Mercury in Aries

Mercury in Aries thinks fast and speaks first. The mind is decisive, competitive and impatient with preamble; ideas arrive whole and are acted on before they are checked. Speech is direct and sometimes blunt. This is a good placement for debate, headlines and the quick decision, and a poor one for the long footnote. The work is to let a thought cool before it becomes a sentence.

Mercury signifies	thinking, speech, learning
Aries is	fire, cardinal — initiative, courage, a quick start
Sign ruler	Mars
Mercury here is	with minor dignity at some degrees (triplicity, bound or face)

Reading it by degree

Within Aries 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 Aries

0°–10°	Mars
10°–20°	Sun
20°–30°	Venus

Egyptian bounds of Aries

0°–6°	Jupiter
6°–12°	Venus
12°–20°	Mercury
20°–25°	Mars
25°–30°	Saturn

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Common questions

What does Mercury in Aries mean?

Mercury in Aries thinks fast and speaks first.

Is Mercury strong in Aries?

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