Mercury retrograde 2027: dates, shadow and signs
Three or four times a year Mercury seems to walk backwards in the sky for about three weeks. These are the periods of 2027, calculated on this site from the orbits of the planets (dates in UTC).
First: retrograde from February 9 to March 3 in Pisces and Aquarius, with the shadow from January 25 to March 23.
Second: retrograde from June 10 to July 4 in Cancer and Gemini, with the shadow from May 26 to July 19.
Third: retrograde from October 7 to October 28 in Scorpio and Libra, with the shadow from September 17 to November 13.
Questions
When is Mercury retrograde in 2027?
First: retrograde from February 9 to March 3 in Pisces and Aquarius, with the shadow from January 25 to March 23. Second: retrograde from June 10 to July 4 in Cancer and Gemini, with the shadow from May 26 to July 19. Third: retrograde from October 7 to October 28 in Scorpio and Libra, with the shadow from September 17 to November 13.
What is the Mercury retrograde shadow?
The shadow is the stretch around a retrograde: it begins when Mercury first reaches the degree where it will later turn direct, and ends when it passes again the degree where it turned back. Many people treat it as a time to slow down and review, symbolically.