Mercury retrograde · 2034
Mercury retrograde 2034: dates, degrees and what it means for each sign
Everything about Mercury retrograde in 2034 in one place: the exact station dates and degrees, the shadow periods, which other planets are retrograde at the same time, and a reading with practical advice for each of the twelve signs.
Mercury is retrograde three times in 2034: February 2 – February 23 (Aquarius), June 2 – June 26 (Gemini) and September 30 – October 21 (Libra). With the shadow periods, each cycle lasts about eight weeks. Astrologers read it as a time to re-read, back up and finish rather than to launch.
Mercury retrograde 2034: the dates
- February 2 – February 23, 2034 (21 days). Mercury stations retrograde on February 2, 2034 at 11:22 UTC, at 29°07′ Aquarius. Mercury stations direct on February 23, 2034 at 22:55 UTC, at 13°45′ Aquarius.
- June 2 – June 26, 2034 (24 days). Mercury stations retrograde on June 2, 2034 at 05:24 UTC, at 27°55′ Gemini. Mercury stations direct on June 26, 2034 at 05:24 UTC, at 19°17′ Gemini.
- September 30 – October 21, 2034 (21 days). Mercury stations retrograde on September 30, 2034 at 03:00 UTC, at 28°07′ Libra (the evening of September 29 in US time zones). Mercury stations direct on October 21, 2034 at 10:22 UTC, at 12°42′ Libra.
Mercury is retrograde three or four times a year, for about three weeks each time. In 2034 every one of them begins in an air sign.
Times are UTC. Nothing reverses in space: retrograde motion is the apparent backward drift a planet shows when Earth overtakes it (or, for Mercury and Venus, when the planet overtakes Earth).
Mercury retrograde 2034: all dates
| Retrograde (UTC dates) | From | To | Shadow period | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2 – Feb 23, 2034 | 29° Aquarius | 13° Aquarius | Jan 18 – Mar 16, 2034 | 21 days |
| Jun 2 – Jun 26, 2034 | 27° Gemini | 19° Gemini | May 18 – Jul 10, 2034 | 24 days |
| Sep 30 – Oct 21, 2034 | 28° Libra | 12° Libra | Sep 9 – Nov 5, 2034 | 21 days |
Computed from NASA JPL Horizons (geocentric positions in the tropical zodiac). The shadow period runs from the day the planet first crosses the degree where it will turn direct to the day it passes the degree where it turned retrograde.
Mercury retrograde Feb 2 – Feb 23, 2034: key dates
| Date (UTC) | What happens |
|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2034 | Pre-retrograde shadow begins: Mercury first crosses 13°45′ Aquarius, the degree where it will later turn direct |
| Feb 2, 2034, 11:22 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde at 29°07′ Aquarius |
| Feb 23, 2034, 22:55 UTC | Mercury stations direct at 13°45′ Aquarius |
| Mar 16, 2034 | Post-retrograde shadow ends: Mercury passes 29°07′ Aquarius again and covers new ground |
Computed from NASA JPL Horizons. A station in the first hours of a UTC day falls on the previous evening in the Americas.
Mercury retrograde Jun 2 – Jun 26, 2034: key dates
| Date (UTC) | What happens |
|---|---|
| May 18, 2034 | Pre-retrograde shadow begins: Mercury first crosses 19°17′ Gemini, the degree where it will later turn direct |
| Jun 2, 2034, 05:24 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde at 27°55′ Gemini |
| Jun 26, 2034, 05:24 UTC | Mercury stations direct at 19°17′ Gemini |
| Jul 10, 2034 | Post-retrograde shadow ends: Mercury passes 27°55′ Gemini again and covers new ground |
Computed from NASA JPL Horizons. A station in the first hours of a UTC day falls on the previous evening in the Americas.
Mercury retrograde Sep 30 – Oct 21, 2034: key dates
| Date (UTC) | What happens |
|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2034 | Pre-retrograde shadow begins: Mercury first crosses 12°42′ Libra, the degree where it will later turn direct |
| Sep 30, 2034, 03:00 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde at 28°07′ Libra (the evening of September 29 in US time zones) |
| Oct 21, 2034, 10:22 UTC | Mercury stations direct at 12°42′ Libra |
| Nov 5, 2034 | Post-retrograde shadow ends: Mercury passes 28°07′ Libra again and covers new ground |
Computed from NASA JPL Horizons. A station in the first hours of a UTC day falls on the previous evening in the Americas.
