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Mercury retrograde
Mercury retrograde 2026
Mercury turns retrograde 3 times in 2026, in Cancer, Pisces, Scorpio. The exact stations, degrees and shadow zones are below, computed from the ephemeris.
| 2026-02-26 → 2026-03-20 | Stations retrograde at 22°34′ Pisces, turns direct at 8°29′ Pisces. 23 days. Shadow 2026-02-11 to 2026-04-09. |
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| 2026-06-29 → 2026-07-23 | Stations retrograde at 26°15′ Cancer, turns direct at 16°19′ Cancer. 24 days. Shadow 2026-06-13 to 2026-08-07. |
| 2026-10-24 → 2026-11-13 | Stations retrograde at 20°59′ Scorpio, turns direct at 5°02′ Scorpio. 20 days. Shadow 2026-10-04 to 2026-11-30. |
Reading 2026's retrogrades in your chart
The degrees above are what matter. Cast your chart and find where they fall: that house is the area being re-covered, three times over. A natal planet within a couple of degrees of a station gets the retrograde's full attention — Mercury will pass it going forward, backward, and forward again.