Mercury Retrograde Shadow 2024. 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 will be the last time it’ll retrograde until 2025.
Mercury retrograde, which happens three to four times a year, is not only the most common retrograde of all; Mercury forms a healing trine with chiron in aries, offering opportunities for closure.