Mercury Retrograde
in Capricorn
When Mercury, the messenger, turns retrograde in Capricorn, its themes — communication, travel, technology, contracts — pass through the earth register of Capricorn.
3 windows in Capricorn.
Computed from a real ephemeris — station-retrograde to station-direct, with the shadow period and the exact degrees of Capricorn retraced.
Spends 20 days retracing 16.3° of Capricorn.
Spends 20 days retracing 16.3° of Capricorn.
Spends 20 days retracing 16.3° of Capricorn.
What Mercury retrograde in Capricorn 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 Capricorn the old themes loop back for a second look. Folk guidance for Capricorn: Career wires cross; confirm every meeting twice.
Mercury retrograde in Capricorn, answered
Is Mercury retrograde in Capricorn right now?
Not right now. The next Mercury retrograde in Capricorn runs December 22, 2029 – January 11, 2030.
When is Mercury retrograde in Capricorn?
Mercury retrogrades in Capricorn on these dates (station retrograde to station direct): December 13, 2023 – January 2, 2024; December 22, 2029 – January 11, 2030; December 6, 2030 – December 25, 2030. Each is bracketed by a pre- and post-shadow window.
What does Mercury retrograde in Capricorn mean?
When Mercury, the messenger, turns retrograde in Capricorn, its themes — communication, travel, technology, contracts — pass through the earth register of Capricorn. 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 Capricorn the old themes loop back for a second look. Folk guidance for Capricorn: Career wires cross; confirm every meeting twice.
Never get caught off guard.
A quiet heads-up before Mercury turns, and the all-clear after.
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