Mercury in Aquarius
Mercury in Aquarius is the original thinker. You look at a problem from somewhere nobody else is standing, argue for ideas rather than people, and will not repeat a view just because everyone holds it.
Everyone at the table agrees, and you feel a small, familiar itch to find out whether they are right.
From the side
Mercury in Aquarius looks at things from an angle. Where others see the usual problem, you see the assumption underneath it, and you ask why it must be done this way at all. It makes you inventive. It also makes you the person who says, in a planning meeting, the thing that throws out the plan, and is right.
You are at home with systems, networks, technology, anything that works by rules you can learn and then bend. You would rather understand how the whole thing fits together than master one corner of it.
Ideas, not grudges
You argue about ideas with real pleasure and almost no personal heat. You can disagree with a friend completely and still like them just as much when the evening is over. That puzzles people who take disagreement personally, and it can make you seem cool when you are only being fair.
You are loyal to the truth as you see it, including when it is inconvenient. You will change a long-held view overnight if the evidence changes, and never quite understand why other people find that unsettling. Popular opinion has very little pull on you. If anything, the fact that everyone believes something makes you want to check.
The water bearer
Aquarius is the figure pouring water from a jar, and in the oldest sky it was a sign of the flood that brought the rains. Saturn was its ruler in the tradition, and Uranus was given to it after the planet was found in 1781. Your thinking has both in it: the discipline of a system and the sudden jump that breaks it.
Standing apart
The difficulty is distance. You can explain how people feel with great accuracy while not quite feeling it with them, and friends who wanted comfort get an analysis. Once you have made up your mind you can be as fixed as anyone you once argued against, and call it independence.
A decade on, the idea you were laughed at for is usually the one everybody has, and by then it bores you.
Were you born with Mercury in Aquarius?
Mercury comes to Aquarius every year and stays about two and a half weeks, or as long as two months when it turns retrograde there.
Mercury’s every stay in Aquarius from 1920 to 2030, from the minute it entered to the minute it left, in Universal Time (UTC). Born on a first or last day? Then the hour and the place decide it, and your chart settles it.
1920s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| January 27, 1920, 1:49 p.m. | February 13, 1920, 6:41 p.m. |
| January 19, 1921, 2:28 a.m. | February 5, 1921, 10:14 a.m. |
| January 11, 1922, 4:58 p.m. | February 1, 1922, 5:43 p.m. |
| February 9, 1922, 4:25 a.m. | March 18, 1922, 6:31 a.m. |
| January 4, 1923, 11:40 p.m. | February 6, 1923, 3:36 p.m. |
| February 13, 1923, 11:23 p.m. | March 13, 1923, 2:36 a.m. |
