Mercury is currently in retrograde, in Pisces located at 28 Pis 05' 07"

Planetary Aspects

(out 5 Days)

Mercury is currently in Conjunction Venus

Mercury is currently in Conjunction Saturn

Mercury is currently in Conjunction Neptune

Mercury is Trine Mars

   Starts on Thursday, 03 April, 2025

Mercury is Sextile Uranus

   Starts on Thursday, 03 April, 2025

Upcoming Retrogrades

PlanetStationary (retrograde)Stationary (direct)In Sign
mercury2025-07-18 04:45:00 UTC2025-08-11 07:30:00 UTCLeo
mercury2025-11-09 19:02:00 UTC2025-11-29 17:39:00 UTCSagittarius
mercury2026-02-26 06:49:00 UTC2026-03-20 19:33:00 UTCPisces
mercury2026-06-29 17:36:00 UTC2026-07-23 22:58:00 UTCCancer
mercury2026-10-24 07:13:00 UTC2026-11-13 15:54:00 UTCScorpio
mercury2027-02-09 17:37:00 UTC2027-03-03 12:32:00 UTCPisces

Even people who aren’t even remotely familiar with astrology have heard of this one.  Mercury is also Hermes, considered the emissary of the Gods but also, something of a trickster. Ruling Virgo and Gemini, this planetary influence usually denotes something of an adaptable nature but also, a very curious, very chatty sort of feel.

Mercury is also a quick little booger. Because this is one of the inner planets, it moves around the sun much more quickly than other planets - which is, incidentally, why you’ll hear about Mercury's retrograde cycles much more frequently. They happen more frequently! (But wait, there’s more!) The best way to think about what Mercury does in astrology is that it rules your mind and your mouth but also, the way you move: communication, technology, travel, speech and thinking - and everything that ties in there.

The Retrograde

Mercury retrograde is a well known, regular cycle that happens three to four times every year and it lasts around 24 days. You’d think the frequency would kind of hint that maybe the things that occur during it can be prevented with a little foresight - and yet, though most people associate technological breakdowns and communications issues with this cycle, the truth is this is also one of those times an ex might pop up either in your thoughts or in reality. You know that’s a bad idea even without astrological influence, but there you have it. Instead of reaching out, just write this one off to Mercury Retrograde and you’ll be good to go!

This particular retrograde cycle has been known about for a long time. Between the mid-18th and early 19th centuries, the only people who really cared a whole lot about Mercury in Retrograde were farmers. This is because it was usually associated more frequently with heavy rains and bad things happening in that respect, but not very much. If you really want somebody to blame for the rise in this particular scapegoat: blame Baltimore. I blame Baltimore for a lot of things but it was really their horoscopes where you begin to see the big thrust of this as the reason everyone’s life goes to shit or they’re more or less having a time of it. It was April of 1979 when the Baltimore Sun let everyone know, “Hey, this is why this crap keeps happening!” and it just took off from there. As mentioned elsewhere on this site, of course, if you look at the developing technologies and their use gaining popularity - it would make sense that, well, here you have a ready made gremlin that impacts all those things. There are also quite a few people who blame Taylor Swift for this bigger recent uptick in it in terms of pop culture because well, Tay Tay did an interview where she talked about it. With that, hundreds of thousands of teen girls suddenly had a great intangible boogieman beyond their control to blame their bullshit on three or four times a year. It might kind-of explain those breakup songs, if you ask me, but, well, there you go.

Regardless, it’s become so popular, I am not sure I really need to tell you - but if you wanted to really milk it for all its worth, basically don’t do anything that requires communicating, sealing the deal, travel or otherwise during this cycle. I’m sure that’s going to be acceptable when you call into work. Or, you could take the more rational approach and recognize that if you do notice a lot of things really wonking up, maybe those things could stand being corrected inasmuch as you can from your end of things. Is it happening that often because of the speed in which Mercury moves around the Sun or, is it more like problems that go unresolved tend to pop up again and again?

I don’t know. It’s all a mystery of the cosmos!

Planetary Positions

02.04.2025 at 05:43:11 UTC

chart wheel
PlanetLongitude
The Sun12 Ari 44' 13"
The Moon05 Gem 39' 36"
Mercury28 Pis 05' 07" R
Venus26 Pis 58' 32" R
Mars24 Can 00' 37"
Jupiter16 Gem 10' 17"
Saturn24 Pis 38' 16"
Uranus24 Tau 48' 49"
Neptune00 Ari 06' 09"
Pluto03 Aqu 34' 21"

Solar Status

BZ Status:-4
Proton Density:11.66
Proton Speed:455.7 k/sec
KP Status:4.33
TypeApr 2Apr 3Apr 4
Active30%5%35%
Minor15%1%35%
Moderate1%1%15%
Strong1%1%1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT3.331.671.00
03-06UT3.671.671.00
06-09UT2.671.332.33
09-12UT2.671.333.67
12-15UT2.331.333.33
15-18UT2.001.333.33
18-21UT2.001.673.67
21-00UT2.671.335.00
Solar Activity
Solar activity reached high levels due to an M5.6 flare at 01/0646 UTC from Region 4046 (N05E20, Cho/beta-gamma). Associated with this flare was a 195 sfu tenflare as well as additional discrete radio events. Region 4048 (S16E40, Ekc/beta-gamma-delta) continued to be the largest and most complex spot group. It was responsible for an impulsive M2.5 flare at 01/2231 UTC as well as a couple of mid-level C-class flares. Slight decay occurred in the smaller trailing spots of Region 4046. Separation was apparent in the intermediate area of Region 4048 while the leading and intermediate spots began to consolidate.
Solar Wind
Solar wind parameters became enhanced after 01/1730 UTC, possibly attributed to the 27 Mar CME. Total field increased to 15 nT while the Bz component varied between +9/-5 nT. Solar wind ranged from 353-475 km/s. Phi angle was positive.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was at moderate to high levels with a peak flux of 3,240 pfu at 01/1815 UTC. The greater than 10 MeV proton event that began at 31/1105 UTC, crossed the S2 (Moderate) threshold at 01/0205 UTC, reached a peak of 147 pfu at 01/0425 UTC, and dropped below S2 levels at 01/0910 UTC.