Astrology

Mercury and Venus end their retrogrades on the same day

Mercury and Venus end their retrograde periods on November 13, a few hours apart, en.xmag reports. The two planets appear to resume forward motion after periods when they seemed to move backward from Earth's perspective. Yahoo says Venus stations direct a few hours after Mercury.

The accounts give different dates. A post on note says Mercury and Venus go direct on November 14, while en.xmag and Yahoo give November 13.

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Mercury's retrograde stayed in Scorpio#

Mercury's retrograde began on October 24 and remained in Scorpio throughout, according to Yahoo. The outlet identifies it as the final Mercury retrograde of 2026 and places the planet at 5 degrees of Scorpio when it stations direct, the point at which its apparent backward motion ends.

The backward movement is an optical illusion rather than a reversal of the planet's actual path, Yahoo reports. In astrology, Mercury is associated with communication, technology, travel and contracts. Yahoo describes retrograde periods as times astrologers associate with revisiting unfinished matters.

Scorpio is associated in astrology with subjects including intimacy, shared money, power and secrets, according to Yahoo. Her Campus also identifies Mercury with communication and says astrologers associate its retrograde with misunderstandings and small mistakes.

Venus joins Mercury in direct motion#

Venus had been retrograde since early October, Yahoo reports. En.xmag describes its nearly six-week period as a time associated in astrology with reassessing relationships, values and desires. The outlet contrasts that reading with Mercury's associations with conversations, decisions and timing.

The two retrogrades also entered a public conversation when Cardi B discussed her recent activity with fans. Billboard reported that the rapper mentioned Mercury and Venus while describing a difficult few months and said she planned to be more active.

Cardi B is scheduled to co-headline Grand Theft Auto VI: The Festival with Travis Scott & Cactus Jack in Miami on November 21, Billboard reports. The outlet says she is also due to receive Billboard Canada's first Global Woman of the Year award in Toronto on November 24.

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