Mercury Retrograde 2025 occurs 3 times, all in water signs Pisces, Cancer and Scorpio. During these days, it slows down and appears to transit in retrograde motion when compared to speed of earth and also gets combust due to close proximity with Sun.
Before Mercury Retrograde happens, it enters into stationary mode for few days. Mercury represents our mental and communicative life processes. It governs communication in all its forms, whether spoken or written, paper document or internet data transmission.
Mercury represents the reasoning and logical mind, the analytical mind, the ability to perceive relationships and connections between things, and the gathering and sorting of all facts and figures. It oversees trade and commerce, and it represents short journeys of all kinds.
Retrograde Mercury can make a person act very intelligently at one time and also foolishly at other time.
Sometimes, they can talk so much nonsense that they lose respect and are made to realize later.
This year, most of the retrograde mercury transit occurs in water signs of Pisces, Cancer and Scorpio. Last one in November makes Mercury enter Libra and comeback to Scorpio.
Speech and any written documents are signified by Mercury in Vedic Astrology.
Intuition is high during mercury retrograde periods, and coincidences can be extraordinary.
When Mercury is retrograde, remain flexible, allow time for extra travel, and avoid signing contracts. Review projects and plans at these times, but wait until Mercury is direct again to make any final decisions.
About a week or two before Mercury retrogrades, finish any tasks or projects at hand. You cannot stop your life, but plan ahead, have back-up plans, and be prepared for angrier people and miscommunication.
Mercury Retrograde 2025 Dates and Effects
Mercury Retrograde in Pisces 15 March – 07 April 2025
During 15 March 2025, 12:11 IST – 07 April 2025, 16:31 IST, Mercury will be retrograde in Pisces (Meena).
Do NOT start any new projects for the rest of this month. Just continue with things that were already started.
Best you can do is, go back to things that you have put aside and finish them off in these 3 weeks.
Pisces moon sign born can feel the financial pressure as long pending dues will not be released, but savings disappear.
Not a good time to travel long distance or sign new agreements. But if you have no choice, try to do it before 15th of March.
Moon signs and ascendants of Gemini, Virgo, Leo, Pisces undergo lot of physical and mental stress, and lack of support.
There is also a solar eclipse in pisces, during this retrograde period. This makes matters more tougher if you are living in east coasts of USA, Canada, and Europe.
You will not receive replies on time and can miss few messages due to bad or slow internet, postal service.
If you have to do any financial transaction, do it after 6th May 2024, when Mercury transits Mesha Rasi (Aries).
Mercury is also combust during 17 March – 4 April 2025, so avoid this period for all major activities.Mercury Retrograde in Cancer 18 July – 11 August 2025
During 18 July 2025, 10:10 IST – 11 August 2025, 12:53 IST, Mercury will be retrograde in Cancer (Karkataka).
People born in moon signs of Pisces, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius, Capricorn and Aquarius need to delay their decisions before making long term commitments.
Taurus should postpone their plans to move into new house or get interior design done etc.
Also this is NOT good time for investment or trading.
Best time for physical training, martial arts and sports.Mercury Retrograde in Scorpio-Libra 10 -29 November 2025
During 10 November 2025, 00:25 IST – 29 November 2025, 23:01 IST, Mercury will be retrograde in between Scorpio (Vrischik) – Libra (Thula).
Jupiter retrograde trines this Mercury, which is good for small financial transactions, learning new languages, acquiring new skills.
This will test patience of Scorpio, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer and Leo.
Avoid speculation and huge expenditure.
If you have been postponing any activity like book reading, writing a journal or blog, movie script etc, then this is the best time to start.