Overview
- Mercury’s pre-retrograde shadow began October 21 at 7:11 a.m. EST at 20°42 Scorpio.
- Mercury is slated to station retrograde on November 9 at 2:01 p.m. EST at 6°51 Sagittarius, turn direct on November 29, and clear its post-shadow on December 16.
- This backspin moves from late Scorpio into Sagittarius and marks the final Mercury retrograde of 2025, with the next starting February 26, 2026 in Pisces.
- Coverage links the shadow and retrograde to heightened miscommunications, tech hiccups, misplaced items, and the resurfacing of unresolved issues.
- Productivity coach Cindy Cavota advises organizing your workspace—group items by category, use drawer dividers, apply an everyday-access rule, and limit duplicates—to blunt the chaos.