Early on Thursday morning Mercury will turn retrograde at 22 degrees of Pisces. It will stay retrograde through March 20, when it resumes direct motion at 8 degrees of Pisces. All the Mercury retrogrades of 2026 occur in water signs…

It's important to note that Mercury retrogrades are meant to offer a pause. They are an opportunity to take a few weeks to review how you approach, narrate, and interpret the themes of the sign it is retrograding through. The overarching theme this year is how we react to and express what we are feeling. During the Mercury retrogrades, which last about 3 weeks, we will have the chance to revisit situations, events,  and relationships through the lens of how we  handled and expressed ourselves.