What does Mercury in Virgo mean?

In Western astrology Mercury in Virgo is traditionally read as analytical, precise and organized. The Mercury sign describes thinking, speaking, learning and handling information, a separate layer from the Sun and Moon signs.

When was Mercury in Virgo?

The table on this page lists all 114 periods Mercury spent in Virgo between 1940 and 2030, with ingress times in UTC.

Is Virgo a strong sign for Mercury?

By traditional dignity it is domicile and exaltation: traditionally Mercury's strongest sign.

Is my Vedic Mercury also in Virgo?

Not necessarily. Jyotish uses the sidereal zodiac, now about 24° behind the tropical one. Mercury at Virgo 0° to about 24° (Western) is in Leo (Simha) in Jyotish.

Mercury in Virgo: meaning, mind and communication and Mercury in Virgo dates

The Mercury sign is the sign Mercury was in when you were born and describes thinking, speaking, learning and handling information. Virgo is a mutable earth sign. Mercury in Virgo is traditionally read as analytical, precise and organized.

Mercury next enters Virgo on Aug 17, 2027 04:43 UTC.

How Mercury in Virgo is read

Mercury in Virgo is traditionally read as observing details, organizing and analyzing accurately, strong in practical work, editing, data and technical fields. Virgo is both Mercury's domicile and exaltation.

Dignity

Traditional astrology rates how comfortably each planet works in each sign (essential dignity). For Mercury, Virgo is domicile and exaltation: traditionally Mercury's strongest sign.

In Vedic astrology (Jyotish)

Jyotish calls Virgo Kanya. Because it divides the zodiac by the stars (sidereal), a Western Mercury at Virgo 0° to about 24° is in Leo (Simha) in Jyotish. Reading both systems side by side shows different sides of the same person.

Mercury in Virgo dates, 1940-2030

When Mercury entered and left Virgo (UTC, computed astronomically). If your birth date falls inside a period, your Mercury sign is Virgo. If you were born on a changeover day, compare with your birth time or use the calculator.

1940s (12)

Entered	Left
Aug 29, 1940 11:10	Sep 14, 1940 11:33
Aug 21, 1941 05:18	Sep 6, 1941 23:58
Aug 13, 1942 01:48	Aug 31, 1942 08:28
Aug 5, 1943 10:32	Aug 27, 1943 00:35
Sep 25, 1943 09:55	Oct 11, 1943 23:26
Jul 28, 1944 23:43	Oct 5, 1944 03:16
Jul 26, 1945 14:48	Aug 17, 1945 08:47
Sep 10, 1945 07:21	Sep 27, 1945 12:08
Sep 3, 1946 16:29	Sep 19, 1946 14:33
Aug 26, 1947 14:50	Sep 11, 1947 20:55
Aug 17, 1948 08:44	Sep 3, 1948 15:47
Aug 9, 1949 09:03	Aug 28, 1949 15:47

1950s (13)

Entered	Left
Aug 2, 1950 02:42	Aug 27, 1950 14:17
Sep 10, 1950 19:14	Oct 9, 1950 14:39
Jul 27, 1951 15:24	Oct 2, 1951 14:25
Sep 7, 1952 12:03	Sep 23, 1952 18:46
Aug 30, 1953 22:59	Sep 15, 1953 21:45
Aug 22, 1954 17:41	Sep 8, 1954 08:05
Aug 14, 1955 13:07	Sep 1, 1955 12:05
Aug 5, 1956 19:05	Aug 26, 1956 13:28
Sep 29, 1956 21:23	Oct 11, 1956 07:31
Jul 30, 1957 01:43	Oct 6, 1957 11:08
Jul 26, 1958 10:08	Aug 23, 1958 14:33
Sep 11, 1958 01:10	Sep 28, 1958 22:46
Sep 5, 1959 02:28	Sep 21, 1959 01:20

1960s (13)

Entered	Left
Aug 27, 1960 03:11	Sep 12, 1960 06:29
Aug 18, 1961 20:51	Sep 4, 1961 22:32
Aug 10, 1962 19:29	Aug 29, 1962 15:48
Aug 3, 1963 09:20	Aug 26, 1963 20:32
Sep 16, 1963 20:31	Oct 10, 1963 16:43
Jul 27, 1964 11:36	Oct 3, 1964 00:13
Jul 31, 1965 11:27	Aug 3, 1965 08:12
Sep 8, 1965 17:14	Sep 25, 1965 05:49
Sep 1, 1966 10:34	Sep 17, 1966 08:19
Aug 24, 1967 06:16	Sep 9, 1967 16:52
Aug 15, 1968 00:53	Sep 1, 1968 16:58
Aug 7, 1969 04:21	Aug 27, 1969 06:49
Oct 7, 1969 03:03	Oct 9, 1969 16:56

1970s (13)

Entered	Left
Jul 31, 1970 05:22	Oct 7, 1970 18:03
Jul 26, 1971 17:04	Aug 29, 1971 20:41
Sep 11, 1971 06:45	Sep 30, 1971 09:19
Sep 5, 1972 11:36	Sep 21, 1972 12:11
Aug 28, 1973 15:21	Sep 13, 1973 16:15
Aug 20, 1974 09:03	Sep 6, 1974 05:48
Aug 12, 1975 06:12	Aug 30, 1975 17:20
Aug 3, 1976 16:41	Aug 25, 1976 20:51
Sep 21, 1976 07:14	Oct 10, 1976 14:46
Jul 28, 1977 10:15	Oct 4, 1977 09:16
Jul 27, 1978 06:09	Aug 13, 1978 07:01
Sep 9, 1978 19:23	Sep 26, 1978 16:39
Sep 2, 1979 21:37	Sep 18, 1979 18:58

