Mercury retrograde · 2035
Mercury retrograde 2035: dates, degrees and what it means for each sign
Everything about Mercury retrograde in 2035 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 2035: January 17 – February 7 (Aquarius back into Capricorn), May 13 – June 6 (Gemini back into Taurus) and September 13 – October 5 (Libra back into Virgo). With the shadow periods, each cycle lasts about eight weeks. What it touches depends on your sign.
Mercury retrograde 2035: the dates
- January 17 – February 7, 2035 (20 days). Mercury stations retrograde on January 17, 2035 at 06:44 UTC, at 12°56′ Aquarius, backs into Capricorn on January 31. Mercury stations direct on February 7, 2035 at 01:25 UTC, at 27°02′ Capricorn (the evening of February 6 in US time zones).
- May 13 – June 6, 2035 (23 days). Mercury stations retrograde on May 13, 2035 at 18:41 UTC, at 7°59′ Gemini, backs into Taurus on June 2. Mercury stations direct on June 6, 2035 at 14:53 UTC, at 29°18′ Taurus.
- September 13 – October 5, 2035 (22 days). Mercury stations retrograde on September 13, 2035 at 02:28 UTC, at 11°37′ Libra (the evening of September 12 in US time zones), backs into Virgo on September 28. Mercury stations direct on October 5, 2035 at 04:53 UTC, at 26°47′ Virgo (the evening of October 4 in US time zones).
Mercury is retrograde three or four times a year, for about three weeks each time. In 2035 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 2035: all dates
| Retrograde (UTC dates) | From | To | Shadow period | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17 – Feb 7, 2035 | 12° Aquarius | 27° Capricorn | Jan 1 – Feb 27, 2035 | 20 days |
| May 13 – Jun 6, 2035 | 7° Gemini | 29° Taurus | Apr 29 – Jun 22, 2035 | 23 days |
| Sep 13 – Oct 5, 2035 | 11° Libra | 26° Virgo | Aug 23 – Oct 20, 2035 | 22 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 Jan 17 – Feb 7, 2035: key dates
| Date (UTC) | What happens |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2035 | Pre-retrograde shadow begins: Mercury first crosses 27°02′ Capricorn, the degree where it will later turn direct |
| Jan 17, 2035, 06:44 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde at 12°56′ Aquarius |
| Jan 31, 2035 | Mercury backs out of Aquarius into Capricorn |
| Feb 7, 2035, 01:25 UTC | Mercury stations direct at 27°02′ Capricorn (the evening of February 6 in US time zones) |
| Feb 14, 2035 | Mercury re-enters Aquarius, moving forward |
| Feb 27, 2035 | Post-retrograde shadow ends: Mercury passes 12°56′ 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 May 13 – Jun 6, 2035: key dates
| Date (UTC) | What happens |
|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2035 | Pre-retrograde shadow begins: Mercury first crosses 29°18′ Taurus, the degree where it will later turn direct |
| May 13, 2035, 18:41 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde at 7°59′ Gemini |
| Jun 2, 2035 | Mercury backs out of Gemini into Taurus |
| Jun 6, 2035, 14:53 UTC | Mercury stations direct at 29°18′ Taurus |
| Jun 10, 2035 | Mercury re-enters Gemini, moving forward |
| Jun 22, 2035 | Post-retrograde shadow ends: Mercury passes 7°59′ 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 13 – Oct 5, 2035: key dates
| Date (UTC) | What happens |
|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2035 | Pre-retrograde shadow begins: Mercury first crosses 26°47′ Virgo, the degree where it will later turn direct |
| Sep 13, 2035, 02:28 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde at 11°37′ Libra (the evening of September 12 in US time zones) |
| Sep 28, 2035 | Mercury backs out of Libra into Virgo |
| Oct 5, 2035, 04:53 UTC | Mercury stations direct at 26°47′ Virgo (the evening of October 4 in US time zones) |
| Oct 11, 2035 | Mercury re-enters Libra, moving forward |
| Oct 20, 2035 | Post-retrograde shadow ends: Mercury passes 11°37′ 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:
- Jan 17 – Feb 7, 2035: Saturn (Nov 16, 2034 – Mar 30, 2035), Uranus (Oct 16, 2034 – Mar 14, 2035).
