Mercury Retrograde Dates
For New Delhi, as of Thursday, 6 August 2026. Station instants are shown in local time.
Right now
Mercury is in direct motion now.
Next station: turns retrograde in Libra on Saturday, 24 October 2026, 12:45.
Mercury retrograde windows
| Turns retrograde | Turns direct | Sign |
|---|---|---|
| Scorpio → Libra | ||
| Aquarius | ||
| Cancer → Gemini | ||
| Libra | ||
| Aquarius → Capricorn | ||
| Gemini | ||
| Libra → Virgo | ||
| Capricorn | ||
| Taurus | ||
| Virgo | ||
| Capricorn → Sagittarius | ||
| Taurus → Aries |
Questions, answered
When is Mercury retrograde next?
Mercury next turns retrograde on Saturday, 24 October 2026, 12:45. All its retrograde windows across the covered span are listed in the table above.
Are these dates for Vedic or Western astrology?
A retrograde station is a fact of apparent motion, so the instant is identical in both systems — only the sign label differs. The signs shown here are sidereal (Lahiri).
What does retrograde mean?
Retrograde is the stretch when a planet appears to move backward against the stars, seen from Earth. It is an optical effect of the two orbits, not a change in the planet's real path.
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