Mercury retrograde 2032: 3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.4% of 2032. Mercury turns retrograde at 4:22 PM UTC on March 7 at 2°23′ Aries and turns direct at 2:29 PM UTC on March 30 at 19°02′ Pisces. The other four stations are in the table below.
Apparent position of Mercury against the zodiac, 2032
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Mercury starts 2032 at 22°10′ Sagittarius and ends it at 3°51′ Capricorn — a full lap of the zodiac plus 11.7°: 411.8° forward, 40.1° given back. Its three loops retrace 13.36°, 10.72° and 16.08° (23, 24 and 20 days). Fastest day: May 24, 2.2° forward; fastest backward: Nov 12, 1.33°. Counting the shadows, 169 days of 2032 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Mercury turns retrograde at 4:22 PM UTC on March 7, 2032 at 2°23′ Aries — 1:22 PM in Santiago, 11:22 AM in New York, 4:22 PM in London and 1:22 AM on March 8 in Tokyo.
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 13.36°
March 7 → March 30, 2032 in Aries
Stations retrograde
Mar 7, 2032, 4:22 PM UTC at
2°23′ Aries
Stations direct
Mar 30, 2032, 2:29 PM UTC at
19°02′ Pisces
Shadow opens
Feb 22, 2032, 1:51 PM UTC
(14 days before)
Shadow closes
Apr 18, 2032, 8:38 PM UTC
(19 days after)
Full window including shadows56 days
The March loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 13.36° between 19°02′ Pisces and 2°23′ Aries three times: forward in the pre-shadow (14 days), back while retrograde (23 days), forward again in the post-shadow (19 days).
Mercury retrograde in Aries
In Aries the retrograde tends to show up as hasty words and rushed decisions coming back for review. Messages sent in anger, plans launched without checking and arguments started on impulse are the classic material. The useful version is slower starts: finish the draft, reread it, then press send.
…and back into 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.
No other planet is retrograde during this period, which is unusual.
Stations retrograde
Jul 10, 2032, 2:34 AM UTC at
7°33′ Leo
Stations direct
Aug 3, 2032, 6:52 AM UTC at
26°49′ Cancer
Shadow opens
Jun 22, 2032, 3:55 PM UTC
(17 days before)
Shadow closes
Aug 17, 2032, 9:11 AM UTC
(14 days after)
Full window including shadows56 days
The July loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 10.72° between 26°49′ Cancer and 7°33′ Leo 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 Leo
In Leo the retrograde touches creative projects, self-expression and romance. Work you shelved asks to be finished, performances need rehearsing again, and an old flame may reappear. It is a good window for revising creative work rather than launching it.
…and back into 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
Jupiter
in Aquarius —
Jul 10 to Aug 3, 2032 (24 days of overlap)
Pluto
in Aquarius —
Jul 10 to Aug 3, 2032 (24 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Aries —
Jul 20 to Aug 3, 2032 (13 days of overlap)
Stations retrograde
Nov 2, 2032, 11:57 AM UTC at
0°12′ Sagittarius
Stations direct
Nov 22, 2032, 2:01 PM UTC at
14°07′ Scorpio
Shadow opens
Oct 13, 2032, 9:14 PM UTC
(20 days before)
Shadow closes
Dec 9, 2032, 3:40 PM UTC
(17 days after)
Full window including shadows57 days
The November loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 16.08° between 14°07′ Scorpio and 0°12′ Sagittarius 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 Sagittarius
In Sagittarius the retrograde affects travel, study and beliefs. Journeys are delayed, paperwork for visas or courses gets stuck, and opinions stated too confidently need walking back. It suits revisiting plans for the bigger picture before committing to them.
…and back into 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 in Scorpio season and ends in
Sagittarius season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Saturn
in Cancer —
Nov 2 to Nov 22, 2032 (20 days of overlap)
Uranus
in Cancer —
Nov 2 to Nov 22, 2032 (20 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Aries —
Nov 2 to Nov 22, 2032 (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 2032
Mercury through the zodiac in 2032
Every sign Mercury occupies during 2032, 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 2032 Dates: Mar 7, Jul 10, Nov 2.” Accessed October 28, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mercury/2032/
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