| February 14, 1924, 3:17 a.m. | March 5, 1924, 5:53 a.m. |
| February 7, 1925, 8:12 a.m. | February 25, 1925, 4:53 p.m. |
| January 31, 1926, 10:05 a.m. | February 17, 1926, 9:30 p.m. |
| January 24, 1927, 1:13 a.m. | February 10, 1927, 4:28 a.m. |
| January 16, 1928, 1:35 p.m. | February 3, 1928, 10:22 a.m. |
| February 29, 1928, 5:59 a.m. | March 18, 1928, 2:45 a.m. |
| January 8, 1929, 8:08 a.m. | March 16, 1929, 1:07 a.m. |
1930s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| January 2, 1930, 10:25 a.m. | January 23, 1930, 12:30 a.m. |
| February 15, 1930, 3:08 p.m. | March 9, 1930, 10:39 p.m. |
| February 11, 1931, 12:27 p.m. | March 2, 1931, 5:28 p.m. |
| February 5, 1932, 2:36 a.m. | February 23, 1932, 12:50 a.m. |
| January 27, 1933, 10:39 p.m. | February 14, 1933, 5:06 a.m. |
| January 20, 1934, 11:44 a.m. | February 6, 1934, 5:24 p.m. |
| January 13, 1935, 1:20 a.m. | February 1, 1935, 11:16 a.m. |
| February 15, 1935, 3:02 a.m. | March 18, 1935, 9:53 p.m. |
| January 6, 1936, 3:32 a.m. | March 13, 1936, 6:40 a.m. |
| January 1, 1937, 4:41 p.m. | January 9, 1937, 9:29 p.m. |
| February 14, 1937, 12:26 a.m. | March 6, 1937, 2:06 p.m. |
| February 8, 1938, 1:17 p.m. | February 27, 1938, 3:01 a.m. |
| February 1, 1939, 5:57 p.m. | February 19, 1939, 8:10 a.m. |
1940s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| January 25, 1940, 10:14 a.m. | February 11, 1940, 2:01 p.m. |
| January 16, 1941, 10:36 p.m. | February 3, 1941, 1:08 p.m. |
| March 7, 1941, 2:22 a.m. | March 16, 1941, 12:26 p.m. |
| January 9, 1942, 3:24 p.m. | March 17, 1942, 12:10 a.m. |
| January 3, 1943, 8:27 a.m. | January 27, 1943, 11:42 p.m. |
| February 15, 1943, 7:00 p.m. | March 11, 1943, 4:59 a.m. |
| February 12, 1944, 2:17 p.m. | March 3, 1944, 2:45 a.m. |
| February 5, 1945, 9:20 a.m. | February 23, 1945, 11:25 a.m. |
| January 29, 1946, 7:22 a.m. | February 15, 1946, 3:43 p.m. |
| January 21, 1947, 9:06 p.m. | February 8, 1947, 1:31 a.m. |
| January 14, 1948, 10:06 a.m. | February 2, 1948, 12:46 a.m. |
| February 20, 1948, 11:08 a.m. | March 18, 1948, 8:13 a.m. |
| January 6, 1949, 8:52 a.m. | March 14, 1949, 9:52 a.m. |
1950s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| January 1, 1950, 12:39 p.m. | January 15, 1950, 7:35 a.m. |
| February 14, 1950, 7:12 p.m. | March 7, 1950, 10:05 p.m. |
| February 9, 1951, 5:50 p.m. | February 28, 1951, 1:04 p.m. |
| February 3, 1952, 1:38 a.m. | February 20, 1952, 6:54 p.m. |
| January 25, 1953, 7:10 p.m. | February 11, 1953, 11:57 p.m. |
| January 18, 1954, 7:43 a.m. | February 4, 1954, 6:03 p.m. |
| January 10, 1955, 11:05 p.m. | March 17, 1955, 8:49 p.m. |
| January 4, 1956, 9:16 a.m. | February 2, 1956, 12:18 p.m. |
| February 15, 1956, 6:34 a.m. | March 11, 1956, 10:27 a.m. |
| February 12, 1957, 2:30 p.m. | March 4, 1957, 11:34 a.m. |
| February 6, 1958, 3:21 p.m. | February 24, 1958, 9:44 p.m. |
| January 30, 1959, 3:41 p.m. | February 17, 1959, 2:15 a.m. |
1960s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| January 23, 1960, 6:16 a.m. | February 9, 1960, 10:13 a.m. |
