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Mercury retrograde
Mercury retrograde 2031
Mercury turns retrograde 3 times in 2031, in Aries, Leo, Sagittarius. The exact stations, degrees and shadow zones are below, computed from the ephemeris.
| 2031-03-26 → 2031-04-18 | Stations retrograde at 19°45′ Aries, turns direct at 7°50′ Aries. 23 days. Shadow 2031-03-12 to 2031-05-06. |
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| 2031-07-29 → 2031-08-22 | Stations retrograde at 26°26′ Leo, turns direct at 14°18′ Leo. 24 days. Shadow 2031-07-10 to 2031-09-05. |
| 2031-11-19 → 2031-12-09 | Stations retrograde at 16°03′ Sagittarius, turns direct at 29°49′ Scorpio. 20 days. Shadow 2031-10-31 to 2031-12-27. |
Reading 2031'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.