Mercury Retrograde 2027: Dates, Shadow & Meaning

What it means

By rising sign

The whole-sign houses Mercury retrogrades through in 2027, by period (station month), in order of the retrograde.

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  Aries rising

  Feb: XII → XI · Jun: IV → III · Oct: VIII → VII

  Your 12th and 11th houses host the first retrograde, which starts February 9 at 5°58′ Pisces. Quiet rest and private thinking may come before any sorting out of hopes shared with friends or groups. June turns to your 4th and 3rd houses, and October to your 8th and 7th.

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  Taurus rising

  Feb: XI → X · Jun: III → II · Oct: VII → VI

  Taurus rising meets the February 9 station at 5°58′ Pisces in the 11th house, then sees Mercury back into the 10th house. Friends and group plans may deserve a second look first, and a good time to recheck career messages follows before March 3. Later, June brings your 3rd and 2nd houses, and October your 7th and 6th.

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  Gemini rising

  Feb: X → IX · Jun: II → I · Oct: VI → V

  Mercury turns retrograde on February 9 across your 10th and 9th houses, so the 22 days may favor revising how your work is presented before you publish or plan a long trip. Mars is also retrograde then, so waiting is often wiser. In June it moves through your 2nd and 1st houses, and in October through your 6th and 5th.

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  Cancer rising

  Feb: IX → VIII · Jun: I → XII · Oct: V → IV

  For you, the February retrograde runs through your 9th house and then your 8th, starting with the station at 5°58′ Pisces. Jupiter's retrograde adds a reason to reread promises, and the February 20 eclipse may prompt a look at shared obligations. Summer brings your 1st and 12th houses, autumn your 5th and 4th.

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  Leo rising

  Feb: VIII → VII · Jun: XII → XI · Oct: IV → III

  Your 8th and 7th houses take the first retrograde, which begins February 9 and ends March 3 at 20°55′ Aquarius. Conversations about shared commitments may feel slow, and a one-to-one agreement is a good thing to reread before signing anything. June shifts attention to your 12th and 11th houses, while October lands on your 4th and 3rd.

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  Virgo rising

  Feb: VII → VI · Jun: XI → X · Oct: III → II

  Starting February 9, Mercury moves through your 7th house and then your 6th, so partner talks may need a second pass before daily routines get their own revision. The penumbral lunar eclipse in Virgo on February 20 falls mid-retrograde and may stir that review. In June the focus is your 11th and 10th houses, and in October your 3rd and 2nd.

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  Libra rising

  Feb: VI → V · Jun: X → IX · Oct: II → I

  Libra rising may feel the first retrograde in the 6th house from February 9, then in the 5th after the move into Aquarius. Daily work habits are a good place to catch slips, and a creative project may reward a second draft before March 3. June brings your 10th and 9th houses, October your 2nd and 1st.

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  Scorpio rising

  Feb: V → IV · Jun: IX → VIII · Oct: I → XII

  Your 5th house opens the year's first retrograde on February 9, and Mercury later backs into your 4th, so a romance or creative project may need rethinking before home matters. With Mars retrograde until April 1, delays are often read as a pause. June reaches your 9th and 8th houses, and October your 1st and 12th.

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  Sagittarius rising

  Feb: IV → III · Jun: VIII → VII · Oct: XII → XI

  The first retrograde crosses your 4th house and then your 3rd, running 22 days from February 9. That may bring home or family conversations back for review, followed by a look at letters, neighbors or short trips once Mercury reaches 20°55′ Aquarius on March 3. June touches your 8th and 7th houses, and October your 12th and 11th.

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  Capricorn rising

  Feb: III → II · Jun: VII → VI · Oct: XI → X

  Capricorn rising sees Mercury station retrograde on February 9 in the 3rd house and then slip back into the 2nd. Messages, siblings and plans for short trips may be worth rereading first, and what you value is a good thing to revisit before March 3. Summer then tests your 7th and 6th houses, and autumn your 11th and 10th.

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  Aquarius rising

  Feb: II → I · Jun: VI → V · Oct: X → IX

  With the retrograde starting February 9 in your 2nd house and moving into your 1st, Mercury backs into your own sign by the March 3 station at 20°55′ Aquarius. What you value and how you present yourself may deserve a second look. June involves your 6th and 5th houses, October your 10th and 9th.

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  Pisces rising

  Feb: I → XII · Jun: V → IV · Oct: IX → VIII

  Pisces rising has the February 9 station at 5°58′ Pisces in the 1st house, so the review may begin with how you start things. Mercury then backs into your 12th house, a good place for rest and private rethinking until March 3. In June, look to your 5th and 4th houses, and in October to your 9th and 8th.

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