Past
Mercury in Sagittarius, 2025
Mercury enters Sagittarius on Thursday 11 December 2025, 22:40 UTC, which is in your time zone. It leaves for Capricorn on Thursday 1 January 2026, 21:11 UTC, after 21 days.
After its retrograde loop, Mercury returns to Sagittarius on 11 December 2025 at 22:40 UTC, crossing over from Scorpio. This time the passage is direct, with no retrograde during the stay. Mercury spends 21 days in this mutable fire sign ruled by Jupiter and moves on into Capricorn on 1 January 2026 at 21:11 UTC, so the visit spans the turn of the year.
The tradition treats Sagittarius as the sign of the long view: philosophy, learning, distant places and honest speech. Astrologers often read a second, direct pass through a sign as a chance to carry forward what was reconsidered earlier, now on clearer footing. Mercury here is said to favor broad conversations and plain, good-humored words, though bluntness can outrun tact. One practical step is to choose a single idea from recent weeks and give it a concrete next action.
By sign
The house it occupies for you
| Sun sign | House | Mercury in Sagittarius falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Taurus | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Gemini | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Cancer | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Leo | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Virgo | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Libra | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Scorpio | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Sagittarius | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Capricorn | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Aquarius | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Pisces | tenth | career and public role | |
Whole-sign houses counted from the Sun sign, the convention behind every Sun-sign horoscope. Your rising sign gives a more personal count: draw your chart.