This retrograde has ended
This retrograde has ended
- Station retrograde:
- Station direct:
Stations
- Station retrograde
- 26°15′26″ Cancer
- Station direct
- 16°19′00″ Cancer
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: (16°19′00″ Cancer)
- Post-shadow ends: (26°15′26″ Cancer)
Sign(s) of this retrograde
Cancer
How this station is often read
From 29 June 2026 at 17:35 UTC to 23 July 2026 at 22:59 UTC, Mercury stationed retrograde at 26°15′26″ Cancer and stationed direct at 16°19′00″ Cancer.
In Cancer
Mercury in Cancer is read as memory and care in speech. Retrograde in this sign is often described as returning to an old room in the conversation, not as a weather warning.
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.