Mercury Retrograde 2025: Exact Dates & Times
The short answer
Mercury stations retrograde in Aries on 06:48 UTC on 15 March 2025 (retrograde) to 11:09 UTC on 7 April 2025 (direct); and 04:45 UTC on 18 July 2025 (retrograde) to 07:31 UTC on 11 August 2025 (direct); and 19:04 UTC on 9 November 2025 (retrograde) to 17:39 UTC on 29 November 2025 (direct).
Mercury stations retrograde in Aries on 06:48 UTC on 15 March 2025 (retrograde) to 11:09 UTC on 7 April 2025 (direct); and 04:45 UTC on 18 July 2025 (retrograde) to 07:31 UTC on 11 August 2025 (direct); and 19:04 UTC on 9 November 2025 (retrograde) to 17:39 UTC on 29 November 2025 (direct).
Mercury retrograde in Aries and Pisces
Stations retrograde: 06:48 UTC on 15 March 2025, at 9.59° Aries (06:48 UTC on 15 March 2025).
| City | Local time |
|---|---|
| Sydney | 5:48 PM GMT+11, Mar 15 |
| London | 6:48 AM GMT, Mar 15 |
| New York | 2:48 AM EDT, Mar 15 |
| Los Angeles | 11:48 PM PDT, Mar 14 |
| Mumbai | 12:18 PM GMT+5:30, Mar 15 |
| Tokyo | 3:48 PM GMT+9, Mar 15 |
Stations direct: 11:09 UTC on 7 April 2025, at 26.83° Pisces (11:09 UTC on 7 April 2025).
| City | Local time |
|---|---|
| Sydney | 9:09 PM GMT+10, Apr 7 |
| London | 12:09 PM GMT+1, Apr 7 |
| New York | 7:09 AM EDT, Apr 7 |
| Los Angeles | 4:09 AM PDT, Apr 7 |
| Mumbai | 4:39 PM GMT+5:30, Apr 7 |
| Tokyo | 8:09 PM GMT+9, Apr 7 |
Shadow begins: 07:59 UTC on 1 March 2025. Mercury first reaches, moving forward, the degree it will later retrograde back to.
Shadow clears: 08:28 UTC on 26 April 2025. Mercury moves past the degree where it originally turned retrograde.
Which house this touches by rising sign
| Rising sign | House(es) |
|---|---|
| Aries | 1st | & 12th
| Taurus | 11th | & 12th
| Gemini | 10th | & 11th
| Cancer | 9th | & 10th
| Leo | 8th | & 9th
| Virgo | 7th | & 8th
| Libra | 6th | & 7th
| Scorpio | 5th | & 6th
| Sagittarius | 4th | & 5th
| Capricorn | 3rd | & 4th
| Aquarius | 2nd | & 3th
| Pisces | 1st | & 2th
Mercury retrograde in Leo
Stations retrograde: 04:45 UTC on 18 July 2025, at 15.58° Leo (04:45 UTC on 18 July 2025).
| City | Local time |
|---|---|
| Sydney | 2:45 PM GMT+10, Jul 18 |
| London | 5:45 AM GMT+1, Jul 18 |
| New York | 12:45 AM EDT, Jul 18 |
| Los Angeles | 9:45 PM PDT, Jul 17 |
| Mumbai | 10:15 AM GMT+5:30, Jul 18 |
| Tokyo | 1:45 PM GMT+9, Jul 18 |
Stations direct: 07:31 UTC on 11 August 2025, at 4.25° Leo (07:31 UTC on 11 August 2025).
| City | Local time |
|---|---|
| Sydney | 5:31 PM GMT+10, Aug 11 |
| London | 8:31 AM GMT+1, Aug 11 |
| New York | 3:31 AM EDT, Aug 11 |
| Los Angeles | 12:31 AM PDT, Aug 11 |
| Mumbai | 1:01 PM GMT+5:30, Aug 11 |
| Tokyo | 4:31 PM GMT+9, Aug 11 |
Shadow begins: 05:54 UTC on 30 June 2025. Mercury first reaches, moving forward, the degree it will later retrograde back to.
Shadow clears: 08:37 UTC on 25 August 2025. Mercury moves past the degree where it originally turned retrograde.
Which house this touches by rising sign
| Rising sign | House |
|---|---|
| Aries | 5th |
| Taurus | 4th |
| Gemini | 3rd |
| Cancer | 2nd |
| Leo | 1st |
| Virgo | 12th |
| Libra | 11th |
| Scorpio | 10th |
| Sagittarius | 9th |
| Capricorn | 8th |
| Aquarius | 7th |
| Pisces | 6th |
Mercury retrograde in Sagittarius and Scorpio
Stations retrograde: 19:04 UTC on 9 November 2025, at 6.86° Sagittarius (19:04 UTC on 9 November 2025).
| City | Local time |
|---|---|
| Sydney | 6:04 AM GMT+11, Nov 10 |
| London | 7:04 PM GMT, Nov 9 |
| New York | 2:04 PM EST, Nov 9 |
| Los Angeles | 11:04 AM PST, Nov 9 |
| Mumbai | 12:34 AM GMT+5:30, Nov 10 |
| Tokyo | 4:04 AM GMT+9, Nov 10 |
Stations direct: 17:39 UTC on 29 November 2025, at 20.71° Scorpio (17:39 UTC on 29 November 2025).
| City | Local time |
|---|---|
| Sydney | 4:39 AM GMT+11, Nov 30 |
| London | 5:39 PM GMT, Nov 29 |
| New York | 12:39 PM EST, Nov 29 |
| Los Angeles | 9:39 AM PST, Nov 29 |
| Mumbai | 11:09 PM GMT+5:30, Nov 29 |
| Tokyo | 2:39 AM GMT+9, Nov 30 |
Shadow begins: 11:11 UTC on 21 October 2025. Mercury first reaches, moving forward, the degree it will later retrograde back to.
Shadow clears: 03:57 UTC on 17 December 2025. Mercury moves past the degree where it originally turned retrograde.
Which house this touches by rising sign
| Rising sign | House(es) |
|---|---|
| Aries | 8th | & 9th
| Taurus | 7th | & 8th
| Gemini | 6th | & 7th
| Cancer | 5th | & 6th
| Leo | 4th | & 5th
| Virgo | 3rd | & 4th
| Libra | 2nd | & 3th
| Scorpio | 1st | & 2th
| Sagittarius | 1st | & 12th
| Capricorn | 11th | & 12th
| Aquarius | 10th | & 11th
| Pisces | 9th | & 10th
Where these times come from
Every station is the exact moment Mercury's apparent motion changes direction, found by scanning the real ephemeris and bisecting to the minute, the same engine that powers current transits and daily horoscopes. Positions are geocentric and tropical. Shadow dates mark when Mercury first reaches (and later clears) the degree range it retraces.
What this means for your chart
The house table above uses whole-sign counting from your rising sign. For an exact reading of how this retrograde lands against your own placements, cast your free birth chart first.