☿︎ Mercury in ♌︎ Leo
Mercury in Leo places the thinking mind in a fast, outward, expressive key. Being fixed, it digs in, holds its position, and resists being moved.
Leo is the fixed fire sign, ruled by the Sun. Its keynote is radiance, performance, the generous heart. Placed here, Mercury (mind and message) takes on that colouring, so read the two together on the Leo arc of the wheel.
Here thinking, talking, and trading runs warm and direct and persistent: Mercury connects, but in the Leo manner rather than any other.
At its best that shows up as a clear, agile, curious mind, expressed the Leo way. Under pressure it can tip into nervous talk that never lands.
When Mercury is in Leo
Mercury next enters Leo around 2 August 2027, staying until about 17 August 2027.
It returns to Leo around 24 July 2028 (through about 8 August 2028).
It returns to Leo around 15 July 2029 (through about 31 July 2029).
Dates computed from the ephemeris (UTC), not copied from a table.
Mercury’s aspects today
| Moon square Mercury | orb 4.3° |
| Mercury sextile Mars | orb 4.4° |
| Sun conjunction Mercury | orb 7.8° |
Mercury through the other signs
- ♈︎ Aries
- ♉︎ Taurus
- ♊︎ Gemini
- ♋︎ Cancer
- ♍︎ Virgo
- ♎︎ Libra
- ♏︎ Scorpio
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
- ♑︎ Capricorn
- ♒︎ Aquarius
- ♓︎ Pisces
Tradition and interpretation, not prediction. See Mercury or the sign of Leo.