Mercury Retrograde 2024 Aries. Virgo season is a familiar annual occurrence. When mercury — the planet of communication — stations retrograde, tech hiccups, travel delays, and other forms of logistical mishaps.

On august 5, at 10:25 am, mercury will begin its backward movement in the sign of leo. Mercury retrograde is happening in virgo and leo this summer, and every sign will experience its communication clashes and logistical messes differently.