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Mercury retrograde 2025 dates

Mercury turns retrograde three times in 2025: 15 March to 7 April 2025, 18 July to 11 August 2025 and 9 November to 29 November 2025. The exact times, shadow periods and signs are below, in America/New York.

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Mercury retrograde in Aries and Pisces, 15 March to 7 April 2025Passed

Mercury retrograde 15 March to 7 April 2025, phase by phase
PhaseDatesDegrees (tropical)Sidereal
Pre-shadow1 March to 15 March 202514 days · 02:58 to 02:4626°49′ Pisces forward to 9°35′ AriesPisces
Retrograde15 March to 7 April 202523 days · 02:46 to 07:079°35′ Aries back to 26°49′ PiscesPisces
Post-shadow7 April to 26 April 202519 days · 07:07 to 04:2826°49′ Pisces forward to 9°35′ AriesPisces

Mercury retrograde in Leo, 18 July to 11 August 2025Passed

Mercury retrograde 18 July to 11 August 2025, phase by phase
PhaseDatesDegrees (tropical)Sidereal
Pre-shadow30 June to 18 July 202518 days · 01:53 to 00:454°14′ Leo forward to 15°34′ LeoCancer
Retrograde18 July to 11 August 202524 days · 00:45 to 03:2915°34′ Leo back to 4°14′ LeoCancer
Post-shadow11 August to 25 August 202514 days · 03:29 to 04:364°14′ Leo forward to 15°34′ LeoCancer

Mercury retrograde in Sagittarius and Scorpio, 9 November to 29 November 2025Passed

Mercury retrograde 9 November to 29 November 2025, phase by phase
PhaseDatesDegrees (tropical)Sidereal
Pre-shadow21 October to 9 November 202519 days · 07:10 to 14:0120°42′ Scorpio forward to 6°51′ SagittariusLibra to Scorpio
Retrograde9 November to 29 November 202520 days · 14:01 to 12:386°51′ Sagittarius back to 20°42′ ScorpioScorpio to Libra
Post-shadow29 November to 16 December 202517 days · 12:38 to 22:5520°42′ Scorpio forward to 6°51′ SagittariusLibra to Scorpio

Which signs do the 2025 Mercury retrogrades affect?

Each retrograde falls in a different house for each sign, counted from your own sign as the first house. Use your Sun or rising sign for the Western count and your Moon sign for the Vedic one. When a retrograde backs into the previous sign, the house shown is the one where it turns retrograde. These are traditional readings, offered for reflection.

House each Mercury retrograde falls in, counted from your sign
Your sign15 March to 7 April 2025Aries · Vedic Pisces18 July to 11 August 2025Leo · Vedic Cancer9 November to 29 November 2025Sagittarius · Vedic Scorpio
Aries1st houseVedic: 12th house5th houseVedic: 4th house9th houseVedic: 8th house
Taurus12th houseVedic: 11th house4th houseVedic: 3rd house8th houseVedic: 7th house
Gemini11th houseVedic: 10th house3rd houseVedic: 2nd house7th houseVedic: 6th house
Cancer10th houseVedic: 9th house2nd houseVedic: 1st house6th houseVedic: 5th house
Leo9th houseVedic: 8th house1st houseVedic: 12th house5th houseVedic: 4th house
Virgo8th houseVedic: 7th house12th houseVedic: 11th house4th houseVedic: 3rd house
Libra7th houseVedic: 6th house11th houseVedic: 10th house3rd houseVedic: 2nd house
Scorpio6th houseVedic: 5th house10th houseVedic: 9th house2nd houseVedic: 1st house
Sagittarius5th houseVedic: 4th house9th houseVedic: 8th house1st houseVedic: 12th house
Capricorn4th houseVedic: 3rd house8th houseVedic: 7th house12th houseVedic: 11th house
Aquarius3rd houseVedic: 2nd house7th houseVedic: 6th house11th houseVedic: 10th house
Pisces2nd houseVedic: 1st house6th houseVedic: 5th house10th houseVedic: 9th house

What each house is traditionally said to revisit

  1. 1st house. How you present yourself. Revise how you describe yourself and your plans before announcing them.
  2. 2nd house. Money and belongings. Re-check bills, subscriptions and purchases before you commit.
  3. 3rd house. Messages, short trips and siblings. Reread before sending and leave extra time for local travel.
  4. 4th house. Home and family. Old household conversations and unfinished repairs come back round.
  5. 5th house. Creative projects and dating. An old idea or an old flame is the traditional theme; revise before you reveal.
  6. 6th house. Daily work and routines. Check schedules, tools and the small details of the working day.
  7. 7th house. Partners and agreements. Review terms with a partner or client rather than signing in haste.
  8. 8th house. Shared money. Loans, taxes and joint accounts are the traditional review.
  9. 9th house. Long journeys and study. Confirm bookings, and return to a course or idea you set aside.
  10. 10th house. Career and public role. Revisit goals and double-check what goes out under your name.
  11. 11th house. Friends and groups. Old friends reappear, and group plans need a second confirmation.
  12. 12th house. Rest and reflection. A quiet stretch for journaling, finishing loose ends and thinking before speaking.

Which other planets are retrograde in 2025?

Venus, Mars and the outer planets have their own retrograde periods, from a few weeks to more than five months. See every planet’s retrograde dates for 2025.

Was Mercury retrograde when I was born?

About one person in five is born with Mercury retrograde. A sign table reads a retrograde against your sign alone; your birth chart places it in your own houses, counted from your rising sign. For the day-to-day picture, each sign’s daily and weekly horoscope reads the current sky the same way. Check my birth chart

Stations are calculated to the minute from NASA/JPL DE440s orbital data by Kendraya Engine (how the positions are calculated). The pre-shadow begins when Mercury first reaches the degree where it later turns direct; the post-shadow ends when it passes the degree where it turned retrograde. Terms: retrograde.