Past, 22.5 days
Mercury retrograde, February 2026
Mercury stations retrograde on Thursday 26 February 2026, 06:48 UTC at 22°34′ Pisces and turns direct on Friday 20 March 2026, 19:33 UTC at 8°29′ Pisces. The shadow period runs from 11 February 2026 to 9 April 2026.
Mercury stations retrograde in Pisces on 26 February 2026 at 06:48 UTC, at 22°34'. Over 22.5 days it retraces its path to 8°29' Pisces, where it stations direct on 20 March 2026 at 19:33 UTC. The whole retrograde stays within Pisces. Its shadow begins on 11 February 2026 and ends on 9 April 2026.
Astrologers read Mercury, the planet of speech, plans and messages, as an uneasy guest in Pisces, a mutable water sign of imagination, empathy and blurred edges. In the tradition, a Pisces retrograde favors reflection, dreams and returning to unfinished creative work over sharp decisions. Misunderstandings are thought to come from vagueness more than from error. A modest suggestion: when something matters, write it down plainly and confirm what was meant before acting on it.
By sign
Which house it walks through
| Sun sign | House | Mercury's retrograde (Pisces) falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Taurus | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Gemini | tenth | career and public role | |
| Cancer | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Leo | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Virgo | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Libra | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Scorpio | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Sagittarius | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Capricorn | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Aquarius | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Pisces | first | self, body, how you come across | |
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.