Astrool Mercury in Astrology
Communication, thinking, learning, trade and travel: what Mercury represents in a birth chart.
Meaning
Mercury is the mind and the messenger: how you think, speak, write and learn, and how you handle details and deals. It goes retrograde three times a year.
| Symbol | ☿ |
|---|---|
| Rules | Communication, thinking, learning, trade and travel |
| Ruling sign | Gemini and Virgo |
| Exalted in | Virgo |
| Detriment / fall | Pisces |
| Orbit through the zodiac | 1 year (never more than 28° from the Sun) |
| Vedic name | Budha |
Mercury by sign and house
The sign Mercury occupies shows the style in which these themes express themselves; the house shows the area of life where they play out; aspects show which other drives they work with. Astrool's birth chart interprets your Mercury by sign, house and aspect.
Mercury transits
Where Mercury is moving today, and which of your houses it is crossing, is in cosmic weather.
See it in your own chart
Astrool calculates your full birth chart, not just your sun sign, and writes your daily, weekly and monthly readings against it.
Common questions
What does Mercury represent in astrology?
Communication, thinking, learning, trade and travel.
Where is my Mercury?
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