What else is retrograde at the same time
Retrogrades overlap, and astrologers read them together. These planets are also retrograde during at least part of each period:
- Feb 2 – Feb 23, 2034: Saturn (Nov 2, 2033 – Mar 16, 2034), Uranus (Oct 11, 2033 – Mar 10, 2034).
- Jun 2 – Jun 26, 2034: Pluto (May 19 – Oct 29, 2034).
- Sep 30 – Oct 21, 2034: Venus (Sep 30 – Nov 11, 2034), Jupiter (Aug 3 – Nov 29, 2034), Uranus (Oct 16, 2034 – Mar 14, 2035), Neptune (Jul 25 – Dec 30, 2034), Pluto (May 19 – Oct 29, 2034).
The whole year is on the retrograde calendar 2034.
What Mercury retrograde means in 2034
In astrology Mercury stands for communication, plans, travel, contracts and technology. Mercury retrograde is read as a review of how you think, talk and organise: messages cross, plans get revised, and people and conversations from the past return. In Aquarius the subject is groups, networks, technology and the balance between freedom and control. In Gemini the subject is information, conversation, learning and a restless mind. In Libra the subject is partnership, fairness, agreements and balance.
Who notices it most. For Feb 2 – Feb 23, 2034 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets between 13° and 29° of Aquarius, and at the same degrees of Taurus, Leo and Scorpio. For Jun 2 – Jun 26, 2034 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets between 19° and 27° of Gemini, and at the same degrees of Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces. For Sep 30 – Oct 21, 2034 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets between 12° and 28° of Libra, and at the same degrees of Aries, Cancer and Capricorn. Everyone else can read it through the house it falls in, below.
What to do
Back up your devices, confirm times and bookings, and re-read before you sign or send. It is a good period for editing, repairing and finishing; brand-new contracts and big launches go more smoothly once Mercury is direct. The longer guide, with the astronomy and the reading of a natal Mercury retrograde, is on the Mercury retrograde page.
Mercury retrograde Feb 2 – Feb 23, 2034 for each sign
Read your rising sign first if you know it, since it sets the houses; then your Sun sign. Houses are counted from your sign in whole-sign style. The birthdays show whose Sun the retrograde touches directly: Mercury covers 13° Aquarius to 29° Aquarius, and the Sun moves about one degree a day, so the dates are approximate.
Aries: 11th house
Area of life: friends, groups and long-term hopes. Group chats misfire, plans with friends fall through, and old friends reappear. What to do: confirm arrangements twice, reconnect with one person you lost touch with, and review the goals you set a year ago.
Easier for Aries born around April 2–20 (Sun at 13°–29°): Mercury sextiles your Sun.
Taurus: 10th house
Area of life: career, reputation and public role. Career conversations loop back: a delayed decision, a former boss, a public statement you want to rephrase. What to do: update your CV and portfolio, re-read before you publish, and follow up on an application you had given up on.
Strongest for Taurus born around May 3–20 (Sun at 13°–29°): Mercury squares your Sun.
Gemini: 9th house
Area of life: travel, study, beliefs and publishing. Travel plans, courses, visas and publishing dates shift, and you revise an opinion you were sure of. What to do: recheck bookings and documents, leave slack in an itinerary, and return to a course or a text you left unfinished.
Easier for Gemini born around June 3–20 (Sun at 13°–29°): Mercury trines your Sun.
Cancer: 8th house
Area of life: shared money, debts, intimacy and trust. Shared money, taxes, debts and insurance paperwork come back with corrections, and so do conversations about trust. What to do: go through joint accounts and old forms carefully, and have the honest talk in two calm parts.
Mercury makes no major angle to a Cancer Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Leo: 7th house
Area of life: partnerships, marriage and one-to-one relationships. Misunderstandings with a partner or a client; a past partner may get in touch, and agreements need rewording. What to do: ask what the other person actually meant, and re-read a contract with a partner or client before you sign.
Strongest for Leo born around August 4–22 (Sun at 13°–29°): Mercury is opposite your Sun.
Virgo: 6th house
Area of life: daily work, routines and health habits. Work details slip: calendars, handovers, tools, and small errors that multiply. What to do: double-check deadlines and files, clean up your task list, and rebuild one routine that stopped working.
Mercury makes no major angle to a Virgo Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Libra: 5th house
Area of life: romance, creativity, children and fun. An old flame, an old hobby or an unfinished creative draft comes back, and plans for fun get rescheduled. What to do: edit the draft instead of starting a new one, and treat a returning romance as a conversation to finish, with the decision later.
