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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.
In plain words
In 2026, Mercury appears to move backwards three times, in Cancer, Pisces and Scorpio. Each spell lasts about three weeks. Mercury stands for how you think and talk, so plans, messages and travel need a second look. Nothing is forbidden: back things up, read it twice and expect slow replies.
Full guide
| 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.
Every page here is computed from the same Swiss Ephemeris that powers the Natal Wheel app — a precise tropical natal chart with transits, progressions, returns, synastry and the traditional techniques, free.