Past, 24.2 days
Mercury retrograde, June 2026
Mercury stations retrograde on Monday 29 June 2026, 17:36 UTC at 26°15′ Cancer and turns direct on Thursday 23 July 2026, 22:58 UTC at 16°19′ Cancer. The shadow period runs from 13 June 2026 to 7 August 2026.
Mercury slows to a halt and stations retrograde at 26°15' Cancer on 29 June 2026 at 17:36 UTC. It moves backward for 24.2 days and stations direct at 16°19' Cancer on 23 July 2026 at 22:58 UTC, staying in Cancer for the entire retrograde. The pre-retrograde shadow begins on 13 June 2026, and the post-retrograde shadow lasts until 7 August 2026.
Cancer is a water sign the tradition links with home, family, memory and emotional security. Astrologers read a Mercury retrograde here as a time when conversations drift toward the past, old family stories resurface and feelings shape how words land. The usual counsel is to review rather than launch, and to listen for what lies beneath what is said. A practical suggestion: make time to call a relative or old friend, and double check household arrangements before changing them.
By sign
Which house it walks through
| Sun sign | House | Mercury's retrograde (Cancer) falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Taurus | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Gemini | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Cancer | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Leo | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Virgo | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Libra | tenth | career and public role | |
| Scorpio | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Sagittarius | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Capricorn | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Aquarius | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Pisces | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
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.