| January 14, 1961, 6:59 p.m. | February 1, 1961, 9:39 p.m. |
| February 24, 1961, 8:22 p.m. | March 18, 1961, 10:15 a.m. |
| January 7, 1962, 3:08 p.m. | March 15, 1962, 11:43 a.m. |
| January 2, 1963, 1:10 a.m. | January 20, 1963, 4:59 a.m. |
| February 15, 1963, 10:08 a.m. | March 9, 1963, 5:26 a.m. |
| February 10, 1964, 9:30 p.m. | February 29, 1964, 10:50 p.m. |
| February 3, 1965, 9:02 a.m. | February 21, 1965, 5:39 a.m. |
| January 27, 1966, 4:09 a.m. | February 13, 1966, 10:18 a.m. |
| January 19, 1967, 5:05 p.m. | February 6, 1967, 12:37 a.m. |
| January 12, 1968, 7:19 a.m. | February 1, 1968, 12:57 p.m. |
| February 11, 1968, 6:54 p.m. | March 17, 1968, 2:45 p.m. |
| January 4, 1969, 12:18 p.m. | March 12, 1969, 3:19 p.m. |
1970s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| January 4, 1970, 4:20 a.m. | January 4, 1970, 11:59 a.m. |
| February 13, 1970, 1:08 p.m. | March 5, 1970, 8:10 p.m. |
| February 7, 1971, 8:51 p.m. | February 26, 1971, 7:57 a.m. |
| January 31, 1972, 11:46 p.m. | February 18, 1972, 12:53 p.m. |
| January 23, 1973, 3:23 p.m. | February 9, 1973, 7:30 p.m. |
| January 16, 1974, 3:56 a.m. | February 2, 1974, 10:41 p.m. |
| March 2, 1974, 5:49 p.m. | March 17, 1974, 8:11 p.m. |
| January 8, 1975, 9:58 p.m. | March 16, 1975, 11:50 a.m. |
| January 2, 1976, 8:22 p.m. | January 25, 1976, 1:31 a.m. |
| February 15, 1976, 7:02 p.m. | March 9, 1976, 12:02 p.m. |
| February 10, 1977, 11:55 p.m. | March 2, 1977, 8:08 a.m. |
| February 4, 1978, 3:54 p.m. | February 22, 1978, 4:10 p.m. |
| January 28, 1979, 12:49 p.m. | February 14, 1979, 8:38 p.m. |
1980s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| January 21, 1980, 2:18 a.m. | February 7, 1980, 8:07 a.m. |
| January 12, 1981, 3:48 p.m. | January 31, 1981, 5:35 p.m. |
| February 16, 1981, 8:02 a.m. | March 18, 1981, 4:33 a.m. |
| January 5, 1982, 4:49 p.m. | March 13, 1982, 7:11 p.m. |
| January 1, 1983, 1:32 p.m. | January 12, 1983, 6:55 a.m. |
| February 14, 1983, 9:36 a.m. | March 7, 1983, 4:23 a.m. |
| February 9, 1984, 1:50 a.m. | February 27, 1984, 6:07 p.m. |
| February 1, 1985, 7:43 a.m. | February 18, 1985, 11:41 p.m. |
| January 25, 1986, 12:33 a.m. | February 11, 1986, 5:22 a.m. |
| January 17, 1987, 1:08 p.m. | February 4, 1987, 2:31 a.m. |
| March 11, 1987, 9:55 p.m. | March 13, 1987, 9:09 p.m. |
| January 10, 1988, 5:28 a.m. | March 16, 1988, 10:09 a.m. |
| January 2, 1989, 7:41 p.m. | January 29, 1989, 4:06 a.m. |
| February 14, 1989, 6:11 p.m. | March 10, 1989, 6:08 p.m. |
1990s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| February 12, 1990, 1:11 a.m. | March 3, 1990, 5:14 p.m. |
| February 5, 1991, 10:20 p.m. | February 24, 1991, 2:35 a.m. |
| January 29, 1992, 9:15 p.m. | February 16, 1992, 7:04 a.m. |
| January 21, 1993, 11:25 a.m. | February 7, 1993, 4:19 p.m. |
| January 14, 1994, 12:25 a.m. | February 1, 1994, 10:28 a.m. |
| February 21, 1994, 3:15 p.m. | March 18, 1994, 12:03 p.m. |
| January 6, 1995, 10:16 p.m. | March 14, 1995, 9:35 p.m. |
| January 1, 1996, 6:06 p.m. | January 17, 1996, 9:37 a.m. |
