Mercury retrograde in 2029
Mercury stations retrograde 4 times in 2029. The exact instants below come from JPL ephemeris data — not rounded to a date, and shown in your timezone.
The 2029 dates — played as they happen
| Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs |
|---|---|---|
| January 7, 2029 at 04:56 UTC | January 27, 2029 at 15:40 UTC | Aquarius → Capricorn |
| May 1, 2029 at 20:05 UTC | May 25, 2029 at 16:20 UTC | Taurus |
| September 2, 2029 at 09:17 UTC | September 24, 2029 at 23:01 UTC | Libra → Virgo |
| December 22, 2029 at 02:50 UTC | January 11, 2030 at 02:45 UTC | Capricorn |
Mercury's actual computed path through all of 2029 (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 · Mercury retrograde 2028 · Mercury retrograde 2030 · Mercury retrograde 2031 · Mercury retrograde 2032 · Mercury retrograde 2033 · Mercury retrograde 2034 · Mercury retrograde 2035
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.