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Mercury in Taurus, 2030
Mercury enters Taurus on Wednesday 15 May 2030, 01:30 UTC, which is in your time zone. It leaves for Gemini on Saturday 8 June 2030, 06:31 UTC, after 24 days.
Mercury moves out of Aries and into Taurus at 01:30 UTC on 15 May 2030. It stays for 24 days, crossing into Gemini on 8 June 2030 at 06:31 UTC, and it moves direct the whole time, with no retrograde during this stay. Taurus is an earth sign of fixed quality, ruled by Venus.
Astrologers read Mercury in Taurus as thinking that slows down and settles. The sign is associated with the senses, comfort, material resources and steady effort, so the tradition treats this as a period when ideas are tested against what is practical and lasting, and when people may prefer fewer words with more substance. Stubbornness is the usual caution. One modest suggestion: pick a single plan you have been talking about and give it one concrete step.
By sign
The house it occupies for you
| Sun sign | House | Mercury in Taurus falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Taurus | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Gemini | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Cancer | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Leo | tenth | career and public role | |
| Virgo | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Libra | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Scorpio | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Sagittarius | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Capricorn | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Aquarius | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Pisces | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
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.