![]() ![]() Here comes to second round of Mercury madness for 2018! This Mercury retrograde occurs entirely in fire sign Leo, the sign of drama and theatricality. The first storm period is July 17th - August 4th, and second storm period is August 12th - 24th. The shadow period is July 7th - September 2nd. This Mercury retrograde begins on July 26th at 1:02AM ET and ends on August 19th at 12:25AM ET. There's usually two storm periods, one around the time Mercury turns retrograde, and one around when it turns direct. Mercury is a fast-moving planet and hates it when he's moving slowly. The storm period of Mercury retrograde is when Mercury is moving at its slowest, less than 40 minutes per day. Most people don't feel the effects of Mercury retrograde until it enters the storm period though. The shadow period starts when Mercury first hits the point in the Zodiac it will turn direct at, and ends when it last hits the point in the Zodiac it will turn retrograde at. With Mercury retrograde, we experience a shadow and a storm. ![]() When a planet retrogrades, what that planet rules tends to be thrown off, along with what the sign it's retrograding in rules. Mercury turns retrograde most often, about 3-4 times per year, and lasts for several weeks. It isn't actually moving backwards, it just appears that way. ![]() The basics: A retrograde occurs when a planet appears to be moving backwards from our vantage point here on Earth. ![]()
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