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#1

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mercury2026.dates.retrogradeFebruary 25 – March 20
mercury2026.dates.shadowFebruary 11 – April 9

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PiscesVirgoGeminiSagittarius
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mercury2026.dates.retrogradeJune 29 – July 23
mercury2026.dates.shadowJune 12 – August 6

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CancerCapricornAriesLibra
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mercury2026.dates.retrogradeOctober 24 – November 13
mercury2026.dates.shadowOctober 4 – November 29

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ScorpioTaurusLeoAquarius

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common.sources

  1. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.StarChild — What does it mean for Mercury to be in retrograde? — NASAMercury orbits the Sun every 88 days; the apparent backward motion 3-4 times per year is an optical effect of Earth overtaking Mercury.
  2. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.Horizons Ephemeris System — NASA JPLPlanetary positions and 2026 retrograde dates verified against the JPL DE440 ephemeris.
  3. Brady, Bernadette.The Eagle and the Lark: A Textbook of Predictive Astrology — Samuel Weiser (1992)Reference for shadow-period theory and pre/post-shadow technique.
  4. Pew Research Center.Astrology, Tarot Cards or Fortune Tellers Used by 30% of Americans — Pew Research Center (2025)Context for the cultural prominence of Mercury retrograde discourse — 27% of US adults believe in astrology.
  5. The Planetary Society.What does "Mercury in retrograde" actually mean? — planetary.org