9 Feb · 3 MarMercury retrograde in Pisces
Words, plans and contracts get a second look.
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| Turns retrograde | 9 Feb 2027, 17:36 UTC · 5°59′ Pisces |
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| Turns direct | 3 Mar 2027, 12:32 UTC · 20°55′ Aquarius |
| Length | 22 days |
Times are in UTC. The event is one moment for the whole Earth, so in the Americas it can fall on the evening before.
What Mercury retrograde is
Seen from Earth, Mercury appears to slow down, stand still and move backwards through the zodiac. It is an effect of the orbits: Earth and Mercury move at different speeds. This time Mercury stands still at 5°59′ Pisces on 9 February, moves back to 20°55′ Aquarius and turns direct on 3 March 2027.
Mercury rules speech, messages, plans, contracts and travel. Its retrograde is read as a time to go back over things: re-read, revise, reconnect and finish what was started.
The sign is Pisces: dreams, compassion and letting go.
Questions
Why does the house need my birth time?
The houses turn once a day with the Earth: the Ascendant moves about one degree every four minutes. Without the time the house of an event is a guess, so the result shows only the planets it touches.
Is the date the same everywhere?
The event is one moment for the whole Earth. The page gives it in UTC; in your time zone the date can be a day earlier or later.
How is it calculated?
With Swiss Ephemeris: geocentric positions in the tropical zodiac and Placidus houses. It is the same calculation the sky today page, the apps and the public API use.
Is it free?
Yes. The calculation on this page is free. To ask the AI what the event means for you, you need a free account; the AI then reads the event against your whole chart.
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