The Third Mercury Retrograde of 2026
It’s important to know the dates for Mercury Retrograde in 2026. Vedic Astrology views and uses the knowledge of Mercury retrograde as a way to counter the instability, miscommunication and changes that may take place during Mercury Retrograde.
What to do during Mercury Retrograde:
- Double-check appointments and meetings
- Expect changes to location, dates and times to meetings and events
- Expect changes during travel especially
- Look for communication devices like phones and computers to be on sale or travel deals. Compare the deals during the retrograde (buy when Mercury goes direct if you can).
Mercury Retrograde Dates:
Mercury will be retrograde from Oct 24 – Nov 13, 2026 in Scorpio.
Pre-shadow starts Oct 4, 2026
Mercury retrograde begins Oct 24, 2026
Mercury goes direct on Nov 13, 2026
Completes the Retro cycle on Nov 30, 2026
Mercury retrogrades continue to occur in water signs for most of 2026. (Pisces, Cancer)
Theme for water sign Mercury retrogrades:
Expect more intuitive insights, healing discussions, and deep emotional processing during these times.
Mercury retrograde in water signs often asks us to pause, listen more deeply, and address matters from the heart or use our emotions to help us begin to find an answer.
Do not allow the emotions to be the only input for a decision. Use your emotions to help you discover new directions or what does ‘not feel aligned’ in your life. Use the feeling of ‘what is missing’ to help you take concrete actions to fill the gap in your own life.
In short, use your emotions to listen for a direction change, but don’t make changes based on emotions.
Take extra good, insulating care of your nervous system with frequent breaks for your eyes and spine. Use logic to help you make final decisions, not emotions.
Be compassionate with yourself and others if they are not clear on specifics.
Be compassionate with yourself and others if they are not clear on specifics.
Mercury Retrograde in Libra (Air constellation)
Mercury will be retrograding in Libra, the constellation of balance. Venus will be with Mercury in Libra, which is a magical combination.
Our human physiology desperately needs a re-set, and we finally have Mercury with Venus creating the foundation for the most fun means of communicating – through the arts!
Libra is the constellation of connecting, orchestrating and building bridges between people and cultures by connecting heart to heart and through story.
Listen to someone else’s story and feel closer to them.
Libra is the constellation of connecting, orchestrating and building bridges between people and cultures by connecting heart to heart and through story.
Listen to someone else’s story and feel closer to them.
Go to concerts, music, theatre, dance, and gather with different types of people while you seek the human connection. We all come from a mother and father and all desire to be happy.
Learn about the 4th Phase of Mercury Retrograde and why it’s important