# Mercury Retrograde 2038

> Mercury is retrograde three times in 2038: from March 18 to April 10 in Aries and Pisces; from July 21 to August 14 in Leo; from November 12 to December 2 in Sagittarius and Scorpio. The next Mercury retrograde after 2038 begins on March 1, 2039 at 25°15' Pisces. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/2038

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 2038-03-18 06:13 UTC at 12°22' Aries | 2038-04-10 12:14 UTC at 29°49' Pisces | Aries, Pisces | 2038-03-04 to 2038-04-29 |
| Mercury | 2038-07-21 06:54 UTC at 18°35' Leo | 2038-08-14 08:50 UTC at 7°02' Leo | Leo | 2038-07-03 to 2038-08-28 |
| Mercury | 2038-11-12 14:50 UTC at 9°24' Sagittarius | 2038-12-02 12:34 UTC at 23°14' Scorpio | Sagittarius, Scorpio | 2038-10-24 to 2038-12-20 |

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

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2038?

Mercury is retrograde three times in 2038: from March 18 to April 10 in Aries and Pisces; from July 21 to August 14 in Leo; from November 12 to December 2 in Sagittarius and Scorpio. The next Mercury retrograde after 2038 begins on March 1, 2039 at 25°15' Pisces. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 2038?

For the retrograde that begins March 18, 2038, the pre-retrograde shadow starts March 4, 2038 and the post-retrograde shadow ends April 29, 2038. For the retrograde that begins July 21, 2038, the pre-retrograde shadow starts July 3, 2038 and the post-retrograde shadow ends August 28, 2038. For the retrograde that begins November 12, 2038, the pre-retrograde shadow starts October 24, 2038 and the post-retrograde shadow ends December 20, 2038.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 2038?

From March 18, 2038, Mercury turns retrograde at 12°22' Aries and turns direct at 29°49' Pisces. From July 21, 2038, Mercury turns retrograde at 18°35' Leo and turns direct at 7°02' Leo. From November 12, 2038, Mercury turns retrograde at 9°24' Sagittarius and turns direct at 23°14' Scorpio.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 2038?

Mercury spends about 67 days of 2038 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/2038). Free to cite with a link to the source page.