Mercury Retrograde 2024 Red Shaded Days Of The Year. On august 5, mercury goes retrograde in leo until august 14, 2024, when retrograde mercury transits into virgo. We explain this chaotic cycle and give you its important dates for 2024 and onwards.

Technically, mercury was wrapping up its retrograde when the year started on january 1. The messenger planet turns retrograde three more times during the year.