This retrograde has ended
This retrograde has ended
- Station retrograde:
- Station direct:
Stations
- Station retrograde
- 9°35′20″ Aries
- Station direct
- 26°49′35″ Pisces
Shadow periods
The pre-shadow begins when Mercury first reaches the degree where it will later station direct. The post-shadow ends when Mercury, now direct, recrosses the degree of the retrograde station.
- Pre-shadow begins: (26°49′35″ Pisces)
- Post-shadow ends: (9°35′20″ Aries)
Sign(s) of this retrograde
Aries and Pisces
How this station is often read
From 15 March 2025 at 06:46 UTC to 7 April 2025 at 11:08 UTC, Mercury stationed retrograde at 9°35′20″ Aries and stationed direct at 26°49′35″ Pisces.
This retrograde moves from Aries into Pisces.
In Aries
Mercury in Aries is often read as a first word: heat, a start, a short fuse on unfinished sentences. Retrograde here is traditionally a pause on the opening move — not a command to stall your life.
In Pisces
Mercury in Pisces is the porous border of image and unnamed feeling. Retrograde in this sign is traditionally a filter: art and rest, so the story does not dissolve.
What “retrograde” means here
From Earth, Mercury’s apparent motion along the ecliptic sometimes slows, stops, and runs backward for about three weeks. The engine calls a station the instant that apparent longitude speed crosses zero. This is an astronomical fact. It is not a verdict on your week.