The Messenger · Aries · Fire

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.

Right nowNot right now. The next Mercury retrograde in Aries runs March 26, 2031 – April 18, 2031.
The real dates

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.

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2024 · Fire
April 1, 2024April 25, 2024
27°13′ → 15°59′ Aries

Spends 24 days retracing 11.2° of Aries.

Pre-shadow March 19Post-shadow May 13
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2025 · Fire
March 15, 2025April 7, 2025
9°35′ Aries → 26°50′ Pisces

Spends 23 days retracing 12.8° of Aries.

Pre-shadow March 1Post-shadow April 26
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2031 · Fire
March 26, 2031April 18, 2031
19°45′ → 7°51′ Aries

Spends 23 days retracing 11.9° of Aries.

Pre-shadow March 12Post-shadow May 6
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2032 · Fire
March 7, 2032March 30, 2032
2°24′ Aries → 19°02′ Pisces

Spends 23 days retracing 13.4° of Aries.

Pre-shadow February 22Post-shadow April 18
Astrological tradition — for entertainment, not astronomy
The folklore

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.

Questions

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.

The Watchtower

Never get caught off guard.

A quiet heads-up before Mercury turns, and the all-clear after.

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