Mercury retrograde · 2039
Mercury retrograde 2039: dates, degrees and what it means for each sign
Everything about Mercury retrograde in 2039 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 2039: March 1 – March 23 (Pisces), July 2 – July 27 (Cancer) and October 27 – November 16 (Scorpio). 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 2039: the dates
- March 1 – March 23, 2039 (22 days). Mercury stations retrograde on March 1, 2039 at 04:12 UTC, at 25°16′ Pisces (the evening of February 28 in US time zones). Mercury stations direct on March 23, 2039 at 19:20 UTC, at 11°22′ Pisces.
- July 2 – July 27, 2039 (24 days). Mercury stations retrograde on July 2, 2039 at 21:48 UTC, at 29°23′ Cancer. Mercury stations direct on July 27, 2039 at 03:07 UTC, at 19°14′ Cancer (the evening of July 26 in US time zones).
- October 27 – November 16, 2039 (20 days). Mercury stations retrograde on October 27, 2039 at 03:54 UTC, at 23°33′ Scorpio (the evening of October 26 in US time zones). Mercury stations direct on November 16, 2039 at 10:38 UTC, at 7°34′ Scorpio.
Mercury is retrograde three or four times a year, for about three weeks each time. In 2039 every one of them begins in a water 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 2039: all dates
| Retrograde (UTC dates) | From | To | Shadow period | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 – Mar 23, 2039 | 25° Pisces | 11° Pisces | Feb 14 – Apr 12, 2039 | 22 days |
| Jul 2 – Jul 27, 2039 | 29° Cancer | 19° Cancer | Jun 16 – Aug 10, 2039 | 24 days |
| Oct 27 – Nov 16, 2039 | 23° Scorpio | 7° Scorpio | Oct 7 – Dec 3, 2039 | 20 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 Mar 1 – Mar 23, 2039: key dates
| Date (UTC) | What happens |
|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2039 | Pre-retrograde shadow begins: Mercury first crosses 11°22′ Pisces, the degree where it will later turn direct |
| Mar 1, 2039, 04:12 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde at 25°16′ Pisces (the evening of February 28 in US time zones) |
| Mar 23, 2039, 19:20 UTC | Mercury stations direct at 11°22′ Pisces |
| Apr 12, 2039 | Post-retrograde shadow ends: Mercury passes 25°16′ Pisces 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 Jul 2 – Jul 27, 2039: key dates
| Date (UTC) | What happens |
|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2039 | Pre-retrograde shadow begins: Mercury first crosses 19°14′ Cancer, the degree where it will later turn direct |
| Jul 2, 2039, 21:48 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde at 29°23′ Cancer |
| Jul 27, 2039, 03:07 UTC | Mercury stations direct at 19°14′ Cancer (the evening of July 26 in US time zones) |
| Aug 10, 2039 | Post-retrograde shadow ends: Mercury passes 29°23′ Cancer 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 Oct 27 – Nov 16, 2039: key dates
| Date (UTC) | What happens |
|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2039 | Pre-retrograde shadow begins: Mercury first crosses 7°34′ Scorpio, the degree where it will later turn direct |
| Oct 27, 2039, 03:54 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde at 23°33′ Scorpio (the evening of October 26 in US time zones) |
| Nov 16, 2039, 10:38 UTC | Mercury stations direct at 7°34′ Scorpio |
| Dec 3, 2039 | Post-retrograde shadow ends: Mercury passes 23°33′ Scorpio 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:
- Mar 1 – Mar 23, 2039: Jupiter (Dec 17, 2038 – Apr 17, 2039), Saturn (Jan 8 – May 25, 2039), Uranus (Nov 3, 2038 – Apr 1, 2039).
- Jul 2 – Jul 27, 2039: Venus (Jul 18 – Aug 30, 2039), Pluto (May 26 – Nov 6, 2039).
- Oct 27 – Nov 16, 2039: Uranus (Nov 8, 2039 – Apr 5, 2040), Neptune (Aug 6, 2039 – Jan 11, 2040), Pluto (May 26 – Nov 6, 2039).
The whole year is on the retrograde calendar 2039.
What Mercury retrograde means in 2039
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 Pisces the subject is faith, compassion, imagination and endings. In Cancer the subject is home, family, belonging and emotional security. In Scorpio the subject is trust, intimacy, shared resources and what stays hidden.
Who notices it most. For Mar 1 – Mar 23, 2039 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets between 11° and 25° of Pisces, and at the same degrees of Gemini, Virgo and Sagittarius. For Jul 2 – Jul 27, 2039 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets between 19° and 29° of Cancer, and at the same degrees of Aries, Libra and Capricorn. For Oct 27 – Nov 16, 2039 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets between 7° and 23° of Scorpio, and at the same degrees of Taurus, Leo and Aquarius. 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 Mar 1 – Mar 23, 2039 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 11° Pisces to 25° Pisces, and the Sun moves about one degree a day, so the dates are approximate.
Aries: 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 Aries Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Taurus: 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 Taurus born around May 1–16 (Sun at 11°–25°): Mercury sextiles your Sun.
Gemini: 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 Gemini born around June 1–16 (Sun at 11°–25°): Mercury squares your Sun.
Cancer: 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 Cancer born around July 2–17 (Sun at 11°–25°): Mercury trines your Sun.
Leo: 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 Leo Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Virgo: 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 Virgo born around September 3–18 (Sun at 11°–25°): Mercury is opposite your Sun.
Libra: 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 Libra Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Scorpio: 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 Scorpio born around November 3–18 (Sun at 11°–25°): Mercury trines your Sun.
