Retrogrades

Mercury retrograde

Mercury retrograde is the best known and most frequent planetary retrograde — it happens three to four times a year and lasts about three weeks.

It's popularly linked to communication breakdowns, delays, electronics glitches, and paperwork mistakes — astrologers usually advise caution with signing contracts or launching new projects during it, while anything starting with "re-" tends to be favored: revisiting, revising, reviewing.