Upcoming, 22.6 days
Mercury retrograde, September 2029
Mercury stations retrograde on Sunday 2 September 2029, 12:18 UTC at 1°50′ Libra and turns direct on Tuesday 25 September 2029, 02:02 UTC at 17°27′ Virgo, having slipped back from Libra into Virgo. The shadow period runs from 13 August 2029 to 9 October 2029.
This Mercury retrograde begins just inside Libra and ends in Virgo. The planet stations retrograde on 2 September 2029 at 1°50' Libra and stations direct on 25 September 2029 at 17°27' Virgo, after 22.6 days. The shadow period extends from 13 August 2029 to 9 October 2029.
Libra is traditionally associated with partnership, negotiation and balance; Virgo with analysis, service, routine and careful detail. Astrologers read Mercury's step back from Libra into Virgo as a move from weighing other people's views to checking the details of everyday work. The tradition treats it as a good season for editing, correcting and following up. A modest suggestion is to reread important messages before sending them and to close conversations left open.
By sign
Which house it walks through
| Sun sign | House | Mercury's retrograde (Virgo and Libra) falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Taurus | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Gemini | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Cancer | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Leo | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Virgo | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Libra | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Scorpio | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Sagittarius | tenth | career and public role | |
| Capricorn | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Aquarius | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Pisces | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
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 Libra: add one house for the first part.