- May 13 – Jun 6, 2035: Pluto (May 20 – Oct 31, 2035).
- Sep 13 – Oct 5, 2035: Mars (Aug 15 – Oct 15, 2035), Jupiter (Sep 9, 2035 – Jan 5, 2036), Neptune (Jul 28, 2035 – Jan 2, 2036), Pluto (May 20 – Oct 31, 2035).
The whole year is on the retrograde calendar 2035.
What Mercury retrograde means in 2035
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 Capricorn the subject is ambition, status, responsibility and long-term goals. In Gemini the subject is information, conversation, learning and a restless mind. In Taurus the subject is money, comfort, stability and what you are building to last. In Libra the subject is partnership, fairness, agreements and balance. In Virgo the subject is work, routines, health habits and attention to detail.
Who notices it most. For Jan 17 – Feb 7, 2035 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets from 27° Capricorn to 12° Aquarius, and at the matching degrees of Aries, Cancer, Libra, Taurus, Leo and Scorpio. For May 13 – Jun 6, 2035 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets from 29° Taurus to 7° Gemini, and at the matching degrees of Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces. For Sep 13 – Oct 5, 2035 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets from 26° Virgo to 11° Libra, and at the matching degrees of Gemini, Sagittarius, Pisces, 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 Jan 17 – Feb 7, 2035 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 27° Capricorn to 12° Aquarius, and the Sun moves about one degree a day, so the dates are approximate.
Aries: 11th house, then 10th
Until Jan 31 (Aquarius), 11th house: 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.
From Jan 31 (Capricorn), 10th house: 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.
Easier for Aries born around March 20 – April 2 (Sun at 0°–12°): Mercury sextiles your Sun. Strongest for Aries born around April 17–20 (Sun at 27°–29°): Mercury squares your Sun.
Taurus: 10th house, then 9th
Until Jan 31 (Aquarius), 10th house: 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.
From Jan 31 (Capricorn), 9th house: 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.
Strongest for Taurus born around April 20 – May 3 (Sun at 0°–12°): Mercury squares your Sun. Easier for Taurus born around May 17–20 (Sun at 27°–29°): Mercury trines your Sun.
Gemini: 9th house, then 8th
Until Jan 31 (Aquarius), 9th house: 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.
From Jan 31 (Capricorn), 8th house: 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.
Easier for Gemini born around May 21 – June 3 (Sun at 0°–12°): Mercury trines your Sun.
Cancer: 8th house, then 7th
Until Jan 31 (Aquarius), 8th house: 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.
From Jan 31 (Capricorn), 7th house: 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 Cancer born around July 18–21 (Sun at 27°–29°): Mercury is opposite your Sun.
Leo: 7th house, then 6th
Until Jan 31 (Aquarius), 7th house: 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.
From Jan 31 (Capricorn), 6th house: 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.
Strongest for Leo born around July 22 – August 4 (Sun at 0°–12°): Mercury is opposite your Sun.
Virgo: 6th house, then 5th
Until Jan 31 (Aquarius), 6th house: 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.
From Jan 31 (Capricorn), 5th house: 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 Virgo born around September 19–22 (Sun at 27°–29°): Mercury trines your Sun.
Libra: 5th house, then 4th
Until Jan 31 (Aquarius), 5th house: 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.
From Jan 31 (Capricorn), 4th house: 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.
Easier for Libra born around September 23 – October 6 (Sun at 0°–12°): Mercury trines your Sun. Strongest for Libra born around October 20–23 (Sun at 27°–29°): Mercury squares your Sun.
