Next station retrograde
Enters the pre-shadow in 212 days 13 hours
- Station retrograde:
- Station direct:
Stations
- Station retrograde
- 6°21′40″ Cancer
- Station direct
- 27°28′09″ Gemini
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: (27°28′09″ Gemini)
- Post-shadow ends: (6°21′40″ Cancer)
Sign(s) of this retrograde
Cancer and Gemini
How this station is often read
From 10 June 2027 at 18:15 UTC to 4 July 2027 at 19:41 UTC, Mercury stationed retrograde at 6°21′40″ Cancer and stationed direct at 27°28′09″ Gemini.
This retrograde moves from Cancer into Gemini.
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.
In Gemini
Mercury is at home in Gemini. Retrograde here is classically about the second look: messages, siblings, the split attention of two tabs. Curiosity stays; certainty can wait.
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.