Sagittarius: 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 Sagittarius born around December 3–18 (Sun at 11°–25°): Mercury squares your Sun.
Capricorn: 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 Capricorn born around January 2–17 (Sun at 11°–25°): Mercury sextiles your Sun.
Aquarius: 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 Aquarius Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Pisces: 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 Pisces born around March 1–17 (Sun at 11°–25°): Mercury retrogrades over your Sun.
Mercury retrograde Jul 2 – Jul 27, 2039 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° Cancer to 29° Cancer, and the Sun moves about one degree a day, so the dates are approximate.
Aries: 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 Aries born around April 8–20 (Sun at 19°–29°): Mercury squares your Sun.
Taurus: 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 Taurus born around May 9–20 (Sun at 19°–29°): Mercury sextiles your Sun.
Gemini: 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 Gemini Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Cancer: 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 Cancer born around July 10–21 (Sun at 19°–29°): Mercury retrogrades over your Sun.
Leo: 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 Leo Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Virgo: 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 Virgo born around September 11–22 (Sun at 19°–29°): Mercury sextiles your Sun.
Libra: 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 Libra born around October 12–23 (Sun at 19°–29°): Mercury squares your Sun.
Scorpio: 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 Scorpio born around November 11–22 (Sun at 19°–29°): Mercury trines your Sun.
Sagittarius: 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 Sagittarius Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Capricorn: 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 Capricorn born around January 10–21 (Sun at 19°–29°): Mercury is opposite your Sun.
Aquarius: 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 Aquarius Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Pisces: 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 Pisces born around March 9–21 (Sun at 19°–29°): Mercury trines your Sun.
Mercury retrograde Oct 27 – Nov 16, 2039 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 7° Scorpio to 23° Scorpio, and the Sun moves about one degree a day, so the dates are approximate.
Aries: 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 Aries Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Taurus: 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 Taurus born around April 27 – May 14 (Sun at 7°–23°): Mercury is opposite your Sun.
Gemini: 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 Gemini Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Cancer: 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 Cancer born around June 28 – July 15 (Sun at 7°–23°): Mercury trines your Sun.
Leo: 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 Leo born around July 29 – August 16 (Sun at 7°–23°): Mercury squares your Sun.
Virgo: 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 Virgo born around August 30 – September 16 (Sun at 7°–23°): Mercury sextiles your Sun.
Libra: 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 Libra Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Scorpio: 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 Scorpio born around October 30 – November 16 (Sun at 7°–23°): Mercury retrogrades over your Sun.
Sagittarius: 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 Sagittarius Sun this time, so the house carries the reading.
Capricorn: 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 Capricorn born around December 28 – January 15 (Sun at 7°–23°): Mercury sextiles your Sun.
Aquarius: 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 Aquarius born around January 27 – February 13 (Sun at 7°–23°): Mercury squares your Sun.
Pisces: 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 Pisces born around February 25 – March 15 (Sun at 7°–23°): Mercury trines your Sun.
Mercury retrograde 2039: questions
When is Mercury retrograde in 2039?
In 2039: March 1 – March 23 (Pisces); July 2 – July 27 (Cancer); October 27 – November 16 (Scorpio). Dates are UTC.
When does Mercury go direct in 2039?
Mercury stations direct on March 23, 2039 at 19:20 UTC, at 11°22′ Pisces. Mercury stations direct on July 27, 2039 at 03:07 UTC, at 19°14′ Cancer (the evening of July 26 in US time zones). Mercury stations direct on November 16, 2039 at 10:38 UTC, at 7°34′ Scorpio.
Which sign is Mercury retrograde in during 2039?
Mar 1 – Mar 23, 2039: from 25°16′ Pisces back to 11°22′ Pisces. Jul 2 – Jul 27, 2039: from 29°23′ Cancer back to 19°14′ Cancer. Oct 27 – Nov 16, 2039: from 23°33′ Scorpio back to 7°34′ Scorpio.
When is the Mercury retrograde shadow period in 2039?
For the Mar 1 – Mar 23, 2039 retrograde the pre-shadow begins on February 14, 2039 and the post-shadow ends on April 12, 2039. For the Jul 2 – Jul 27, 2039 retrograde the pre-shadow begins on June 16, 2039 and the post-shadow ends on August 10, 2039. For the Oct 27 – Nov 16, 2039 retrograde the pre-shadow begins on October 7, 2039 and the post-shadow ends on December 3, 2039.
Who is most affected by Mercury retrograde in 2039?
For Mar 1 – Mar 23, 2039 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets between 11° and 25° of Pisces, and at the same degrees of Gemini, Virgo and Sagittarius. For Jul 2 – Jul 27, 2039 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets between 19° and 29° of Cancer, and at the same degrees of Aries, Libra and Capricorn. For Oct 27 – Nov 16, 2039 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets between 7° and 23° of Scorpio, and at the same degrees of Taurus, Leo and Aquarius. Others feel it through the house it falls in for their rising sign.
Is Mercury retrograde in 2040?
Yes: February 12 – March 5, 2040; June 13 – July 7, 2040; October 9 – October 30, 2040.
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 2039, computed from JPL Horizons positions: retrograde 2039-03-01 04:12 UTC at 25°16′ Pisces, direct 2039-03-23 19:20 UTC at 11°22′ Pisces; retrograde 2039-07-02 21:48 UTC at 29°23′ Cancer, direct 2039-07-27 03:07 UTC at 19°14′ Cancer; retrograde 2039-10-27 03:54 UTC at 23°33′ Scorpio, direct 2039-11-16 10:38 UTC at 7°34′ Scorpio
- 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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