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Mercury sign meaning
Rules thinking, communication, learning and everyday decisions · stays in a sign for about three weeks
Mercury in your chart describes how your mind works: how you take in information, how you speak and write, how you learn, and how you make everyday decisions. It's the planet of conversation, curiosity and connection.
Mercury never strays more than about 28° from the Sun, so it's always in your Sun sign or one of the signs either side of it. It spends roughly three weeks in each sign — longer when it turns retrograde.
Mercury in each sign
♈Mercury in Aries
A fast, decisive mind that says it straight.
♉Mercury in Taurus
A deliberate thinker who doesn't change their mind lightly.
♊Mercury in Gemini
A curious, lightning-quick mind — Mercury at home.
♋Mercury in Cancer
A mind guided by feeling and memory.
♌Mercury in Leo
A confident, expressive voice.
♍Mercury in Virgo
A precise, analytical mind — Mercury exalted and at home.
♎Mercury in Libra
A diplomatic mind that weighs every side.
♏Mercury in Scorpio
A penetrating mind that looks beneath the surface.
♐Mercury in Sagittarius
A big-picture thinker with a love of ideas.
♑Mercury in Capricorn
A disciplined, strategic mind.
♒Mercury in Aquarius
An original, inventive mind.
♓Mercury in Pisces
An imaginative, intuitive mind.
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