Mercury Retrograde in Sagittarius & Scorpio

Mercury is Retrograde in Sagittarius & Scorpio

…from November 9th to 29th, 2025

What happens with Mercury Retrograde?

When Mercury is retrograde, the following life departments don’t work as they do normally:

• Communicating (speaking and writing; messages, email, texts, phone calls)
• Transit (movement, driving, cycling, walking)
• Equipment used to communicate, connect, and get around (computers, phones, cars, bicycles, etc.)

In the areas above, there can be delays, unusual turn-arounds, second-guessing decisions, turning to old patterns, and re-evaluations.

There can be delays and red tape with messaging. Mix-ups and misunderstandings are notable while Mercury is retrograde.

What’s significant about Retrograde Mercury in the signs of Sagittarius and Scorpio?

• Overoptimism, overshooting, and glossing over important details can lead to misunderstandings and big delays.
• Feeling impatient waiting for the facts.
• Returning to old topics, courses, interests, and passion projects.
• Dwelling on past relationships, hurts, haunts, anger, and resentment, seeing them a little differently now.
• Past ideas and perceptions of lovers, courses, adventures, and belief systems, can emerge and change.
• Mercury in Scorpio likes to be “in the know” and on top of things, and this can be a time when a lot of little things can go wrong, however, so it can be especially frustrating.

When Mercury is retrograde in Sagittarius or Scorpio, it’s not a good idea to start a new course, publishing effort, promotional campaign, loan, financial investment, or intimate relationship. It’s not an ideal time to begin accounting, legal, educational, travel, or promotional efforts.

Mercury retrograde dates

Mercury is officially retrograde from November 9th to 29th, 2025, but its shadow period lasts from October 21st to December 16th.

The shadow period is longer, lasting from October 21st to December 16th, 2025, but isn’t always as tricky as the retrograde period.

Still, matters are imperfect and slow during the shadow. Some things just don’t take or stick, especially new efforts initiated in the pre-retrograde shadow.

Mercury retrograde degree/sign range

The degrees Mercury cover when retrograde during this period span from 20 degrees Scorpio 42 to 6 degrees Sagittarius 51′. Note that Mercury retrograde begins at 6 degrees Sagittarius and ends at 20 degrees Scorpio 42.

Mercury divides its time between the Sagittarius and Scorpio signs for this retrograde cycle. Mercury is retrograde in the sign of Sagittarius from November 9th to 18th and is retrograde in the sign of Scorpio from November 18th to 29th.

Mercury Retrograde Do’s:

1. DO review and edit your projects and ideas.
2. DO take more time getting your words right.
3. DO question whether you have all the facts and information to make final decisions and conclusions.
4. DO take a new look at old projects, ideas, communication methods.

Mercury Retrograde Don’ts:

• Don’t announce or finalize a major project.
• Don’t take everything at face value, particularly communications, directions, and instructions.
• Don’t plan a significant event, especially launches related to books, communications, and so forth.
• Don’t open up a major legal proceeding, meaningful conversation, or new business.