Mercury retrograde in 2035
Mercury stations retrograde 3 times in 2035. The exact instants below come from JPL ephemeris data — not rounded to a date, and shown in your timezone.
The 2035 dates — played as they happen
| Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs |
|---|---|---|
| January 17, 2035 at 03:44 UTC | February 6, 2035 at 22:25 UTC | Aquarius → Capricorn |
| May 13, 2035 at 15:40 UTC | June 6, 2035 at 11:52 UTC | Gemini → Taurus |
| September 12, 2035 at 23:28 UTC | October 5, 2035 at 01:53 UTC | Libra → Virgo |
Mercury's actual computed path through all of 2035 (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 2029 · Mercury retrograde 2030 · Mercury retrograde 2031 · Mercury retrograde 2032 · Mercury retrograde 2033 · Mercury retrograde 2034
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.