Next station retrograde
Enters the pre-shadow in 326 days 15 hours
- Station retrograde:
- Station direct:
Stations
- Station retrograde
- 4°55′40″ Scorpio
- Station direct
- 19°18′43″ Libra
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: (19°18′43″ Libra)
- Post-shadow ends: (4°55′40″ Scorpio)
Sign(s) of this retrograde
Scorpio and Libra
How this station is often read
From 7 October 2027 at 14:36 UTC to 28 October 2027 at 14:10 UTC, Mercury stationed retrograde at 4°55′40″ Scorpio and stationed direct at 19°18′43″ Libra.
This retrograde moves from Scorpio into Libra.
In Scorpio
Mercury in Scorpio is often described as speech that goes underneath. Retrograde in this sign is traditionally a return to what was not said — intensity is available; drama is optional.
In Libra
Mercury in Libra is associated with proportion and the other chair. Retrograde here is traditionally a re-weighing of agreements, not a personality of indecision.
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.