About Mercury signs
Mercury is never more than 28 degrees from the Sun, so your Mercury sign is either your Sun sign or one of the two signs next to it. It usually spends two to three weeks in a sign, and longer when it is retrograde.
Mercury in each sign
- Mercury in Aries
- You think fast and speak your mind, sometimes before you finish thinking.
- Mercury in Taurus
- You think carefully and practically, and once decided, rarely change your mind.
- Mercury in Gemini
- Quick, witty and endlessly curious, you juggle many ideas at once.
- Mercury in Cancer
- You think with your feelings and remember everything with emotional detail.
- Mercury in Leo
- You speak with confidence and flair and love telling a good story.
- Mercury in Virgo
- Precise and analytical, you notice details others miss.
- Mercury in Libra
- You weigh every side and communicate tactfully.
- Mercury in Scorpio
- You think strategically and look for what is hidden.
- Mercury in Sagittarius
- You think in big ideas and speak honestly, sometimes bluntly.
- Mercury in Capricorn
- Organized and pragmatic, you think in plans and results.
- Mercury in Aquarius
- Original and inventive, you enjoy unusual ideas and debate.
- Mercury in Pisces
- Intuitive and imaginative, you think in images and impressions.
How accurate is it?
Positions are calculated in your browser and checked against the Swiss Ephemeris, the reference used by professional astrologers: within a few arcseconds for the Sun, Moon and chart angles, and well under a tenth of a degree for Mercury, Venus and Mars. Historical time zones and daylight saving rules come from the time zone database built into your browser.
Questions
Do I need my birth time for my Mercury sign?
Rarely. Mercury moves slowly enough that the date is almost always enough; the time only matters if Mercury changed sign on your birthday.