Mercury Retrograde
in Leo
When Mercury, the messenger, turns retrograde in Leo, its themes — communication, travel, technology, contracts — pass through the fire register of Leo.
3 windows in Leo.
Computed from a real ephemeris — station-retrograde to station-direct, with the shadow period and the exact degrees of Leo retraced.
Spends 24 days retracing 11.3° of Leo.
Spends 24 days retracing 12.1° of Leo.
Spends 24 days retracing 10.7° of Leo.
What Mercury retrograde in Leo 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 Leo the old themes loop back for a second look. Folk guidance for Leo: Friend-group static; egos bruise easily, soften the send.
Mercury retrograde in Leo, answered
Is Mercury retrograde in Leo right now?
Not right now. The next Mercury retrograde in Leo runs July 29, 2031 – August 22, 2031.
When is Mercury retrograde in Leo?
Mercury retrogrades in Leo on these dates (station retrograde to station direct): July 18, 2025 – August 11, 2025; July 29, 2031 – August 22, 2031; July 10, 2032 – August 3, 2032. Each is bracketed by a pre- and post-shadow window.
What does Mercury retrograde in Leo mean?
When Mercury, the messenger, turns retrograde in Leo, its themes — communication, travel, technology, contracts — pass through the fire register of Leo. 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 Leo the old themes loop back for a second look. Folk guidance for Leo: Friend-group static; egos bruise easily, soften the send.
Never get caught off guard.
A quiet heads-up before Mercury turns, and the all-clear after.
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