# What does Mercury in retrograde mean?

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Published: 2026-07-23T02:59:00+00:00
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As you may well know, astrology involves looking at the position of planets and stars when we were born, and using that to interpret their influence on our lives. Mercury happens to be one of the planets which is supposed to have the most influence and that’s particularly true when it’s in retrograde, which happens several times a year. Planets in our solar system orbit around the sun. If you think about it, those that are closest to the Sun have to travel the distance to complete a full orbit. Of all the planets, Mercury is closest to the Sun, and it actually completes a full rotation in just 88 days, compared to the 365 days it takes planet Earth. What does that mean in concrete terms? Why are astrologers interested in this phenomenon? Is Mercury being in retrograde always negative then? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the last episodes, you can click here: ⁠What is future faking?⁠ ⁠Why are we so fascinated by true crime?⁠ ⁠Why is the UK not as happy as it used to be?⁠ A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. First broadcast: 29/03/2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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