| February 15, 1996, 2:44 a.m. | March 7, 1996, 11:53 a.m. |
| February 9, 1997, 5:53 a.m. | February 28, 1997, 3:54 a.m. |
| February 2, 1998, 3:15 p.m. | February 20, 1998, 10:22 a.m. |
| January 26, 1999, 9:32 a.m. | February 12, 1999, 3:28 p.m. |
2000s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| January 18, 2000, 10:20 p.m. | February 5, 2000, 8:08 a.m. |
| January 10, 2001, 1:26 p.m. | February 1, 2001, 7:13 a.m. |
| February 6, 2001, 7:57 p.m. | March 17, 2001, 6:05 a.m. |
| January 3, 2002, 9:38 p.m. | February 4, 2002, 4:19 a.m. |
| February 13, 2002, 5:20 p.m. | March 11, 2002, 11:33 p.m. |
| February 13, 2003, 1:00 a.m. | March 5, 2003, 2:04 a.m. |
| February 7, 2004, 4:20 a.m. | February 25, 2004, 12:58 p.m. |
| January 30, 2005, 5:37 a.m. | February 16, 2005, 5:46 p.m. |
| January 22, 2006, 8:42 p.m. | February 9, 2006, 1:22 a.m. |
| January 15, 2007, 9:24 a.m. | February 2, 2007, 9:20 a.m. |
| February 27, 2007, 3:01 a.m. | March 18, 2007, 9:35 a.m. |
| January 8, 2008, 4:46 a.m. | March 14, 2008, 10:46 p.m. |
| January 1, 2009, 9:51 a.m. | January 21, 2009, 5:36 a.m. |
| February 14, 2009, 3:39 p.m. | March 8, 2009, 6:56 p.m. |
2010s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| February 10, 2010, 9:06 a.m. | March 1, 2010, 1:28 p.m. |
| February 3, 2011, 10:19 p.m. | February 21, 2011, 8:53 p.m. |
| January 27, 2012, 6:12 p.m. | February 14, 2012, 1:38 a.m. |
| January 19, 2013, 7:25 a.m. | February 5, 2013, 2:55 p.m. |
| January 11, 2014, 9:35 p.m. | January 31, 2014, 2:29 p.m. |
| February 13, 2014, 3:30 a.m. | March 17, 2014, 10:24 p.m. |
| January 5, 2015, 1:08 a.m. | March 13, 2015, 3:52 a.m. |
| January 2, 2016, 2:20 a.m. | January 8, 2016, 7:37 p.m. |
| February 13, 2016, 10:43 p.m. | March 5, 2016, 10:23 a.m. |
| February 7, 2017, 9:35 a.m. | February 25, 2017, 11:07 p.m. |
| January 31, 2018, 1:39 p.m. | February 18, 2018, 4:28 a.m. |
| January 24, 2019, 5:49 a.m. | February 10, 2019, 10:51 a.m. |
2020s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| January 16, 2020, 6:31 p.m. | February 3, 2020, 11:37 a.m. |
| March 4, 2020, 11:07 a.m. | March 16, 2020, 7:42 a.m. |
| January 8, 2021, 12:00 p.m. | March 15, 2021, 10:27 p.m. |
| January 2, 2022, 7:10 a.m. | January 26, 2022, 3:05 a.m. |
| February 14, 2022, 9:54 p.m. | March 10, 2022, 1:32 a.m. |
| February 11, 2023, 11:22 a.m. | March 2, 2023, 10:52 p.m. |
| February 5, 2024, 5:10 a.m. | February 23, 2024, 7:29 a.m. |
| January 28, 2025, 2:53 a.m. | February 14, 2025, 12:07 p.m. |
| January 20, 2026, 4:41 p.m. | February 6, 2026, 10:48 p.m. |
| January 13, 2027, 6:06 a.m. | February 1, 2027, 1:26 a.m. |
| February 18, 2027, 12:16 p.m. | March 18, 2027, 10:02 a.m. |
| January 6, 2028, 5:58 a.m. | March 13, 2028, 7:07 a.m. |
| December 31, 2028, 2:49 p.m. | January 13, 2029, 12:14 p.m. |
| February 13, 2029, 5:52 p.m. | March 6, 2029, 6:15 p.m. |
2030s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| February 8, 2030, 2:04 p.m. | February 27, 2030, 8:59 a.m. |
Find your own Mercury
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