Mercury Retrograde
in Aries
When Mercury, the messenger, turns retrograde in Aries, its themes — communication, travel, technology, contracts — pass through the fire register of Aries.
4 windows in Aries.
Computed from a real ephemeris — station-retrograde to station-direct, with the shadow period and the exact degrees of Aries retraced.
Spends 24 days retracing 11.2° of Aries.
Spends 23 days retracing 12.8° of Aries.
Spends 23 days retracing 11.9° of Aries.
Spends 23 days retracing 13.4° of Aries.
What Mercury retrograde in Aries is said to stir.
Astrological tradition reads any retrograde as a season to revisit rather than to launch. Mercury rules communication, travel, technology, contracts, so while it appears to backtrack through Aries the old themes loop back for a second look. Folk guidance for Aries: Patience over impulse; reread before you fire off.
Mercury retrograde in Aries, answered
Is Mercury retrograde in Aries right now?
Not right now. The next Mercury retrograde in Aries runs March 26, 2031 – April 18, 2031.
When is Mercury retrograde in Aries?
Mercury retrogrades in Aries on these dates (station retrograde to station direct): April 1, 2024 – April 25, 2024; March 15, 2025 – April 7, 2025; March 26, 2031 – April 18, 2031; March 7, 2032 – March 30, 2032. Each is bracketed by a pre- and post-shadow window.
What does Mercury retrograde in Aries mean?
When Mercury, the messenger, turns retrograde in Aries, its themes — communication, travel, technology, contracts — pass through the fire register of Aries. Astrological tradition reads any retrograde as a season to revisit rather than to launch. Mercury rules communication, travel, technology, contracts, so while it appears to backtrack through Aries the old themes loop back for a second look. Folk guidance for Aries: Patience over impulse; reread before you fire off.
Never get caught off guard.
A quiet heads-up before Mercury turns, and the all-clear after.
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