Mercury and Venus aspects
Mercury and Venus never stand far apart, so they meet only in a conjunction or a sextile. Together, they give your words grace, charm and a feel for what sounds beautiful.
You can say no in a way that leaves the other person thanking you.
Mercury is your mind and voice; Venus is charm, taste and love. Both keep close to the Sun, so they never stray far from each other either: the conjunction and the sextile are the only major aspects between them, and either one makes your thinking pleasant to be around.
Mercury conjunct Venus
You speak beautifully and think in images. You have a gift for diplomacy, compliments and the well-chosen word, and a love of language, music or design. A conjunction this close makes conversation one of your pleasures, and charm one of your skills.
Mercury sextile Venus
Your words come with warmth. You write a good letter, smooth over awkward moments and find the kind way to say a hard thing. People enjoy talking with you because you listen as nicely as you speak. Like every sextile, it grows with use: in writing, teaching, selling or making peace.
Never further
Without the square or the opposition, these two never fight in a chart. The only risk is too much sweetness: saying what people want to hear, or choosing the pretty phrase over the true one. A little bluntness, now and then, makes your grace worth more.
How common is each?
Seen from Earth, Venus never stands more than 73.8° from Mercury, so the conjunction and the sextile are the only major aspects between them.
| Aspect | How common |
|---|---|
| Mercury conjunct Venus | about one birth in seven |
| Mercury sextile Venus | about one birth in ten |
| Mercury square Venus | never |
| Mercury trine Venus | never |
| Mercury opposite Venus | never |
Measured every six hours from 1920 to 2030: the share of births whose chart shows each aspect between them, within the orbs every chart here is cast with.
Find your own aspects
Your chart is free and takes a moment: the wheel, your Sun, Moon and rising sign, and every aspect between your planets, with how close each one is.