Mercury in Aquarius

Mercury in Aquarius thinks in systems and principles, from a slight distance. The mind is original, inventive and detached; it enjoys the idea more than the application and the theory more than the person. Speech is clear and sometimes cool. This is a placement for science, technology and reform. The work is to bring the ideas down to the individual case.

In plain words

Mercury stands for how you think and talk. In Aquarius, that works in an Aquarius way: independent, principled and a little detached. You do it your own way and care about the bigger group.

Full guide

Mercury signifies	thinking, speech, learning
Aquarius is	air, fixed — ideas, independence, the group
Sign ruler	Saturn (traditional), Uranus (modern)
Mercury here is	with minor dignity at some degrees (triplicity, bound or face)

Reading it by degree

Within Aquarius the placement is coloured by its decan (the ten-degree face) and its bound (the Egyptian term), each with a planetary ruler of its own. Your chart shows both for every planet.

Decans (faces) of Aquarius

0°–10°	Venus
10°–20°	Mercury
20°–30°	Moon

Egyptian bounds of Aquarius

0°–7°	Mercury
7°–13°	Venus
13°–20°	Jupiter
20°–25°	Mars
25°–30°	Saturn

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Common questions

What does Mercury in Aquarius mean?

Mercury in Aquarius thinks in systems and principles, from a slight distance.

Is Mercury strong in Aquarius?

Mercury in Aquarius is with minor dignity at some degrees (triplicity, bound or face). The house and aspects in your own chart decide how it plays out.

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