Past, 19.9 days
Mercury retrograde, November 2025
Mercury stations retrograde on Sunday 9 November 2025, 19:02 UTC at 6°52′ Sagittarius and turns direct on Saturday 29 November 2025, 17:38 UTC at 20°42′ Scorpio, having slipped back from Sagittarius into Scorpio. The shadow period runs from 21 October 2025 to 17 December 2025.
Seen from Earth, Mercury reverses course late in 2025, moving from Sagittarius back into Scorpio. It stations retrograde on 9 November 2025 at 6°52' Sagittarius and stations direct on 29 November 2025 at 20°42' Scorpio, a retrograde of 19.9 days. The pre-retrograde shadow starts on 21 October 2025, and the post-retrograde shadow ends on 17 December 2025, when Mercury regains the degree where it first turned.
Astrologers read Sagittarius as the sign of belief, learning and the wider view, and Scorpio as the sign of depth, privacy and what lies beneath the surface. The tradition treats this retrograde as a period for reconsidering opinions and returning to subjects that deserve closer study. A modest suggestion: reread something important before replying, and give difficult conversations a second, slower hearing.
By sign
Which house it walks through
| Sun sign | House | Mercury's retrograde (Scorpio and Sagittarius) falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Taurus | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Gemini | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Cancer | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Leo | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Virgo | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Libra | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Scorpio | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Sagittarius | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Capricorn | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Aquarius | tenth | career and public role | |
| Pisces | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
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 Sagittarius: add one house for the first part.