The Final Mercury Retrograde of 2025: Nov 9th - 29th

 

The final Mercury retrograde of 2025

Mercury Retrograde 

Nov 9, 11:01am PST 

(6 Sagittarius 51) 

 

10/21: Mercury enters shadow (20 Scorpio 42) 

10/21: Mercury enters Sagittarius 

11/9:   Mercury stations retrograde (6 Sag 51)

11/18: Mercury re-enters Scorpio 

11/29: Mercury stations direct (20 Scorpio 42)

12/11: Mercury re-enters Sagittarius 

12/17: Mercury exits shadow (6 Sag 51) 

 Here we are at the final Mercury retrograde of the year.   You know the rules.  Slow down.    Double check your work.   Plan more time to get anywhere.  

Mercury is not just in one sign on this retrograde, it straddles two: Sagittarius & Scorpio. 

When Mercury is in Sagittarius the emphasis is on travel, big ideas, things that are foreign, debates, philosophy and upper education.  Mercury is in its detriment in the sign Sagittarius which means the nature of the sign rubs up against the nature of the planet.  Mercury likes speed, rationality, getting the facts, clarity; a basic solve the problem and move on approach.  Sag is always looking beyond data and seeks wisdom and the bigger picture.   Sag can take one fact and see many ideas in it and ponder them all.   Mercury just wants to move on.  During the retrograde when Mercury is in Sag, our opinions and thoughts can go long.  There could be a helluva lot of debates on anything from where to have dinner to the nature of the universe.    Finding the bigger picture to everything is fine, but when Mercury is retrograde it could be hard getting our tasks done, like arriving at the airport on time.   Especially with Mercury in long winded Sag.  Also during the Sag retro you may want to watch the judgy tone. Just sayin’.  

When Mercury is in Scorpio the thinking is deep and probing.  Uncovering facts and motives is game on for Scorpio.  Mercury retrograde can bring out bumps, perhaps stuff we missed a few weeks ago when Mercury was in Scorpio before the retrograde.  How was our thinking intense then and how are we revisiting it now?  Did our communication get dark?  Were we aware of patterns which focused on victims and perpetrators?  Did master controllers get our attention?  Was criminal behavior from thug on the street to corporate scandals in the news and in our brains?  Then and now we could be exploring conversations around lawsuits, taxes and sexuality.  During the retrograde return to Scorpio we may uncover more issues in those matters that bring additional insights.    

As I mentioned in an earlier post this Mercury retrograde is going to be informing all of us each time it connects through aspect with the outer planets AND it will do it three times between October 24 and December 13.   If something comes up around any of those dates, we may see a repeat at the other exact dates.  Not necessarily the exact same situation but the theme may repeat both in world news and personal lives.     

Before the retrograde:

10/24: Mercury trine Jupiter (24 CA 37)

10/25: Mercury trine Saturn (26 PI 06)

10/29: Mercury trine Neptune (29 PI 50)

10/29: Mercury oppose Uranus (00 GE 21)

10/30: Mercury sextile Pluto (1 AQ 26)

During the retrograde:

11/17: Mercury sextile Pluto (1 AQ 39)

11/19: Mercury oppose Uranus (29 TA 31) 

11/19: Mercury trine Neptune (29 PI)

11/20: Mercury conjunct Sun - inferior (28 SC 18) 

11/22: Mercury trine Saturn (25 PI 11)

11/22: Mercury trine Jupiter (24 CA 56)

After the retrograde:

12/6: Mercury trine Jupiter (24 CA 08)

12/7: Mercury trine Saturn (25 PI 14) 

12/10: Mercury oppose Uranus (28 TA 39) 

12/11: Mercury trine Neptune (29 TA 22)

12/13: Mercury sextile Pluto (2 AQ 12)

This is going to be quite a retrograde and when it ends on November 29^th, we will no doubt thank everything that is holy that it has ended.  By the time we get to December 17 when Mercury clears the shadow we will all feel lighter and ready to wrap up the year and head to 2026.