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It feels like Mercury keeps retrograding, doesn’t it? There was a Mercury Retrograde just in March (From March 14 to April 6). Mercury Retrograde will begin again in July 17, 2025 and it will not be direct until August 10. With the shadow period, its effects will be felt for a period after that. So, what’s this Mercury Retrograde about? Which zodiac signs get affected the most? What should we do and not do? Here’s Mercury Retrograde July 2025, explained.

when is mercury retrograde in 2025?

Mercury Retrograde is explained to be happening three times in 2025. Yes, three times. First Mercury Retrograde happened from March 14 to April 6; the second Mercury Retrograde of 2025 will take place soon from July 17 to August 10. Last Mercury Retrograde of the year will be from November 9 to November 29 in 2025. Hold my hand, we’ll get through this.

mercury retrograde dates

Mercury Retrograde pre-shadow period begins on around June 29 and Mercury starts retrograding on July 17, when the Mercury is in the sign of Leo. Mercury will station direct on August 11 and the post-shadow period will be on effect until around August 25. So, we can say from June 29 to August 25, almost for a month, we’ll be under the effect of the Mercury Retrograde.

what is mercury retrograde?

The infamous, the villainized, and that time when your most useless ex returns. Simply put, in astrology, during a Mercury Retrograde, things return. People from your past, issues from your past, lessons that you still haven’t learned and you must. Mercury Retrograde is a period where Mercury appears to be reversing its movement. Since astrologically Mercury is the planet of communication, travel, technology, plans, thinking, and basically, movement; during a Mercury Retrograde, the agenda about these particular things can get messy.

According to astrology, during a Mercury Retrograde, communication can feel a little harder, misunderstandings are especially possible. Things related to technology can also feel awkward. Your laptop may start functioning weirdly, you may send a mail to the wrong person, accidentally like someone’s post while stalking their Instagram, forgetting your views were on TikTok and view the profile of your boyfriend’s ex. More importantly, you may drop your phone in the sea and your 10-year-old iPad may suddenly choose to say goodbye. Don’t worry, though, it’s not like we’re cursed. Being a little more careful than usual can be useful.

which zodiac signs does this mercury retrograde effect?

This Mercury Retrograde in July 2025 will be in the sign of Leo and it will make issues related to self-expression and identity into surface. Leo is a fire sign and a fixed sign. Fixed signs or placements such as Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, or Aquarius; or, people who have planets from around 4° to 15° in Leo may feel the energy of the transit more profoundly.

what to do during a mercury retrograde

This second Mercury Retrograde of 2025 will be in Leo and I think it will be a great time to take a step back, listen to yourself, and review in a distance. If you ask me, just find a place to relax and be by yourself if you can, take care of yourself and try to catch up with yourself during this time. Get your cup of tea or coffee, or if it’s a hundred degrees in where you are, get your iced drink and sit with yourself. Journal a little bit, write poems if you can, draw something. Water the flowers. Touch grass. But if you can, step back from the chaos and distance yourself to get a better view of your life and identity.

P.S. If you’re going through something you think you can’t get through, you will pull through and it will pass and you will feel so much better. Trust me, everyone’s going through something even if it seems like they are not and it always gets better.

Have a lovely summer.