Mercury in Sagittarius
What Mercury in Sagittarius means, the traditional facts behind it, and when Mercury is actually in Sagittarius.
The sign: Sagittarius
- Element
- Fire
- Modality
- Mutable
- Polarity
- Yang: outward, active
- Ruler
- Jupiter
Essential dignity
Mercury is in its detriment in Sagittarius, the sign opposite one it rules. The tradition reads it here as working against the grain.
The four major dignities, from Ptolemy's table as Lilly gives it (1647).
When Mercury is in Sagittarius
Every stay of Mercury in Sagittarius from a year ago to two years ahead. Retrograde motion can split one stay in two.
| Enters | Leaves |
|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2025, 11:02 | Nov 19, 2025, 03:20 |
| Dec 11, 2025, 22:39 | Jan 1, 2026, 21:11 |
| Dec 6, 2026, 08:33 | Dec 25, 2026, 18:22 |
| Nov 29, 2027, 10:23 | Dec 18, 2027, 11:58 |
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.