Scorpio: 4th house, then 3rd
Until Jan 31 (Aquarius), 4th house: 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.
From Jan 31 (Capricorn), 3rd house: 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.
Strongest for Scorpio born around October 23 – November 5 (Sun at 0°–12°): Mercury squares your Sun. Easier for Scorpio born around November 19–22 (Sun at 27°–29°): Mercury sextiles your Sun.
Sagittarius: 3rd house, then 2nd
Until Jan 31 (Aquarius), 3rd house: 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.
From Jan 31 (Capricorn), 2nd house: 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.
Easier for Sagittarius born around November 22 – December 5 (Sun at 0°–12°): Mercury sextiles your Sun.
Capricorn: 2nd house, then 1st
Until Jan 31 (Aquarius), 2nd house: 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.
From Jan 31 (Capricorn), 1st house: 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 Capricorn born around January 18–21 (Sun at 27°–29°): Mercury retrogrades over your Sun.
Aquarius: 1st house, then 12th
Until Jan 31 (Aquarius), 1st house: 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.
From Jan 31 (Capricorn), 12th house: 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.
Strongest for Aquarius born around January 20 – February 2 (Sun at 0°–12°): Mercury retrogrades over your Sun.
Pisces: 12th house, then 11th
Until Jan 31 (Aquarius), 12th house: 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.
From Jan 31 (Capricorn), 11th house: 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 Pisces born around March 18–21 (Sun at 27°–29°): Mercury sextiles your Sun.
Mercury retrograde May 13 – Jun 6, 2035 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 29° Taurus to 7° Gemini, and the Sun moves about one degree a day, so the dates are approximate.
Aries: 3rd house, then 2nd
Until Jun 2 (Gemini), 3rd house: 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.
From Jun 2 (Taurus), 2nd house: 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.
Easier for Aries born around March 20–28 (Sun at 0°–7°): Mercury sextiles your Sun.
Taurus: 2nd house, then 1st
Until Jun 2 (Gemini), 2nd house: 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.
From Jun 2 (Taurus), 1st house: 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 Taurus born around May 19–20 (Sun at 29°–29°): Mercury retrogrades over your Sun.
Gemini: 1st house, then 12th
Until Jun 2 (Gemini), 1st house: 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.
From Jun 2 (Taurus), 12th house: 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.
Strongest for Gemini born around May 21–29 (Sun at 0°–7°): Mercury retrogrades over your Sun.
Cancer: 12th house, then 11th
Until Jun 2 (Gemini), 12th house: 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.
From Jun 2 (Taurus), 11th house: 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 Cancer born around July 20–21 (Sun at 29°–29°): Mercury sextiles your Sun.
Leo: 11th house, then 10th
Until Jun 2 (Gemini), 11th house: 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.
From Jun 2 (Taurus), 10th house: 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.
Easier for Leo born around July 22–30 (Sun at 0°–7°): Mercury sextiles your Sun. Strongest for Leo born around August 21–22 (Sun at 29°–29°): Mercury squares your Sun.
Virgo: 10th house, then 9th
Until Jun 2 (Gemini), 10th house: 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.
From Jun 2 (Taurus), 9th house: 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.
Strongest for Virgo born around August 23–31 (Sun at 0°–7°): Mercury squares your Sun. Easier for Virgo born around September 21–22 (Sun at 29°–29°): Mercury trines your Sun.
Libra: 9th house, then 8th
Until Jun 2 (Gemini), 9th house: 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.
From Jun 2 (Taurus), 8th house: 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.
Easier for Libra born around September 23 – October 1 (Sun at 0°–7°): Mercury trines your Sun.
Scorpio: 8th house, then 7th
Until Jun 2 (Gemini), 8th house: 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.
From Jun 2 (Taurus), 7th house: 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 Scorpio born around November 21–22 (Sun at 29°–29°): Mercury is opposite your Sun.
