Mercury in Leo

Mercury in Leo thinks in stories and speaks to be heard. The mind is confident, warm and dramatic; it organises facts around a point of view and defends it with style. This is a natural placement for teaching, performing and persuading. The weakness is a reluctance to be corrected. The work is to let the other person's version into the story.

Mercury signifies	thinking, speech, learning
Leo is	fire, fixed — warmth, expression, being seen
Sign ruler	Sun
Mercury here is	peregrine at most degrees — a wanderer without a home here

Reading it by degree

Within Leo 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 Leo

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

Egyptian bounds of Leo

0°–6°	Jupiter
6°–11°	Venus
11°–18°	Saturn
18°–24°	Mercury
24°–30°	Mars

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Common questions

What does Mercury in Leo mean?

Mercury in Leo thinks in stories and speaks to be heard.

Is Mercury strong in Leo?

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