Mercury in Capricorn

Mercury in Capricorn thinks in structures and plans. The mind is methodical, sceptical and patient; it learns slowly, forgets little and values what is proven. Speech is dry, economical and sometimes pessimistic. This is a placement for administration, strategy and any craft with a long apprenticeship. The work is to let the plan bend and to let a hunch have a hearing.

Mercury signifies	thinking, speech, learning
Capricorn is	earth, cardinal — structure, ambition, endurance
Sign ruler	Saturn
Mercury here is	peregrine at most degrees — a wanderer without a home here

Reading it by degree

Within Capricorn 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 Capricorn

0°–10°	Jupiter
10°–20°	Mars
20°–30°	Sun

Egyptian bounds of Capricorn

0°–7°	Mercury
7°–14°	Jupiter
14°–22°	Venus
22°–26°	Saturn
26°–30°	Mars

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Common questions

What does Mercury in Capricorn mean?

Mercury in Capricorn thinks in structures and plans.

Is Mercury strong in Capricorn?

Mercury in Capricorn is peregrine at most degrees — a wanderer without a home here. The house and aspects in your own chart decide how it plays out.