Mercury in Leo
What Mercury in Leo means, the traditional facts behind it, and when Mercury is actually in Leo.
The sign: Leo
- Element
- Fire
- Modality
- Fixed
- Polarity
- Yang: outward, active
- Ruler
- Sun
Essential dignity
Mercury holds none of the four major dignities in Leo: no rulership or exaltation, no detriment or fall.
The four major dignities, from Ptolemy's table as Lilly gives it (1647).
When Mercury is in Leo
Every stay of Mercury in Leo from a year ago to two years ahead. Retrograde motion can split one stay in two.
| Enters | Leaves |
|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2026, 16:28 | Aug 25, 2026, 11:04 |
| Aug 2, 2027, 10:52 | Aug 17, 2027, 04:43 |
| Jul 24, 2028, 01:50 | Aug 8, 2028, 05:09 |
Times in UTC, to the minute.
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How this page is made
Sign facts and dignities follow the traditional tables; dates come from our own ephemeris engine. Exact about the astronomy, honest that astrology is a symbolic language.