# Mercury Retrograde 2025

> Mercury is retrograde three times in 2025: from March 15 to April 7 in Aries and Pisces; from July 18 to August 11 in Leo; from November 9 to November 29 in Sagittarius and Scorpio. The next Mercury retrograde after 2025 begins on February 26, 2026 at 22°33' Pisces. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/2025

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 2025-03-15 06:49 UTC at 9°35' Aries | 2025-04-07 11:07 UTC at 26°49' Pisces | Aries, Pisces | 2025-03-01 to 2025-04-26 |
| Mercury | 2025-07-18 04:38 UTC at 15°34' Leo | 2025-08-11 07:31 UTC at 4°14' Leo | Leo | 2025-06-30 to 2025-08-25 |
| Mercury | 2025-11-09 18:56 UTC at 6°51' Sagittarius | 2025-11-29 17:43 UTC at 20°42' Scorpio | Sagittarius, Scorpio | 2025-10-21 to 2025-12-17 |

Mercury retrograde is traditionally associated with reviewing plans, conversations, contracts, devices, and travel arrangements.

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2025?

Mercury is retrograde three times in 2025: from March 15 to April 7 in Aries and Pisces; from July 18 to August 11 in Leo; from November 9 to November 29 in Sagittarius and Scorpio. The next Mercury retrograde after 2025 begins on February 26, 2026 at 22°33' Pisces. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 2025?

For the retrograde that begins March 15, 2025, the pre-retrograde shadow starts March 1, 2025 and the post-retrograde shadow ends April 26, 2025. For the retrograde that begins July 18, 2025, the pre-retrograde shadow starts June 30, 2025 and the post-retrograde shadow ends August 25, 2025. For the retrograde that begins November 9, 2025, the pre-retrograde shadow starts October 21, 2025 and the post-retrograde shadow ends December 17, 2025.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 2025?

From March 15, 2025, Mercury turns retrograde at 9°35' Aries and turns direct at 26°49' Pisces. From July 18, 2025, Mercury turns retrograde at 15°34' Leo and turns direct at 4°14' Leo. From November 9, 2025, Mercury turns retrograde at 6°51' Sagittarius and turns direct at 20°42' Scorpio.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 2025?

Mercury spends about 67 days of 2025 retrograde.

### What Is Mercury Retrograde Known For?

Mercury retrograde is traditionally associated with reviewing plans, conversations, contracts, devices, and travel arrangements. Astrologers read it as a time to review rather than launch.

### Why Do Some Sites List a Different Retrograde Date?

Most astrology sites print a single date without a time zone. An ingress at 10:49 PM in New York is already the next day in London and Sydney, so two correct sources can disagree by a day. Selfgazer gives every time in both US Eastern time and UTC, and the tables switch to your own time zone in the browser.

## Method

Positions are geocentric and tropical: apparent longitudes on the true ecliptic and equinox of date, corrected for light time and aberration. They are computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library (VSOP87 planetary theory) and agree with the Swiss Ephemeris to within about one arcminute. The North Node is the mean node. Times are given in UTC and US Eastern time.

Source: [Selfgazer](https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/2025). Free to cite with a link to the source page.