Upcoming, 24.1 days
Mercury retrograde, June 2027
Mercury stations retrograde on Thursday 10 June 2027, 18:15 UTC at 6°22′ Cancer and turns direct on Sunday 4 July 2027, 19:39 UTC at 27°28′ Gemini, having slipped back from Cancer into Gemini. The shadow period runs from 26 May 2027 to 19 July 2027.
Mercury appears to pause at 6°22' Cancer on 10 June 2027 at 18:15 UTC. It then retreats into Gemini, one of the two signs it traditionally rules. Its forward motion resumes on 4 July 2027 at 19:39 UTC, at 27°28' Gemini, after 24.1 days. Counting the shadow periods, the whole cycle stretches from 26 May to 19 July 2027.
Astrologers read Cancer as the sign of home, family and memory. They read Gemini as the sign of conversation, short trips, siblings and quick exchanges. In the tradition, a Mercury retrograde across these two signs draws attention to family conversations, household arrangements and messages left unfinished. It is treated as a time for going back over things rather than rushing ahead. A practical suggestion: back up files and photos, and check addresses and times before short trips.
By sign
Which house it walks through
| Sun sign | House | Mercury's retrograde (Gemini and Cancer) falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Taurus | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Gemini | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Cancer | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Leo | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Virgo | tenth | career and public role | |
| Libra | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Scorpio | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Sagittarius | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Capricorn | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Aquarius | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Pisces | fourth | home, family, roots | |
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 Cancer: add one house for the first part.