Sagittarius: 7th house, then 6th
Until Jun 2 (Gemini), 7th house: 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.
From Jun 2 (Taurus), 6th house: 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.
Strongest for Sagittarius born around November 22–30 (Sun at 0°–7°): Mercury is opposite your Sun.
Capricorn: 6th house, then 5th
Until Jun 2 (Gemini), 6th house: 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.
From Jun 2 (Taurus), 5th house: 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 Capricorn born around January 20–21 (Sun at 29°–29°): Mercury trines your Sun.
Aquarius: 5th house, then 4th
Until Jun 2 (Gemini), 5th house: 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.
From Jun 2 (Taurus), 4th house: 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.
Easier for Aquarius born around January 20–28 (Sun at 0°–7°): Mercury trines your Sun. Strongest for Aquarius born around February 18–19 (Sun at 29°–29°): Mercury squares your Sun.
Pisces: 4th house, then 3rd
Until Jun 2 (Gemini), 4th house: 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.
From Jun 2 (Taurus), 3rd house: 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.
Strongest for Pisces born around February 18–26 (Sun at 0°–7°): Mercury squares your Sun. Easier for Pisces born around March 20–21 (Sun at 29°–29°): Mercury sextiles your Sun.
Mercury retrograde Sep 13 – Oct 5, 2035 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 26° Virgo to 11° Libra, and the Sun moves about one degree a day, so the dates are approximate.
Aries: 7th house, then 6th
Until Sep 28 (Libra), 7th house: 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.
From Sep 28 (Virgo), 6th house: 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.
Strongest for Aries born around March 20 – April 1 (Sun at 0°–11°): Mercury is opposite your Sun.
Taurus: 6th house, then 5th
Until Sep 28 (Libra), 6th house: 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.
From Sep 28 (Virgo), 5th house: 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 Taurus born around May 16–20 (Sun at 26°–29°): Mercury trines your Sun.
Gemini: 5th house, then 4th
Until Sep 28 (Libra), 5th house: 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.
From Sep 28 (Virgo), 4th house: 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.
Easier for Gemini born around May 21 – June 2 (Sun at 0°–11°): Mercury trines your Sun. Strongest for Gemini born around June 16–20 (Sun at 26°–29°): Mercury squares your Sun.
Cancer: 4th house, then 3rd
Until Sep 28 (Libra), 4th house: 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.
From Sep 28 (Virgo), 3rd house: 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.
Strongest for Cancer born around June 21 – July 3 (Sun at 0°–11°): Mercury squares your Sun. Easier for Cancer born around July 17–21 (Sun at 26°–29°): Mercury sextiles your Sun.
Leo: 3rd house, then 2nd
Until Sep 28 (Libra), 3rd house: 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.
From Sep 28 (Virgo), 2nd house: 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.
Easier for Leo born around July 22 – August 3 (Sun at 0°–11°): Mercury sextiles your Sun.
Virgo: 2nd house, then 1st
Until Sep 28 (Libra), 2nd house: 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.
From Sep 28 (Virgo), 1st house: 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 Virgo born around September 18–22 (Sun at 26°–29°): Mercury retrogrades over your Sun.
Libra: 1st house, then 12th
Until Sep 28 (Libra), 1st house: 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.
From Sep 28 (Virgo), 12th house: 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.
Strongest for Libra born around September 23 – October 5 (Sun at 0°–11°): Mercury retrogrades over your Sun.
Scorpio: 12th house, then 11th
Until Sep 28 (Libra), 12th house: 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.
From Sep 28 (Virgo), 11th house: 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 Scorpio born around November 18–22 (Sun at 26°–29°): Mercury sextiles your Sun.
Sagittarius: 11th house, then 10th
Until Sep 28 (Libra), 11th house: 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.
From Sep 28 (Virgo), 10th house: 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.
