Mercury retrograde 2026: 3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.4% of 2026. Mercury turned retrograde at 6:48 AM UTC on February 26 at 22°34′ Pisces and turned direct at 7:33 PM UTC on March 20 at 8°29′ Pisces. The other four stations are in the table below.
Apparent position of Mercury against the zodiac, 2026
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Mercury starts 2026 at 28°38′ Sagittarius and ends it at 9°53′ Capricorn — a full lap of the zodiac plus 11.3°: 411.2° forward, 39.9° given back. Its three loops retrace 14.07°, 9.94° and 15.95° (23, 24 and 20 days). Fastest day: May 16, 2.19° forward; fastest backward: Nov 4, 1.31°. Counting the shadows, 169 days of 2026 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
Mercury retrograde 2026: exact times in your city
Mercury turns direct at 3:54 PM UTC on November 13, 2026 at 5°01′ Scorpio — 12:54 PM in Santiago, 10:54 AM in New York, 3:54 PM in London and 12:54 AM on November 14 in Tokyo.
City
Turns retrograde · Feb 26
Turns direct · Mar 20
Turns retrograde · Jun 29
Turns direct · Jul 23
Turns retrograde · Oct 24
Turns direct · Nov 13
UTC
Thu, Feb 26 · 22°34′ Pisces
Fri, Mar 20 · 8°29′ Pisces
Mon, Jun 29 · 26°15′ Cancer
Thu, Jul 23 · 16°19′ Cancer
Sat, Oct 24 · 20°58′ Scorpio
Fri, Nov 13 · 5°01′ Scorpio
Honolulu United States
8:48 PM Wed, Feb 25 · UTC−10
9:33 AM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC−10
7:36 AM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC−10
12:58 PM Thu, Jul 23 · UTC−10
9:13 PM Fri, Oct 23 · UTC−10
5:54 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States
9:48 PM Wed, Feb 25 · UTC−9
11:33 AM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC−8
9:36 AM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC−8
2:58 PM Thu, Jul 23 · UTC−8
11:13 PM Fri, Oct 23 · UTC−8
6:54 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States
10:48 PM Wed, Feb 25 · UTC−8
12:33 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC−7
10:36 AM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC−7
3:58 PM Thu, Jul 23 · UTC−7
12:13 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC−7
7:54 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States
11:48 PM Wed, Feb 25 · UTC−7
12:33 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC−7
10:36 AM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC−7
3:58 PM Thu, Jul 23 · UTC−7
12:13 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC−7
8:54 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−7
Denver United States
11:48 PM Wed, Feb 25 · UTC−7
1:33 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC−6
11:36 AM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC−6
4:58 PM Thu, Jul 23 · UTC−6
1:13 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC−6
8:54 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−7
Chicago United States
12:48 AM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC−6
2:33 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC−5
12:36 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC−5
5:58 PM Thu, Jul 23 · UTC−5
2:13 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC−5
9:54 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico
12:48 AM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC−6
1:33 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC−6
11:36 AM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC−6
4:58 PM Thu, Jul 23 · UTC−6
1:13 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC−6
9:54 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−6
New York United States
1:48 AM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC−5
3:33 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC−4
1:36 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC−4
6:58 PM Thu, Jul 23 · UTC−4
3:13 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC−4
10:54 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada
1:48 AM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC−5
3:33 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC−4
1:36 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC−4
6:58 PM Thu, Jul 23 · UTC−4
3:13 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC−4
10:54 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia
1:48 AM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC−5
2:33 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC−5
12:36 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC−5
5:58 PM Thu, Jul 23 · UTC−5
2:13 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC−5
10:54 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−5
Lima Peru
1:48 AM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC−5
2:33 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC−5
12:36 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC−5
5:58 PM Thu, Jul 23 · UTC−5
2:13 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC−5
10:54 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela
2:48 AM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC−4
3:33 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC−4
1:36 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC−4
6:58 PM Thu, Jul 23 · UTC−4
3:13 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC−4
11:54 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile
3:48 AM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC−3
4:33 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC−3
1:36 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC−4
6:58 PM Thu, Jul 23 · UTC−4
4:13 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC−3
12:54 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina
3:48 AM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC−3
4:33 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC−3
2:36 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC−3
7:58 PM Thu, Jul 23 · UTC−3
4:13 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC−3
12:54 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil
3:48 AM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC−3
4:33 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC−3
2:36 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC−3
7:58 PM Thu, Jul 23 · UTC−3
4:13 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC−3
12:54 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland
6:48 AM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC
7:33 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC
5:36 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC
10:58 PM Thu, Jul 23 · UTC
7:13 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC
3:54 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC
London United Kingdom
6:48 AM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC
7:33 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC
6:36 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC+1
11:58 PM Thu, Jul 23 · UTC+1
8:13 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+1
3:54 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria
7:48 AM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+1
8:33 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC+1
6:36 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC+1
11:58 PM Thu, Jul 23 · UTC+1
8:13 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+1
4:54 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+1
Paris France
7:48 AM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+1
8:33 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC+1
7:36 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC+2
12:58 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+2
9:13 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+2
4:54 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany
7:48 AM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+1
8:33 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC+1
7:36 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC+2
12:58 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+2
9:13 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+2
4:54 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa
8:48 AM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+2
