☿︎ Mercury in ♉︎ Taurus
Mercury in Taurus places the thinking mind in a grounded, practical, slow-to-move key. Being fixed, it digs in, holds its position, and resists being moved.
Taurus is the fixed earth sign, ruled by Venus. Its keynote is steadiness, pleasure, what endures. Placed here, Mercury (mind and message) takes on that colouring, so read the two together on the Taurus arc of the wheel.
Here thinking, talking, and trading runs steady and concrete and persistent: Mercury connects, but in the Taurus manner rather than any other.
At its best that shows up as a clear, agile, curious mind, expressed the Taurus way. Under pressure it can tip into nervous talk that never lands.
When Mercury is in Taurus
Mercury next enters Taurus around 24 April 2027, staying until about 9 May 2027.
It returns to Taurus around 15 April 2028 (through about 1 May 2028).
It returns to Taurus around 7 April 2029 (through about 13 June 2029).
Dates computed from the ephemeris (UTC), not copied from a table.
Mercury’s aspects today
| Moon square Mercury | orb 4.2° |
| Mercury sextile Mars | orb 4.4° |
| Sun conjunction Mercury | orb 7.8° |
Mercury through the other signs
- ♈︎ Aries
- ♊︎ Gemini
- ♋︎ Cancer
- ♌︎ Leo
- ♍︎ Virgo
- ♎︎ Libra
- ♏︎ Scorpio
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
- ♑︎ Capricorn
- ♒︎ Aquarius
- ♓︎ Pisces
Tradition and interpretation, not prediction. See Mercury or the sign of Taurus.