Upcoming, 20 days
Mercury retrograde, December 2029
Mercury stations retrograde on Saturday 22 December 2029, 05:51 UTC at 17°42′ Capricorn and turns direct on Friday 11 January 2030, 05:45 UTC at 1°26′ Capricorn. The shadow period runs from 4 December 2029 to 30 January 2030.
Mercury slows to a stop and turns back in Capricorn on 22 December 2029 at 17°42', then resumes direct motion on 11 January 2030 at 1°26' Capricorn, twenty days later. The full cycle, shadow included, runs from 4 December 2029 to 30 January 2030, spanning the turn of the calendar year while staying within a single sign.
Capricorn is traditionally the sign of structure, responsibility, long-term goals and earned authority. Mercury, the planet of thought and communication, is taken here to emphasize plans, schedules and formal messages. Astrologers read the period as one for reviewing goals and correspondence rather than settling new ones in haste. A practical habit is to confirm dates and details twice, and to keep notes from year-end conversations.
By sign
Which house it walks through
| Sun sign | House | Mercury's retrograde (Capricorn) falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | tenth | career and public role | |
| Taurus | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Gemini | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Cancer | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Leo | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Virgo | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Libra | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Scorpio | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Sagittarius | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Capricorn | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Aquarius | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Pisces | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
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.