Easier for Sagittarius born around November 22 – December 4 (Sun at 0°–11°): Mercury sextiles your Sun. Strongest for Sagittarius born around December 18–22 (Sun at 26°–29°): Mercury squares your Sun.
Capricorn: 10th house, then 9th
Until Sep 28 (Libra), 10th house: 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.
From Sep 28 (Virgo), 9th house: 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.
Strongest for Capricorn born around December 21 – January 3 (Sun at 0°–11°): Mercury squares your Sun. Easier for Capricorn born around January 17–21 (Sun at 26°–29°): Mercury trines your Sun.
Aquarius: 9th house, then 8th
Until Sep 28 (Libra), 9th house: 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.
From Sep 28 (Virgo), 8th house: 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.
Easier for Aquarius born around January 20 – February 1 (Sun at 0°–11°): Mercury trines your Sun.
Pisces: 8th house, then 7th
Until Sep 28 (Libra), 8th house: 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.
From Sep 28 (Virgo), 7th house: 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 Pisces born around March 17–21 (Sun at 26°–29°): Mercury is opposite your Sun.
Mercury retrograde 2035: questions
When is Mercury retrograde in 2035?
In 2035: January 17 – February 7 (Aquarius back into Capricorn); May 13 – June 6 (Gemini back into Taurus); September 13 – October 5 (Libra back into Virgo). Dates are UTC.
When does Mercury go direct in 2035?
Mercury stations direct on February 7, 2035 at 01:25 UTC, at 27°02′ Capricorn (the evening of February 6 in US time zones). Mercury stations direct on June 6, 2035 at 14:53 UTC, at 29°18′ Taurus. Mercury stations direct on October 5, 2035 at 04:53 UTC, at 26°47′ Virgo (the evening of October 4 in US time zones).
Which sign is Mercury retrograde in during 2035?
Jan 17 – Feb 7, 2035: from 12°56′ Aquarius back to 27°02′ Capricorn. May 13 – Jun 6, 2035: from 7°59′ Gemini back to 29°18′ Taurus. Sep 13 – Oct 5, 2035: from 11°37′ Libra back to 26°47′ Virgo.
When is the Mercury retrograde shadow period in 2035?
For the Jan 17 – Feb 7, 2035 retrograde the pre-shadow begins on January 1, 2035 and the post-shadow ends on February 27, 2035. For the May 13 – Jun 6, 2035 retrograde the pre-shadow begins on April 29, 2035 and the post-shadow ends on June 22, 2035. For the Sep 13 – Oct 5, 2035 retrograde the pre-shadow begins on August 23, 2035 and the post-shadow ends on October 20, 2035.
Who is most affected by Mercury retrograde in 2035?
For Jan 17 – Feb 7, 2035 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets from 27° Capricorn to 12° Aquarius, and at the matching degrees of Aries, Cancer, Libra, Taurus, Leo and Scorpio. For May 13 – Jun 6, 2035 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets from 29° Taurus to 7° Gemini, and at the matching degrees of Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces. For Sep 13 – Oct 5, 2035 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets from 26° Virgo to 11° Libra, and at the matching degrees of Gemini, Sagittarius, Pisces, Aries, Cancer and Capricorn. Others feel it through the house it falls in for their rising sign.
Is Mercury retrograde in 2036?
Yes: January 1 – January 21, 2036; April 23 – May 17, 2036; August 25 – September 17, 2036; December 15, 2036 – January 3, 2037.
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 2035, computed from JPL Horizons positions: retrograde 2035-01-17 06:44 UTC at 12°56′ Aquarius, direct 2035-02-07 01:25 UTC at 27°02′ Capricorn; retrograde 2035-05-13 18:41 UTC at 7°59′ Gemini, direct 2035-06-06 14:53 UTC at 29°18′ Taurus; retrograde 2035-09-13 02:28 UTC at 11°37′ Libra, direct 2035-10-05 04:53 UTC at 26°47′ Virgo
- 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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