9:33 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC+2
7:36 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC+2
12:58 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+2
9:13 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+2
5:54 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt
8:48 AM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+2
9:33 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC+2
8:36 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC+3
1:58 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+3
10:13 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+3
5:54 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+2
Athens Greece
8:48 AM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+2
9:33 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC+2
8:36 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC+3
1:58 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+3
10:13 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+3
5:54 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey
9:48 AM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+3
10:33 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC+3
8:36 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC+3
1:58 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+3
10:13 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+3
6:54 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia
9:48 AM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+3
10:33 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC+3
8:36 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC+3
1:58 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+3
10:13 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+3
6:54 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya
9:48 AM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+3
10:33 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC+3
8:36 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC+3
1:58 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+3
10:13 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+3
6:54 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran
10:18 AM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+3:30
11:03 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC+3:30
9:06 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC+3:30
2:28 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+3:30
10:43 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+3:30
7:24 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates
10:48 AM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+4
11:33 PM Fri, Mar 20 · UTC+4
9:36 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC+4
2:58 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+4
11:13 AM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+4
7:54 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan
11:48 AM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+5
12:33 AM Sat, Mar 21 · UTC+5
10:36 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC+5
3:58 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+5
12:13 PM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+5
8:54 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+5
New Delhi India
12:18 PM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+5:30
1:03 AM Sat, Mar 21 · UTC+5:30
11:06 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC+5:30
4:28 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+5:30
12:43 PM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+5:30
9:24 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal
12:33 PM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+5:45
1:18 AM Sat, Mar 21 · UTC+5:45
11:21 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC+5:45
4:43 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+5:45
12:58 PM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+5:45
9:39 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh
12:48 PM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+6
1:33 AM Sat, Mar 21 · UTC+6
11:36 PM Mon, Jun 29 · UTC+6
4:58 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+6
1:13 PM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+6
9:54 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand
1:48 PM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+7
2:33 AM Sat, Mar 21 · UTC+7
12:36 AM Tue, Jun 30 · UTC+7
5:58 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+7
2:13 PM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+7
10:54 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia
1:48 PM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+7
2:33 AM Sat, Mar 21 · UTC+7
12:36 AM Tue, Jun 30 · UTC+7
5:58 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+7
2:13 PM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+7
10:54 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+7
Singapore
2:48 PM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+8
3:33 AM Sat, Mar 21 · UTC+8
1:36 AM Tue, Jun 30 · UTC+8
6:58 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+8
3:13 PM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+8
11:54 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+8
Beijing China
2:48 PM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+8
3:33 AM Sat, Mar 21 · UTC+8
1:36 AM Tue, Jun 30 · UTC+8
6:58 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+8
3:13 PM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+8
11:54 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines
2:48 PM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+8
3:33 AM Sat, Mar 21 · UTC+8
1:36 AM Tue, Jun 30 · UTC+8
6:58 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+8
3:13 PM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+8
11:54 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+8
Perth Australia
2:48 PM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+8
3:33 AM Sat, Mar 21 · UTC+8
1:36 AM Tue, Jun 30 · UTC+8
6:58 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+8
3:13 PM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+8
11:54 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea
3:48 PM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+9
4:33 AM Sat, Mar 21 · UTC+9
2:36 AM Tue, Jun 30 · UTC+9
7:58 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+9
4:13 PM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+9
12:54 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan
3:48 PM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+9
4:33 AM Sat, Mar 21 · UTC+9
2:36 AM Tue, Jun 30 · UTC+9
7:58 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+9
4:13 PM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+9
12:54 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia
5:18 PM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+10:30
6:03 AM Sat, Mar 21 · UTC+10:30
3:06 AM Tue, Jun 30 · UTC+9:30
8:28 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+9:30
5:43 PM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+10:30
2:24 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia
4:48 PM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+10
5:33 AM Sat, Mar 21 · UTC+10
3:36 AM Tue, Jun 30 · UTC+10
8:58 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+10
5:13 PM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+10
1:54 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia
5:48 PM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+11
6:33 AM Sat, Mar 21 · UTC+11
3:36 AM Tue, Jun 30 · UTC+10
8:58 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+10
6:13 PM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+11
2:54 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand
7:48 PM Thu, Feb 26 · UTC+13
8:33 AM Sat, Mar 21 · UTC+13
5:36 AM Tue, Jun 30 · UTC+12
10:58 AM Fri, Jul 24 · UTC+12
8:13 PM Sat, Oct 24 · UTC+13
4:54 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+13
Stations from the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris. Swiss Ephemeris agrees on every Mercury station 1900–2050: all within a minute. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.