Easier for Libra born around October 6–23 (Sun at 13°–29°): Mercury trines your Sun.
Scorpio: 4th house
Area of life: home, family, roots and where you live. Home and family logistics get tangled: leases, repairs, a talk with a parent that you have had before. What to do: recheck the paperwork about where you live, finish the repair you started, and let a family conversation take two rounds.
Strongest for Scorpio born around November 5–22 (Sun at 13°–29°): Mercury squares your Sun.
Sagittarius: 3rd house
Area of life: communication, learning, siblings and short trips. Messages cross, short trips change, and siblings or neighbours resurface with unfinished conversations. What to do: confirm times and addresses, back up your phone, and reply after a second read rather than at once.
Easier for Sagittarius born around December 5–22 (Sun at 13°–29°): Mercury sextiles your Sun.
Capricorn: 2nd house
Area of life: money, income, possessions and self-worth. Bills, invoices, subscriptions and price quotes need a second look; a payment can arrive late or wrong. What to do: check statements line by line, chase what you are owed, and re-read the terms before any purchase you could postpone.
Mercury makes no major angle to a Capricorn Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Aquarius: 1st house
Area of life: your body, identity and how you come across. You rethink how you present yourself and what you say you want, and old statements get quoted back at you. What to do: re-read anything you send about yourself, from a bio to an application to a big announcement, and change your mind openly if you need to.
Strongest for Aquarius born around February 2–19 (Sun at 13°–29°): Mercury retrogrades over your Sun.
Pisces: 12th house
Area of life: rest, solitude, endings and what you keep private. The noise is inside: overthinking, vivid dreams and things you never said. What to do: write it down before you say it, sleep more, and finish something privately before you announce it.
Mercury makes no major angle to a Pisces Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Mercury retrograde Jun 2 – Jun 26, 2034 for each sign
Read your rising sign first if you know it, since it sets the houses; then your Sun sign. Houses are counted from your sign in whole-sign style. The birthdays show whose Sun the retrograde touches directly: Mercury covers 19° Gemini to 27° Gemini, and the Sun moves about one degree a day, so the dates are approximate.
Aries: 3rd house
Area of life: communication, learning, siblings and short trips. Messages cross, short trips change, and siblings or neighbours resurface with unfinished conversations. What to do: confirm times and addresses, back up your phone, and reply after a second read rather than at once.
Easier for Aries born around April 8–18 (Sun at 19°–27°): Mercury sextiles your Sun.
Taurus: 2nd house
Area of life: money, income, possessions and self-worth. Bills, invoices, subscriptions and price quotes need a second look; a payment can arrive late or wrong. What to do: check statements line by line, chase what you are owed, and re-read the terms before any purchase you could postpone.
Mercury makes no major angle to a Taurus Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Gemini: 1st house
Area of life: your body, identity and how you come across. You rethink how you present yourself and what you say you want, and old statements get quoted back at you. What to do: re-read anything you send about yourself, from a bio to an application to a big announcement, and change your mind openly if you need to.
Strongest for Gemini born around June 9–18 (Sun at 19°–27°): Mercury retrogrades over your Sun.
Cancer: 12th house
Area of life: rest, solitude, endings and what you keep private. The noise is inside: overthinking, vivid dreams and things you never said. What to do: write it down before you say it, sleep more, and finish something privately before you announce it.
Mercury makes no major angle to a Cancer Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Leo: 11th house
Area of life: friends, groups and long-term hopes. Group chats misfire, plans with friends fall through, and old friends reappear. What to do: confirm arrangements twice, reconnect with one person you lost touch with, and review the goals you set a year ago.
Easier for Leo born around August 11–20 (Sun at 19°–27°): Mercury sextiles your Sun.
Virgo: 10th house
Area of life: career, reputation and public role. Career conversations loop back: a delayed decision, a former boss, a public statement you want to rephrase. What to do: update your CV and portfolio, re-read before you publish, and follow up on an application you had given up on.
Strongest for Virgo born around September 11–20 (Sun at 19°–27°): Mercury squares your Sun.
Libra: 9th house
Area of life: travel, study, beliefs and publishing. Travel plans, courses, visas and publishing dates shift, and you revise an opinion you were sure of. What to do: recheck bookings and documents, leave slack in an itinerary, and return to a course or a text you left unfinished.
Easier for Libra born around October 12–21 (Sun at 19°–27°): Mercury trines your Sun.
