Overview
- The first retrograde of 2026 starts Feb. 26 at 1:48 a.m. ET and ends March 20 at 3:33 p.m. ET, fully occurring in Pisces.
- Coverage notes the pre‑shadow began Feb. 11 and the post‑shadow continues to April 9, framing a longer window for review and clean‑up.
- Experts emphasize Pisces’ foggy, intuitive tone, linking the transit to miscommunications, travel and scheduling hiccups, tech glitches, and resurgent past issues.
- Practical guidance across outlets urges reviewing rather than launching, backing up devices, rereading contracts, and keeping plans flexible.
- This is the first of three water‑sign Mercury retrogrades in 2026, with additional periods slated for June 29–July 23 (Cancer) and Oct. 24–Nov. 13 (Scorpio), and astrologers flag dates like Feb. 27–28 (Venus), March 7 (cazimi), March 9 (Jupiter), March 15 (Mars) and March 17 (North Node) for potential clarity or friction.