Mercury retrograde—everyone’s favourite excuse to arrive fashionably late to, well, everything—begins on 29 June, 2026. Mercury retrograde is famously a period of miscommunication, delays and technical difficulties. People could feel more forgetful or ditzy. Retrogrades can also bring reversals: if you lost your keys, you might find them; if you walked away from a relationship, you might find yourself walking back.
If you’re a sentimental person, this Mercury retrograde in Cancer might also find you in a particularly nostalgic, wistful mood. You might even feel a little tearful. But, like all things astrological, you needn’t freak out. Personally, I revel in Mercury retrograde as a period to reconnect with those I care about, rest, and, if I’m in the mood to be busy, revisit projects I’d put on the back burner.
Mercury retrograde enters its pre-shadow period on 13 June, during which time you might get a preview of what your Mercury retrograde story will be. The actual retrograde occurs between 29 June and 23 July. And then there’s its shadow period on 7 August; this will be a time of clarity, when the stories that emerged during the retrograde might be tied up.
As ever, how this Mercury retrograde in Cancer will affect you will depend on your sign. Scroll down to see what summer has in store.
Aries horoscope
21 March – 19 April
This Mercury retrograde will have you feverishly deciphering your grandmother’s cursive because you want to duplicate her recipe for apple pie. In other words, you may be in an uncharacteristically nostalgic mood, Aries, and chance may have it that you’ll run into childhood friends and family who you haven’t seen in a long time. Maybe this is a way for you to reconnect with your inner child—or to remind yourself why you left home. And, as ever, be careful not to misplace your house keys; that said, you may find the heirloom ring you lost last season as you weed your heirloom tomatoes.
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