The sky in 2026

Mercury retrograde 2026

Three or four times a year Mercury appears to move backward against the stars for about three weeks. It does not, of course - it is an effect of the two orbits - but the frog has noticed that the effect on kitchens is real enough. Messages go astray, contracts grow footnotes, the thing you were sure you sent is still in drafts.

Dates in 2026

• February 26 - March 21 in Pisces
• June 30 - July 24 in Cancer
• October 24 - November 13 in Scorpio

What to do

Reread before sending. Back up what matters. Reconnect with people from before - this is what the period is good at. Buy nothing with a screen if you can wait.

What to leave alone

Sign what you have not read twice. Start the new system on the first day. Take a tone of voice personally.

The shadow

The weeks before and after, when Mercury crosses the same degrees, carry some of the same weather. The frog calls it the shadow and does not lose sleep over it.

Mercury retrograde 2027 Today's horoscope

All retrogrades in 2026

• Venus retrograde October 3 - November 14
• Mars retrograde none
• Jupiter retrograde December 25 - March 11, December 13 - into 2027
• Saturn retrograde July 27 - December 11
• Uranus retrograde December 25 - February 4, September 11 - into 2027
• Neptune retrograde July 7 - December 13
• Pluto retrograde May 6 - October 16