Mercury retrograde 2033: 3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.4% of 2033. Mercury turns retrograde at 9:20 PM UTC on February 18 at 15°34′ Pisces and turns direct at 2:57 AM UTC on March 13 at 1°01′ Pisces. The other four stations are in the table below.
Turns retrograde
Feb 18 9:20 PM UTC
Loops in 2033
3 retrograde periods
Retrograde in 2033
67 days 18.4% of the year
Signs
Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio last loop retreats 15.82°
Mercury’s path through 2033, day by day
Apparent position of Mercury against the zodiac, 2033
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Mercury starts 2033 at 3°51′ Capricorn and ends it at 15°31′ Capricorn — a full lap of the zodiac plus 11.7°: 411.4° forward, 39.7° given back. Its three loops retrace 14.53°, 9.43° and 15.82° (22, 24 and 21 days). Fastest day: May 8, 2.18° forward; fastest backward: Oct 28, 1.27°. Counting the shadows, 168 days of 2033 sit inside a retrograde window.
18 pages · printable
The 2027 Sky Calendar — free PDF
Every retrograde, eclipse, new and full moon of 2027 to the minute,
already converted to your city. A month to a page, ready to print.
Exact times
Mercury retrograde 2033: exact times in your city
Mercury turns retrograde at 9:20 PM UTC on February 18, 2033 at 15°34′ Pisces — 6:20 PM in Santiago, 4:20 PM in New York, 9:20 PM in London and 6:20 AM on February 19 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.
22 days · retreats 14.53°
February 18 → March 13, 2033 in Pisces
Stations retrograde
Feb 18, 2033, 9:20 PM UTC at
15°34′ Pisces
Stations direct
Mar 13, 2033, 2:57 AM UTC at
1°01′ Pisces
Shadow opens
Feb 4, 2033, 7:17 AM UTC
(15 days before)
Shadow closes
Apr 2, 2033, 12:10 AM UTC
(20 days after)
Full window including shadows57 days
The February loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 14.53° between 1°01′ Pisces and 15°34′ Pisces three times: forward in the pre-shadow (15 days), back while retrograde (22 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 and ends within Pisces season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Saturn
in Cancer —
Feb 18 to Mar 1, 2033 (11 days of overlap)
Uranus
in Cancer —
Feb 18 to Mar 5, 2033 (15 days of overlap)
Venus
in Aries —
Feb 27 to Mar 13, 2033 (13 days of overlap)
Stations retrograde
Jun 21, 2033, 10:05 AM UTC at
17°56′ Cancer
Stations direct
Jul 15, 2033, 2:20 PM UTC at
8°30′ Cancer
Shadow opens
Jun 5, 2033, 5:46 AM UTC
(16 days before)
Shadow closes
Jul 29, 2033, 9:43 PM UTC
(14 days after)
Full window including shadows55 days
The June loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 9.43° between 8°30′ Cancer and 17°56′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (16 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 and ends within Cancer season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Mars
in Capricorn —
Jun 21 to Jul 15, 2033 (24 days of overlap)
Pluto
in Aquarius —
Jun 21 to Jul 15, 2033 (24 days of overlap)
Jupiter
in Pisces —
Jun 25 to Jul 15, 2033 (20 days of overlap)
Stations retrograde
Oct 16, 2033, 10:03 PM UTC at
14°16′ Scorpio
Stations direct
Nov 6, 2033, 12:40 PM UTC at
28°27′ Libra
Shadow opens
Sep 26, 2033, 7:19 PM UTC
(20 days before)
Shadow closes
Nov 22, 2033, 6:41 PM UTC
(16 days after)
Full window including shadows57 days
The October loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 15.82° between 28°27′ Libra and 14°16′ Scorpio three times: forward in the pre-shadow (20 days), back while retrograde (21 days), forward again in the post-shadow (16 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.
…and back into Libra
In Libra the retrograde centers on relationships, agreements and contracts. Negotiations stall or reopen, misunderstandings arise in partnerships, and people from the past reappear. It favors renegotiating terms and clarifying what was assumed rather than signing new deals.
It begins in Libra season and ends in
Scorpio season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Jupiter
in Pisces —
Oct 16 to Oct 23, 2033 (6 days of overlap)
Uranus
in Cancer —
Oct 16 to Nov 6, 2033 (21 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Aries —
Oct 16 to Nov 6, 2033 (21 days of overlap)
Pluto
in Aquarius —
Oct 16 to Oct 27, 2033 (11 days of overlap)
Saturn
in Cancer —
Nov 2 to Nov 6, 2033 (4 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 2033
Mercury through the zodiac in 2033
Every sign Mercury occupies during 2033, 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 2033 Dates: Feb 18, Jun 21, Oct 16.” Accessed October 28, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mercury/2033/
For Wikipedia{{cite web |title=Mercury Retrograde 2033 Dates: Feb 18, Jun 21, Oct 16 |url=https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mercury/2033/ |website=AstroHot |access-date=2026-10-28}}
Free · PDF · 18 pages
The 2027 Sky Calendar
Every retrograde, eclipse, new and full moon of 2027 — to the minute, printed in your own time zone.
