24 Oct · 13 NovMercury retrograde in Scorpio
Words, plans and contracts get a second look.
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| Turns retrograde | 24 Oct 2026, 07:12 UTC · 20°59′ Scorpio |
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| Turns direct | 13 Nov 2026, 15:53 UTC · 5°02′ Scorpio |
| Length | 20 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 20°59′ Scorpio on 24 October, moves back to 5°02′ Scorpio and turns direct on 13 November 2026.
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 Scorpio: depth, intimacy and what is hidden.
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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