Mercury enters Leo

Mercury enters Leo

Mercury is in Leo from August 9th to 25th, 2026.

When Mercury is in Leo, our thinking is more confident and grand. The focus is now on the goal–and the grander a goal the better! The details may not be quite as important now. We are more expressive, even theatrical and given to speech-giving and story-telling under this influence.

We are also more convincing and persuasive, as we exude confidence when we speak or write. With this transit, we may not listen as well as we normally do since we’re very focused on our own ideas.

We’re also strong about making decisions ourselves and letting our voices and input be heard. This is not a time when we’re content with letting others make all the moves or decisions–we need to be involved. We take the lead, manage, direct, and create while Mercury is in Leo. We need to relate to information or create stories about it to absorb it well. During this cycle, we should watch for being too inflexible, proud, or haughty to change course.

Mercury in Leo

While Mercury is in Leo in 2026, it forms the following aspects:

This list excludes the Moon. Major aspect dates are bolded.

• Aug 10, 2026  1:15 AM   Mercury  0 Leo 51 square  Chiron  0 Taurus 51
• Aug 11, 2026   9:19 PM   Mercury  3 Leo 55 opposition Pluto  3 Aquarius 55
• Aug 11, 2026  11:38 PM   Mercury  4 Leo 05 trine Neptune  4 Aries 05
• Aug 12, 2026  4:47 PM   Mercury  5 Leo 20 sextile Uranus  5 Gemini 20
• Aug 13, 2026  12:23 PM   Mercury  6 Leo 49 sextile Venus  6 Libra 49
• Aug 15, 2026   7:23 AM   Mercury 10 Leo 09 conjunction  Jupiter 10 Leo 09
• Aug 17, 2026  11:27 AM   Mercury 14 Leo 21 trine Saturn 14 Aries 21
• Aug 19, 2026     1:23 AM    Mercury quintile Uranus
• Aug 19, 2026     6:52 PM   Mercury 18 Leo 56 sesquiquadrate Neptune  3 Aries 56
• Aug 21, 2026     1:06 AM   Mercury 21 Leo 28 semi-square Mars  6 Cancer 28
• Aug 24, 2026     5:10 AM    Mercury biquintile Neptune
• Aug 24, 2026     7:34 PM   Mercury 29 Leo 03 sesquiquadrate Saturn 14 Aries 03
• Aug 25, 2026   5:04 AM   Mercury 29 Leo 50 opposition True Node 29 Aquarius 50