Scorpio: 8th house
Area of life: shared money, debts, intimacy and trust. Shared money, taxes, debts and insurance paperwork come back with corrections, and so do conversations about trust. What to do: go through joint accounts and old forms carefully, and have the honest talk in two calm parts.
Mercury makes no major angle to a Scorpio Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Sagittarius: 7th house
Area of life: partnerships, marriage and one-to-one relationships. Misunderstandings with a partner or a client; a past partner may get in touch, and agreements need rewording. What to do: ask what the other person actually meant, and re-read a contract with a partner or client before you sign.
Strongest for Sagittarius born around December 11–20 (Sun at 19°–27°): Mercury is opposite your Sun.
Capricorn: 6th house
Area of life: daily work, routines and health habits. Work details slip: calendars, handovers, tools, and small errors that multiply. What to do: double-check deadlines and files, clean up your task list, and rebuild one routine that stopped working.
Mercury makes no major angle to a Capricorn Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Aquarius: 5th house
Area of life: romance, creativity, children and fun. An old flame, an old hobby or an unfinished creative draft comes back, and plans for fun get rescheduled. What to do: edit the draft instead of starting a new one, and treat a returning romance as a conversation to finish, with the decision later.
Easier for Aquarius born around February 8–17 (Sun at 19°–27°): Mercury trines your Sun.
Pisces: 4th house
Area of life: home, family, roots and where you live. Home and family logistics get tangled: leases, repairs, a talk with a parent that you have had before. What to do: recheck the paperwork about where you live, finish the repair you started, and let a family conversation take two rounds.
Strongest for Pisces born around March 9–19 (Sun at 19°–27°): Mercury squares your Sun.
Mercury retrograde Sep 30 – Oct 21, 2034 for each sign
Read your rising sign first if you know it, since it sets the houses; then your Sun sign. Houses are counted from your sign in whole-sign style. The birthdays show whose Sun the retrograde touches directly: Mercury covers 12° Libra to 28° Libra, and the Sun moves about one degree a day, so the dates are approximate.
Aries: 7th house
Area of life: partnerships, marriage and one-to-one relationships. Misunderstandings with a partner or a client; a past partner may get in touch, and agreements need rewording. What to do: ask what the other person actually meant, and re-read a contract with a partner or client before you sign.
Strongest for Aries born around April 1–19 (Sun at 12°–28°): Mercury is opposite your Sun.
Taurus: 6th house
Area of life: daily work, routines and health habits. Work details slip: calendars, handovers, tools, and small errors that multiply. What to do: double-check deadlines and files, clean up your task list, and rebuild one routine that stopped working.
Mercury makes no major angle to a Taurus Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Gemini: 5th house
Area of life: romance, creativity, children and fun. An old flame, an old hobby or an unfinished creative draft comes back, and plans for fun get rescheduled. What to do: edit the draft instead of starting a new one, and treat a returning romance as a conversation to finish, with the decision later.
Easier for Gemini born around June 2–19 (Sun at 12°–28°): Mercury trines your Sun.
Cancer: 4th house
Area of life: home, family, roots and where you live. Home and family logistics get tangled: leases, repairs, a talk with a parent that you have had before. What to do: recheck the paperwork about where you live, finish the repair you started, and let a family conversation take two rounds.
Strongest for Cancer born around July 3–20 (Sun at 12°–28°): Mercury squares your Sun.
Leo: 3rd house
Area of life: communication, learning, siblings and short trips. Messages cross, short trips change, and siblings or neighbours resurface with unfinished conversations. What to do: confirm times and addresses, back up your phone, and reply after a second read rather than at once.
Easier for Leo born around August 3–21 (Sun at 12°–28°): Mercury sextiles your Sun.
Virgo: 2nd house
Area of life: money, income, possessions and self-worth. Bills, invoices, subscriptions and price quotes need a second look; a payment can arrive late or wrong. What to do: check statements line by line, chase what you are owed, and re-read the terms before any purchase you could postpone.
Mercury makes no major angle to a Virgo Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Libra: 1st house
Area of life: your body, identity and how you come across. You rethink how you present yourself and what you say you want, and old statements get quoted back at you. What to do: re-read anything you send about yourself, from a bio to an application to a big announcement, and change your mind openly if you need to.
Strongest for Libra born around October 5–22 (Sun at 12°–28°): Mercury retrogrades over your Sun.
Scorpio: 12th house
Area of life: rest, solitude, endings and what you keep private. The noise is inside: overthinking, vivid dreams and things you never said. What to do: write it down before you say it, sleep more, and finish something privately before you announce it.
