Upcoming, 19.8 days
Mercury retrograde, December 2030
Mercury stations retrograde on Friday 6 December 2030, 02:47 UTC at 1°52′ Capricorn and turns direct on Wednesday 25 December 2030, 21:14 UTC at 15°33′ Sagittarius, having slipped back from Capricorn into Sagittarius. The shadow period runs from 17 November 2030 to 13 January 2031.
Mercury turns retrograde at 1°52' Capricorn on 6 December 2030 at 02:47 UTC, slips back into Sagittarius, and stations direct at 15°33' Sagittarius on 25 December 2030 at 21:14 UTC. The retrograde lasts 19.8 days. Its pre-retrograde shadow begins on 17 November 2030, and the post-retrograde shadow lasts until 13 January 2031.
Astrologers read Mercury retrograde as a season for review and revision. With the station in Capricorn, the tradition points to plans, structures and responsibilities, while the longer stretch in Sagittarius is taken to bring questions of belief, learning, long-distance travel and the wider view back for a second look. A modest suggestion is to leave extra room in travel plans and to confirm details and arrangements before committing to them.
By sign
Which house it walks through
| Sun sign | House | Mercury's retrograde (Sagittarius and Capricorn) falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Taurus | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Gemini | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Cancer | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Leo | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Virgo | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Libra | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Scorpio | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Sagittarius | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Capricorn | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Aquarius | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Pisces | tenth | career and public role | |
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.
The retrograde starts one sign later, in Capricorn: add one house for the first part.