Mercury Retrograde 2025 Shadow Astrology. On august 5, mercury goes retrograde in leo until august 14, 2025, when retrograde mercury transits into virgo. The mercury retrograde shadow period 2025 begins on july 16 and goes until august 4.

Occurring in the two weeks before and after a retrograde begins and concludes, these shadow periods, otherwise known as mercury retroshade, see the planet slows down as it prepares to enter retrograde and speed up as. December 13, 2023, to january 1, 2025;