23 days · retreats 14.07°
February 26 → March 20, 2026 in Pisces
Stations retrograde
Feb 26, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC at
22°34′ Pisces
Stations direct
Mar 20, 2026, 7:33 PM UTC at
8°29′ Pisces
Shadow opens
Feb 11, 2026, 10:12 PM UTC
(14 days before)
Shadow closes
Apr 9, 2026, 11:42 AM UTC
(20 days after)
Full window including shadows57 days
The February loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 14.07° between 8°29′ Pisces and 22°34′ Pisces three times: forward in the pre-shadow (14 days), back while retrograde (23 days), forward again in the post-shadow (20 days).
Mercury retrograde in Pisces
In Pisces the retrograde blurs details and heightens intuition. Instructions are misread, dates are forgotten and communication relies on feeling rather than fact. It favors rest, creative reflection and double-checking anything that must be exact.
It begins in Pisces season and ends in
Aries season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Jupiter
in Cancer —
Feb 26 to Mar 11, 2026 (13 days of overlap)
Stations retrograde
Jun 29, 2026, 5:36 PM UTC at
26°15′ Cancer
Stations direct
Jul 23, 2026, 10:58 PM UTC at
16°19′ Cancer
Shadow opens
Jun 13, 2026, 12:53 AM UTC
(17 days before)
Shadow closes
Aug 7, 2026, 3:37 AM UTC
(14 days after)
Full window including shadows55 days
The June loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 9.94° between 16°19′ Cancer and 26°15′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (17 days), back while retrograde (24 days), forward again in the post-shadow (14 days).
Mercury retrograde in Cancer
In Cancer the retrograde turns toward home, family and memory. Old family conversations resurface, house moves hit snags, and people revisit the past more than usual. It suits sorting photographs, repairing the home and having the talk you postponed with a relative.
It begins in Cancer season and ends in
Leo season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Pluto
in Aquarius —
Jun 29 to Jul 23, 2026 (24 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Aries —
Jul 7 to Jul 23, 2026 (17 days of overlap)
Stations retrograde
Oct 24, 2026, 7:13 AM UTC at
20°58′ Scorpio
Stations direct
Nov 13, 2026, 3:54 PM UTC at
5°01′ Scorpio
Shadow opens
Oct 4, 2026, 9:09 AM UTC
(20 days before)
Shadow closes
Nov 30, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC
(17 days after)
Full window including shadows57 days
The October loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 15.95° between 5°01′ Scorpio and 20°58′ Scorpio three times: forward in the pre-shadow (20 days), back while retrograde (20 days), forward again in the post-shadow (17 days).
Mercury retrograde in Scorpio
In Scorpio the retrograde goes digging. Secrets surface, shared finances need re-examining, and conversations turn intense. It suits research, therapy and honest reckonings, and it punishes suspicion that runs ahead of the facts.
It begins and ends within Scorpio season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Venus
in Scorpio —
Oct 24 to Nov 13, 2026 (20 days of overlap)
Saturn
in Aries —
Oct 24 to Nov 13, 2026 (20 days of overlap)
Uranus
in Gemini —
Oct 24 to Nov 13, 2026 (20 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Aries —
Oct 24 to Nov 13, 2026 (20 days of overlap)
Both dates are computed from the planet’s apparent motion, not taken from a
table. A retrograde begins the moment its daily movement against the stars turns
negative, and that moment is findable to the hour.
Computed for 2026
Mercury through the zodiac in 2026
Every sign Mercury occupies during 2026, with the dates it enters and leaves. A sign that
appears twice means the planet backed into the previous sign during a retrograde and crossed again.
AstroHot. “Mercury Retrograde 2026 Dates: Feb 26, Jun 29, Oct 24.” Accessed October 29, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mercury/2026/
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