Praise be.

On August 11, 2025, Mercury, our planet of the mind and mouth and the mischief that lives between, ends its retrograde .

When does Mercury retrograde end?

Mercury will station direct at 3:29 am ET at 4 degrees of Leo. But it ain’t time for rainbows and reckless abandon quite yet, folks. 3

After the planet stations direct, we’ll continue to feel the fallout for up to two weeks, a charming/jarring little epilogue known as the shadow period.

Or, if you’re the whimsical type, Mercury “retroshade.”

The fastest-moving planet in our solar system, Mercury, goes retrograde three to four times a year, and when you factor in the shadow periods of the retrograde, we spend up to six months a year at the mercy of Mercury’s slowdown.

The planet won’t clear its post-retrogra

See Full Page