Past, retrograde re-entry
Mercury in Scorpio, 2025
Mercury enters Scorpio on Wednesday 19 November 2025, 03:20 UTC, which is in your time zone, moving backwards. It leaves for Sagittarius on Thursday 11 December 2025, 22:40 UTC, after 23 days. During this stay Mercury turns retrograde from 9 November 2025 to 29 November 2025.
This is a return visit. Mercury, moving retrograde, backs out of Sagittarius and re-enters Scorpio on 19 November 2025 at 03:20 UTC. Its retrograde period, which began on 9 November 2025, ends here in Scorpio on 29 November 2025. Mercury then moves forward again and crosses into Sagittarius on 11 December 2025 at 22:40 UTC, after 23 days in this fixed water sign ruled by Pluto.
The tradition treats Mercury retrograde as a time for review, and Scorpio gives that review a searching quality. Astrologers read this re-entry as a return to matters raised during Mercury's earlier pass through the sign: private concerns, questions of trust, unfinished conversations. Rather than pushing new projects, many astrologers suggest rereading, double-checking and listening closely. A practical habit for these weeks is to confirm important messages and appointments, and to let a difficult topic settle before reaching conclusions.
By sign
The house it occupies for you
| Sun sign | House | Mercury in Scorpio falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Taurus | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Gemini | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Cancer | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Leo | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Virgo | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Libra | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Scorpio | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Sagittarius | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Capricorn | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Aquarius | tenth | career and public role | |
| Pisces | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
Whole-sign houses counted from the Sun sign, the convention behind every Sun-sign horoscope. Your rising sign gives a more personal count: draw your chart.