# Mercury Retrograde 2031

> Mercury is retrograde three times in 2031: from March 26 to April 18 in Aries; from July 29 to August 22 in Leo; from November 19 to December 9 in Sagittarius and Scorpio. The next Mercury retrograde after 2031 begins on March 7, 2032 at 2°23' Aries. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/2031

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 2031-03-26 00:49 UTC at 19°44' Aries | 2031-04-18 11:15 UTC at 7°50' Aries | Aries | 2031-03-12 to 2031-05-06 |
| Mercury | 2031-07-29 06:47 UTC at 26°25' Leo | 2031-08-22 04:25 UTC at 14°17' Leo | Leo | 2031-07-10 to 2031-09-05 |
| Mercury | 2031-11-19 21:09 UTC at 16°03' Sagittarius | 2031-12-09 16:29 UTC at 29°48' Scorpio | Sagittarius, Scorpio | 2031-10-31 to 2031-12-27 |

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

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2031?

Mercury is retrograde three times in 2031: from March 26 to April 18 in Aries; from July 29 to August 22 in Leo; from November 19 to December 9 in Sagittarius and Scorpio. The next Mercury retrograde after 2031 begins on March 7, 2032 at 2°23' Aries. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 2031?

For the retrograde that begins March 26, 2031, the pre-retrograde shadow starts March 12, 2031 and the post-retrograde shadow ends May 6, 2031. For the retrograde that begins July 29, 2031, the pre-retrograde shadow starts July 10, 2031 and the post-retrograde shadow ends September 5, 2031. For the retrograde that begins November 19, 2031, the pre-retrograde shadow starts October 31, 2031 and the post-retrograde shadow ends December 27, 2031.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 2031?

From March 26, 2031, Mercury turns retrograde at 19°44' Aries and turns direct at 7°50' Aries. From July 29, 2031, Mercury turns retrograde at 26°25' Leo and turns direct at 14°17' Leo. From November 19, 2031, Mercury turns retrograde at 16°03' Sagittarius and turns direct at 29°48' Scorpio.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 2031?

Mercury spends about 67 days of 2031 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/2031). Free to cite with a link to the source page.