Mercury enters Virgo

Mercury enters Virgo

Mercury is in Virgo from August 25-September 10, 2026.

When Mercury is in Virgo, precision in speech, thought, and process are more important to us. This is a time when we analyze and decide what is useful and what we deem to be impractical.

Mercury feels right at home in Virgo, one of the signs that it rules (Mercury rules both Gemini and Virgo). Dealing with details is natural and easy now. We need to be careful that we don’t lose perspective if we find ourselves lost in details, however.

While Mercury is in Virgo, we should also be aware of the possibility of expressing ourselves in a too factual manner, so much so that we come across as dry, critical, or unimaginative.

We gravitate to useful information, and we can enjoy helping others with our knowledge. It’s a time for analyzing and dissecting, but we need other influences to put the pieces together or to see the bigger picture as our confidence in so doing is not strong at this time. It’s a time of conservative thinking and a strong tendency to want facts and certainties.

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

This list excludes the Moon. Major aspect dates are in bold.

• Aug 25, 2026    2:57 PM   Mercury  0 Virgo 39 trine Chiron  0 Taurus 39 – A time of increased relatability through our communications.
• Aug 27, 2026     2:41 AM   Mercury  3 Virgo 36 quincunx Pluto  3 Aquarius 36
• Aug 27, 2026     4:50 AM   Mercury  3 Virgo 47 quincunx Neptune  3 Aries 47
• Aug 27, 2026    1:03 PM   Sun  4 Virgo 27 conjunction  Mercury  4 Virgo 27 – the Superior Conjunction – Sudden awareness or clarity spurs us on. It’s an excellent time to fill in the details of recent ideas and turn recent discoveries into something valuable and workable. There can be an epiphany, illumination of a matter, or a clearing of the air. Still, we should watch for intellectualizing issues that require sensitivity.
• Aug 27, 2026     5:07 PM   Mercury  4 Virgo 47 semi-square Venus 19 Libra 47
• Aug 28, 2026    3:24 AM   Mercury  5 Virgo 37 square  Uranus  5 Gemini 37 – A time of surprising communications or news and sporadic, abrupt moves.
• Aug 29, 2026     6:36 AM    Mercury biquintile Saturn
• Aug 30, 2026     4:05 AM    Mercury biquintile Pluto
• Sep  1, 2026     8:08 AM   Mercury 13 Virgo 39 quincunx Saturn 13 Aries 39
• Sep 1, 2026   9:21 AM   Mercury 13 Virgo 45 sextile Mars 13 Cancer 45 – A resourceful, tactical, enthusiastic period.
• Sep  1, 2026    10:22 AM   Mercury 13 Virgo 49 semi-sextile  Jupiter 13 Leo 49
• Sep  2, 2026     7:42 AM   Mercury 15 Virgo 29 sesquiquadrate Chiron  0 Taurus 29
• Sep  3, 2026    10:33 PM   Mercury 18 Virgo 28 sesquiquadrate Pluto  3 Aquarius 28
• Sep  7, 2026     5:38 AM    Mercury biquintile Chiron
• Sep 10, 2026     9:49 AM   Mercury 29 Virgo 49 quincunx True Node 29 Aquarius 49