Upcoming
Mercury in Virgo, 2030
Mercury enters Virgo on Friday 26 July 2030, 14:54 UTC, which is in your time zone. It leaves for Libra on Tuesday 1 October 2030, 10:50 UTC, after 67 days. During this stay Mercury turns retrograde from 16 August 2030 to 8 September 2030.
Mercury reaches Virgo from Leo on 26 July 2030 at 14:54 UTC and remains there for an unusually long 67 days, leaving for Libra on 1 October 2030 at 10:50 UTC. The reason is a retrograde: Mercury appears to move backward from 16 August to 8 September 2030. Virgo is a mutable earth sign, and Mercury is its ruler.
The tradition treats Mercury in Virgo as a planet at home: precise, observant and fond of useful detail. Virgo's themes are work, daily routines, skill and the care of small systems. During the retrograde weeks, astrologers usually read the emphasis as review rather than launch, a time to revisit, correct and finish. A modest way to use the stretch is to keep a running list of small fixes and work through it steadily.
By sign
The house it occupies for you
| Sun sign | House | Mercury in Virgo falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Taurus | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Gemini | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Cancer | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Leo | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Virgo | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Libra | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Scorpio | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Sagittarius | tenth | career and public role | |
| Capricorn | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Aquarius | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Pisces | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
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.