🌑 Mercury Visibility 2026
In 8 daysMercury Goes Invisible
The rational mind dims, and what surfaces in the silence may be truer than anything logic could produce.
February 25, 2026 · Pisces 22°
What It Means
Mercury disappears behind the sun on February 25 at 22° Pisces, and this particular vanishing carries extra weight. It arrives just one day before Mercury stations retrograde in the same sign, creating a concentrated period where Mercury's energy is doubly turned inward: invisible and retrograde simultaneously. For the planet that governs how we think, speak, and process information, this is about as introverted as it gets.
Pisces at 22° is deeply intuitive territory. When Mercury goes invisible here, the analytical mind doesn't just slow down; it yields to something else entirely. Have you ever had a week where your dreams felt more real than your waking life? Where a song lyric or a passing comment from a stranger landed with the force of a revelation? That's Mercury invisible in Pisces. The information that reaches you during this period comes less through data and more through feeling, instinct, and the quiet knowing that defies tidy explanation.
This is emphatically not the time to launch new communications, sign contracts, start courses, or initiate anything Mercury-ruled. Instead, finish what's already in motion. Edit the manuscript. Close the deal that's been lingering. Let conversations arrive at their natural endpoint. Gemini and Virgo people should prepare for lower mental energy and reduced external impact. But here's the quiet truth: the work happening now is interior, and it matters more than it looks like from the outside.
Active Retrogrades During This Shift
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is Mercury going invisible right before retrograde so significant?
When Mercury vanishes on February 25 and then stations retrograde on February 26, it creates a double inward turn. The planet responsible for clear thinking and communication is both hidden from view and apparently moving backward. This amplifies all the usual retrograde effects (miscommunications, tech glitches, travel snags) while adding the invisible period's emphasis on completion over initiation. Late February through mid-March 2026 is genuinely one of the trickiest Mercury windows of the year. Be patient with yourself and everyone around you.
What should I avoid during Mercury's invisible period in Pisces?
Avoid launching new writing projects, signing contracts, starting courses, making important announcements, or buying technology. Pisces adds a layer of dreaminess that can tip into confusion. Information may be unreliable, promises may be heartfelt but vague, and your own thinking may feel cloudier than you'd like. This isn't the time to push for clarity; it's the time to let things complete, to reflect, and to trust that understanding will arrive on its own schedule.
How long does this invisible period last?
Mercury remains invisible until its next rising on May 6 in Taurus. That's over two months, a long stretch, and it encompasses the entire February-March retrograde in Pisces. The most intense effects, though, concentrate in the two weeks around February 25. By late March, the retrograde ends and the invisible period's grip softens, even though Mercury technically stays hidden until May. Think of it as a gradual fade rather than a hard stop.
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