02/26/2026
Mercury goes retrograde on February 25! 🌀
Don’t panic! Astronomically speaking, nothing dramatic is happening. Mercury isn’t reversing its orbit – it just appears to move backward against the background stars. Because it orbits the Sun much faster than Earth, it periodically overtakes us, creating a neat little visual loop if you track the planet's path night after night. It’s a perspective trick. Pure celestial geometry.
But… if your alarm doesn’t go off, your train is late, and you send a message to the wrong person, we understand the urge to look up at the sky and go, “Of course, it’s Mercury retrograde.” 😅
Retrograde motion is a beautiful reminder that sometimes things only look like they’re going “wrong.” In reality, everything is still moving forward – just from a different perspective.
Learn what retrograde motion means in astronomy, and find out which other planets will be going retrograde next (so you can blame them, too):
🌀 https://starwalk.space/news/what-is-retrograde-motion