Mercury makes no major angle to a Scorpio Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Sagittarius: 11th house
Area of life: friends, groups and long-term hopes. Group chats misfire, plans with friends fall through, and old friends reappear. What to do: confirm arrangements twice, reconnect with one person you lost touch with, and review the goals you set a year ago.
Easier for Sagittarius born around December 4–21 (Sun at 12°–28°): Mercury sextiles your Sun.
Capricorn: 10th house
Area of life: career, reputation and public role. Career conversations loop back: a delayed decision, a former boss, a public statement you want to rephrase. What to do: update your CV and portfolio, re-read before you publish, and follow up on an application you had given up on.
Strongest for Capricorn born around January 3–20 (Sun at 12°–28°): Mercury squares your Sun.
Aquarius: 9th house
Area of life: travel, study, beliefs and publishing. Travel plans, courses, visas and publishing dates shift, and you revise an opinion you were sure of. What to do: recheck bookings and documents, leave slack in an itinerary, and return to a course or a text you left unfinished.
Easier for Aquarius born around February 1–18 (Sun at 12°–28°): Mercury trines your Sun.
Pisces: 8th house
Area of life: shared money, debts, intimacy and trust. Shared money, taxes, debts and insurance paperwork come back with corrections, and so do conversations about trust. What to do: go through joint accounts and old forms carefully, and have the honest talk in two calm parts.
Mercury makes no major angle to a Pisces Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Mercury retrograde 2034: questions
When is Mercury retrograde in 2034?
In 2034: February 2 – February 23 (Aquarius); June 2 – June 26 (Gemini); September 30 – October 21 (Libra). Dates are UTC.
When does Mercury go direct in 2034?
Mercury stations direct on February 23, 2034 at 22:55 UTC, at 13°45′ Aquarius. Mercury stations direct on June 26, 2034 at 05:24 UTC, at 19°17′ Gemini. Mercury stations direct on October 21, 2034 at 10:22 UTC, at 12°42′ Libra.
Which sign is Mercury retrograde in during 2034?
Feb 2 – Feb 23, 2034: from 29°07′ Aquarius back to 13°45′ Aquarius. Jun 2 – Jun 26, 2034: from 27°55′ Gemini back to 19°17′ Gemini. Sep 30 – Oct 21, 2034: from 28°07′ Libra back to 12°42′ Libra.
When is the Mercury retrograde shadow period in 2034?
For the Feb 2 – Feb 23, 2034 retrograde the pre-shadow begins on January 18, 2034 and the post-shadow ends on March 16, 2034. For the Jun 2 – Jun 26, 2034 retrograde the pre-shadow begins on May 18, 2034 and the post-shadow ends on July 10, 2034. For the Sep 30 – Oct 21, 2034 retrograde the pre-shadow begins on September 9, 2034 and the post-shadow ends on November 5, 2034.
Who is most affected by Mercury retrograde in 2034?
For Feb 2 – Feb 23, 2034 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets between 13° and 29° of Aquarius, and at the same degrees of Taurus, Leo and Scorpio. For Jun 2 – Jun 26, 2034 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets between 19° and 27° of Gemini, and at the same degrees of Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces. For Sep 30 – Oct 21, 2034 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets between 12° and 28° of Libra, and at the same degrees of Aries, Cancer and Capricorn. Others feel it through the house it falls in for their rising sign.
Is Mercury retrograde in 2035?
Yes: January 17 – February 7, 2035; May 13 – June 6, 2035; September 13 – October 5, 2035.
Sources
The checkable facts on this page come from these external sources. The astrological interpretation is our own.
- Horizons System (planetary ephemeris service) · NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryMercury in 2034, computed from JPL Horizons positions: retrograde 2034-02-02 11:22 UTC at 29°07′ Aquarius, direct 2034-02-23 22:55 UTC at 13°45′ Aquarius; retrograde 2034-06-02 05:24 UTC at 27°55′ Gemini, direct 2034-06-26 05:24 UTC at 19°17′ Gemini; retrograde 2034-09-30 03:00 UTC at 28°07′ Libra, direct 2034-10-21 10:22 UTC at 12°42′ Libra
- Mercury Facts · NASAMercury orbits the Sun every 88 Earth days, faster than any other planet
- What does it mean for Mercury to be in retrograde? · NASARetrograde motion is an apparent change in a planet's movement through the sky; the planet does not physically move backwards in its orbit
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