "6°21′ Cancer → 27°28′ Gemini",
      "url": "https://retrograd.io/retrograde/mercury-in-cancer"
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      "stationRetrograde": "2027-10-07T14:40Z",
      "stationDirect": "2027-10-28T14:10Z",
      "postShadow": "2027-11-13T09:55Z",
      "stationRetrogradeLongitude": 214.9283,
      "stationDirectLongitude": 199.3118,
      "degrees": "4°55′ Scorpio → 19°18′ Libra",
      "url": "https://retrograd.io/retrograde/mercury-in-scorpio"
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      "stationRetrograde": "2028-01-24T11:03Z",
      "stationDirect": "2028-02-14T12:38Z",
      "postShadow": "2028-03-05T16:45Z",
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      "stationDirectLongitude": 303.9864,
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      "url": "https://retrograd.io/retrograde/mercury-in-aquarius"
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      "sign": "Gemini",
      "preShadow": "2028-05-06T18:40Z",
      "stationRetrograde": "2028-05-21T08:39Z",
      "stationDirect": "2028-06-14T06:07Z",
      "postShadow": "2028-06-29T08:58Z",
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      "url": "https://retrograd.io/retrograde/mercury-in-gemini"
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      "sign": "Libra",
      "preShadow": "2028-08-30T07:16Z",
      "stationRetrograde": "2028-09-19T16:30Z",
      "stationDirect": "2028-10-11T10:29Z",
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      "url": "https://retrograd.io/retrograde/mercury-in-libra"
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  "source": {
    "publisher": "Retrograd.io",
    "url": "https://retrograd.io",
    "method": "https://retrograd.io/methodology",
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    "frame": "apparent geocentric ecliptic longitude, true equinox of date (tropical zodiac)",
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    "shadow": "pre-shadow: the planet first reaches the station-direct longitude; post-shadow: it returns to the station-retrograde longitude",
    "timezone": "UTC"
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}