Mercury retrograde 2026

3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.4% of 2026. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

23 days · retreats 14.07°

26 February → 20 March 2026 in Pisces

Stations retrograde 26 Feb 2026, 06:46 UTC at 22.2° Pisces
Stations direct 20 Mar 2026, 19:38 UTC at 8.13° Pisces
Shadow opens 11 Feb 2026 (14 days before)
Shadow closes 9 Apr 2026 (20 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

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24 days · retreats 9.94°

29 June → 23 July 2026 in Cancer

Stations retrograde 29 Jun 2026, 17:42 UTC at 25.89° Cancer
Stations direct 23 Jul 2026, 22:47 UTC at 15.94° Cancer
Shadow opens 13 Jun 2026 (17 days before)
Shadow closes 7 Aug 2026 (14 days after)
Full window including shadows 55 days

Read against Cancer, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

20 days · retreats 15.95°

24 October → 13 November 2026 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde 24 Oct 2026, 07:08 UTC at 20.6° Scorpio
Stations direct 13 Nov 2026, 15:53 UTC at 4.65° Scorpio
Shadow opens 4 Oct 2026 (20 days before)
Shadow closes 30 Nov 2026 (17 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

Read against Scorpio, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

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