Mercury retrograde in 2028
Mercury stations retrograde 3 times in 2028. The exact instants below come from JPL ephemeris data — not rounded to a date, and shown in your timezone.
The 2028 dates — played as they happen
| Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs |
|---|---|---|
| January 24, 2028 at 08:01 UTC | February 14, 2028 at 09:38 UTC | Aquarius |
| May 21, 2028 at 05:42 UTC | June 14, 2028 at 03:06 UTC | Gemini |
| September 19, 2028 at 13:33 UTC | October 11, 2028 at 07:27 UTC | Libra |
Mercury's actual computed path through all of 2028 (bold, with the red ℞ while retrograde) beside the steadily direct Sun. The row above lights up while its window plays.
What retrograde actually is
Mercury never moves backward. Retrograde is a trick of perspective: Earth and Mercury both orbit the Sun at different speeds, and when the geometry lines up, Mercury appears to drift backward against the background stars for a few weeks before resuming its usual direction. The moments it appears to pause and turn are called stations — those are the instants in the table above.
What astrologers make of it
Astrologers read Mercury retrograde as a review period for the Mercury-ruled parts of life: communication, travel, contracts, and plans. The grounded version of the advice is unglamorous — build in slack, re-read before you send, back up what matters — less because the sky breaks your laptop and more because a shared review season is a good excuse to do the maintenance you were skipping anyway.
Other years
Mercury retrograde 2025 · Mercury retrograde 2026 · Mercury retrograde 2027
Every time on this page is computed from JPL ephemeris data — the same source NASA navigates by — and shown in your timezone. Want to know what the sky is doing to your chart? Start with the Big Three quiz or build your chart.