The planets

Mercury in astrology

What Mercury means in your birth chart: mind and voice, and where it shows up.

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Mercury is how you think and talk: your wit, your curiosity and the way you take in and pass on information. It never strays far from the Sun, colouring how you learn and connect.

What it governs

  • Role: Mind & voice
  • Keywords: mind, communication, how you think and speak
  • Type: Personal planet

Mercury is a personal planet. It moves quickly through the zodiac, so it describes something close and individual about you rather than your whole generation.

Wherever Mercury falls, its sign shows the style it acts in and its house shows the part of life it touches. Mercury in a bold fire sign plays out very differently from Mercury tucked away in the quiet twelfth house.

Meet the whole cast in The planets, and see how Mercury connects with the others in Aspects.

Common questions

What does Mercury mean in astrology?

In astrology, Mercury governs mind and voice: mind, communication, how you think and speak.

Is Mercury a personal or outer planet?

Mercury is a personal planet: it moves quickly and describes something individual about you.

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