1980s (12)

Entered	Left
Aug 24, 1980 18:47	Sep 10, 1980 02:00
Aug 16, 1981 12:48	Sep 2, 1981 22:40
Aug 8, 1982 14:07	Aug 28, 1982 03:22
Aug 1, 1983 10:22	Aug 29, 1983 06:08
Sep 6, 1983 02:26	Oct 8, 1983 23:43
Jul 26, 1984 06:49	Sep 30, 1984 19:44
Sep 6, 1985 19:39	Sep 22, 1985 23:13
Aug 30, 1986 03:28	Sep 15, 1986 02:28
Aug 21, 1987 21:35	Sep 7, 1987 13:51
Aug 12, 1988 17:29	Aug 30, 1988 20:25
Aug 5, 1989 00:54	Aug 26, 1989 06:14
Sep 26, 1989 15:23	Oct 11, 1989 06:11

1990s (12)

Entered	Left
Jul 29, 1990 11:09	Oct 5, 1990 17:43
Jul 26, 1991 12:59	Aug 19, 1991 21:42
Sep 10, 1991 17:14	Sep 28, 1991 03:26
Sep 3, 1992 08:03	Sep 19, 1992 05:41
Aug 26, 1993 07:06	Sep 11, 1993 11:18
Aug 18, 1994 00:44	Sep 4, 1994 04:56
Aug 10, 1995 00:13	Aug 29, 1995 02:06
Aug 1, 1996 16:16	Aug 26, 1996 05:18
Sep 12, 1996 09:29	Oct 9, 1996 03:13
Jul 27, 1997 00:42	Oct 2, 1997 05:38
Sep 8, 1998 01:58	Sep 24, 1998 10:13
Aug 31, 1999 15:15	Sep 16, 1999 12:53

2000s (13)

Entered	Left
Aug 22, 2000 10:11	Sep 7, 2000 22:22
Aug 14, 2001 05:03	Sep 1, 2001 00:37
Aug 6, 2002 09:51	Aug 26, 2002 21:10
Oct 2, 2002 09:27	Oct 11, 2002 05:58
Jul 30, 2003 14:05	Oct 7, 2003 01:28
Jul 25, 2004 13:58	Aug 25, 2004 01:36
Sep 10, 2004 07:39	Sep 28, 2004 14:13
Sep 4, 2005 17:52	Sep 20, 2005 16:39
Aug 27, 2006 19:30	Sep 12, 2006 21:07
Aug 19, 2007 13:00	Sep 5, 2007 12:02
Aug 10, 2008 10:51	Aug 29, 2008 02:50
Aug 2, 2009 23:07	Aug 25, 2009 20:18
Sep 18, 2009 03:27	Oct 10, 2009 03:45

2010s (12)

Entered	Left
Jul 27, 2010 21:43	Oct 3, 2010 15:03
Jul 28, 2011 17:58	Aug 8, 2011 09:47
Sep 9, 2011 05:58	Sep 25, 2011 21:08
Sep 1, 2012 02:31	Sep 16, 2012 23:21
Aug 23, 2013 22:36	Sep 9, 2013 07:07
Aug 15, 2014 16:44	Sep 2, 2014 05:38
Aug 7, 2015 19:15	Aug 27, 2015 15:44
Jul 30, 2016 18:18	Oct 7, 2016 07:55
Jul 25, 2017 23:42	Aug 31, 2017 15:24
Sep 10, 2017 02:50	Sep 30, 2017 00:42
Sep 6, 2018 02:38	Sep 22, 2018 03:39
Aug 29, 2019 07:47	Sep 14, 2019 07:14

2020s (13)

Entered	Left
Aug 20, 2020 01:30	Sep 5, 2020 19:46
Aug 11, 2021 21:57	Aug 30, 2021 05:10
Aug 4, 2022 06:58	Aug 26, 2022 01:02
Sep 23, 2022 12:04	Oct 10, 2022 23:50
Jul 28, 2023 21:30	Oct 5, 2023 00:08
Jul 25, 2024 22:41	Aug 15, 2024 00:11
Sep 9, 2024 06:51	Sep 26, 2024 08:09
Sep 2, 2025 13:23	Sep 18, 2025 10:06
Aug 25, 2026 11:04	Sep 10, 2026 16:21
Aug 17, 2027 04:43	Sep 3, 2027 11:36
Aug 8, 2028 05:09	Aug 27, 2028 13:07
Jul 31, 2029 23:34	Aug 27, 2029 02:23
Sep 8, 2029 10:55	Oct 8, 2029 12:39

2030s (1)

Entered	Left
Jul 26, 2030 14:54	Oct 1, 2030 10:50

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FAQ

What does Mercury in Virgo mean?: In Western astrology Mercury in Virgo is traditionally read as analytical, precise and organized. The Mercury sign describes thinking, speaking, learning and handling information, a separate layer from the Sun and Moon signs.
When was Mercury in Virgo?: The table on this page lists all 114 periods Mercury spent in Virgo between 1940 and 2030, with ingress times in UTC.
Is Virgo a strong sign for Mercury?: By traditional dignity it is domicile and exaltation: traditionally Mercury's strongest sign.
Is my Vedic Mercury also in Virgo?: Not necessarily. Jyotish uses the sidereal zodiac, now about 24° behind the tropical one. Mercury at Virgo 0° to about 24° (Western) is in Leo (Simha) in Jyotish.

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