Mercury and Venus Turn Direct on November 13, 2026

Mercury stations direct on Friday, November 13, 2026, at about 11:01 a.m. Eastern time, at 5 degrees 2 minutes of Scorpio, and Venus stations direct the same day at about 7:29 p.m. Eastern time, at 22 degrees 52 minutes of Libra.

What happens astronomically on November 13

A station is the day a planet's apparent path against the background stars stops moving one way and starts moving the other. Mercury's turning point falls at 5 degrees 2 minutes of Scorpio on November 13, 2026, and Venus's own turning point falls the same day at 22 degrees 52 minutes of Libra, according to Cafe Astrology's event pages for each planet, with Astro-Seek's stationary planet calendar listing Mercury's turn at the same degree. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Horizons system shows each planet's geocentric ecliptic longitude reversing within the same New York calendar day, confirming both dates independently of the astrology sites.

Neither planet has actually reversed its orbit around the Sun. From Earth, an inner planet appears to slow, stop, and resume because Earth and the planet are moving at different orbital speeds, a regular and predictable effect rather than an unusual event.

What the tradition reads into November 13

Mercury governs communication and everyday decisions in the tradition, and Venus governs affection, money, and personal taste. The tradition reads November 13, 2026 as the day both areas move forward again after three weeks the tradition treated as better suited to review than to new starts. This is a tradition, not a forecast, and it promises no particular outcome for any reader.

Mercury has been retrograde since October 24, 2026, and Venus has been retrograde since October 3, 2026, so the two cycles overlapped rather than beginning or ending by design. Cafe Astrology's Mercury retrograde page notes that Mercury's retrograde stayed inside Scorpio the whole time, while Venus crossed back into Libra partway through its longer cycle before finishing there.

What the tradition says to do now

With both planets moving forward as of November 13, 2026, the tradition treats the date as reasonable ground for a conversation, a reply, or a decision that was held during the retrograde, according to how Cafe Astrology's Venus retrograde page describes the period after a Venus station direct. The tradition sets no requirement to act immediately; the station marks a shift in the tradition's reading, not a deadline. A reader's own judgment about timing still carries more weight than a planetary position.

Readers who want the astronomical side of Venus and Mars together can see the Venus and Mars birth chart compatibility page, and the site's synastry tool compares two full birth charts rather than a single pair of planets. More timely astrology explainers like this one are collected on the site's news section.

What changed, in order

1. October 3, 2026: Venus stations retrograde in Scorpio.
2. October 24, 2026: Mercury stations retrograde at 20 degrees 59 minutes of Scorpio.
3. November 13, 2026, about 11:01 a.m. Eastern time: Mercury stations direct at 5 degrees 2 minutes of Scorpio.
4. November 13, 2026, about 7:29 p.m. Eastern time: Venus stations direct at 22 degrees 52 minutes of Libra.