Upcoming, 21.1 days
Mercury retrograde, January 2028
Mercury stations retrograde on Monday 24 January 2028, 11:02 UTC at 19°42′ Aquarius and turns direct on Monday 14 February 2028, 12:38 UTC at 3°59′ Aquarius. The shadow period runs from 8 January 2028 to 5 March 2028.
Mercury turns retrograde in Aquarius at 11:02 UTC on 24 January 2028, at 19°42' of the sign. Over 21.1 days it appears to slide back to 3°59' Aquarius, where it stations direct on 14 February 2028 at 12:38 UTC. The apparent reversal is a matter of perspective, as the faster inner planet passes between Earth and the Sun. Mercury first enters the stretch of sky it will retrace on 8 January 2028 and leaves it on 5 March 2028.
The tradition links Aquarius with friendship, groups, shared ideals and independent thinking. Mercury governs communication and plans, so astrologers read this retrograde as a period for revisiting conversations within networks and checking the details of group arrangements. A practical habit is to reread messages before sending them and confirm meeting times.
By sign
Which house it walks through
| Sun sign | House | Mercury's retrograde (Aquarius) falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Taurus | tenth | career and public role | |
| Gemini | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Cancer | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Leo | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Virgo | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Libra | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Scorpio | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Sagittarius | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Capricorn | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Aquarius | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Pisces | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
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.