Mercury in Pisces
Mercury in Pisces thinks in pictures, music and hunches. You know the answer before you can explain it, pick up what people mean rather than what they say, and lose the thread of anything too dry.
You know something is wrong at a friend’s place within a minute of walking in, long before anyone says a word, and you could not tell anyone how you knew.
Detriment and fall
The tradition puts Mercury at a double disadvantage in Pisces: its detriment, because the sign lies opposite Mercury’s own Virgo, and its fall. Virgo sorts, lists and names. Pisces dissolves the edges between things. So here the mind that normally labels everything finds that the labels will not stay on, and it has to work some other way.
It does. You think in images, in tunes, in the feel of a place. You understand a poem before you can paraphrase it and a person before you have words for them. Logic arrives, but it arrives second, as a way of explaining to others what you already knew.
Hearing what is meant
People say one thing and mean another all day, and you hear the second one. It makes you a gentle and exact listener, the friend who replies to what someone was really asking. It also means the feeling in a voice sways you more than the facts in a sentence, and the most moving speaker in the building is not always the one telling the truth.
Jupiter rules Pisces in the old scheme and Neptune in the modern one, and your thinking has something of both: generous, wide, open to anything, with no fixed shore.
Where the year begins
The point where the Sun crosses the equator each March, which astrologers still call the start of Aries, now lies among the stars of Pisces. The sky has drifted since the signs were named. It is the right sign for a mind like yours, the place where one cycle quietly becomes the next.
Losing the thread
Dry detail, timetables, forms and instructions slip through you like water through a net. You can lose a whole afternoon to a daydream and arrive late with no idea where the time went. When words fail you under pressure, you say nothing and people think you have nothing to say.
Put music on, give you a page to fill or a friend to listen to, and the words come, and they are the ones your listeners did not know they needed.
Were you born with Mercury in Pisces?
Mercury comes to Pisces 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 Pisces 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 |
|---|---|
| February 13, 1920, 6:41 p.m. | March 2, 1920, 7:25 p.m. |
| March 19, 1920, 4:26 p.m. | April 17, 1920, 6:06 p.m. |
| February 5, 1921, 10:14 a.m. | April 14, 1921, 2:12 a.m. |
| February 1, 1922, 5:43 p.m. | February 9, 1922, 4:25 a.m. |
| March 18, 1922, 6:31 a.m. | April 7, 1922, 10:22 a.m. |
| March 13, 1923, 2:36 a.m. | March 30, 1923, 6:09 p.m. |
| March 5, 1924, 5:53 a.m. | March 21, 1924, 3:37 p.m. |
| February 25, 1925, 4:53 p.m. | March 13, 1925, 12:36 p.m. |
| February 17, 1926, 9:30 p.m. | March 6, 1926, 2:57 a.m. |
| February 10, 1927, 4:28 a.m. | April 17, 1927, 12:24 p.m. |
| February 3, 1928, 10:22 a.m. | February 29, 1928, 5:59 a.m. |
| March 18, 1928, 2:45 a.m. | April 11, 1928, 1:55 a.m. |
| March 16, 1929, 1:07 a.m. | April 3, 1929, 9:21 p.m. |
1930s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| March 9, 1930, 10:39 p.m. | March 26, 1930, 11:36 p.m. |
| March 2, 1931, 5:28 p.m. | March 18, 1931, 7:31 p.m. |
| February 23, 1932, 12:50 a.m. | March 9, 1932, 8:21 p.m. |
| February 14, 1933, 5:06 a.m. | March 3, 1933, 10:49 a.m. |
| March 25, 1933, 9:49 p.m. | April 17, 1933, 3:27 p.m. |
| February 6, 1934, 5:24 p.m. | April 15, 1934, 4:14 a.m. |
| February 1, 1935, 11:16 a.m. | February 15, 1935, 3:02 a.m. |
| March 18, 1935, 9:53 p.m. | April 8, 1935, 6:40 p.m. |
| March 13, 1936, 6:40 a.m. | March 31, 1936, 5:08 a.m. |
| March 6, 1937, 2:06 p.m. | March 23, 1937, 3:41 a.m. |
| February 27, 1938, 3:01 a.m. | March 15, 1938, 12:02 a.m. |
| February 19, 1939, 8:10 a.m. | March 7, 1939, 9:14 a.m. |
1940s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| February 11, 1940, 2:01 p.m. | March 4, 1940, 10:09 a.m. |
| March 8, 1940, 1:26 a.m. | April 17, 1940, 4:56 a.m. |
| February 3, 1941, 1:08 p.m. | March 7, 1941, 2:22 a.m. |
| March 16, 1941, 12:26 p.m. | April 12, 1941, 7:19 a.m. |
| March 17, 1942, 12:10 a.m. | April 5, 1942, 7:06 a.m. |
| March 11, 1943, 4:59 a.m. | March 28, 1943, 11:19 a.m. |
| March 3, 1944, 2:45 a.m. | March 19, 1944, 7:43 a.m. |
| February 23, 1945, 11:25 a.m. | March 11, 1945, 6:45 a.m. |
| February 15, 1946, 3:43 p.m. | March 4, 1946, 9:26 a.m. |
| April 1, 1946, 6:16 p.m. | April 16, 1946, 2:54 p.m. |
| February 8, 1947, 1:31 a.m. | April 16, 1947, 4:31 a.m. |
| February 2, 1948, 12:46 a.m. | February 20, 1948, 11:08 a.m. |
| March 18, 1948, 8:13 a.m. | April 9, 1948, 2:26 a.m. |
| March 14, 1949, 9:52 a.m. | April 1, 1949, 4:02 p.m. |
1950s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| March 7, 1950, 10:05 p.m. | March 24, 1950, 3:52 p.m. |
| February 28, 1951, 1:04 p.m. | March 16, 1951, 11:53 a.m. |
| February 20, 1952, 6:54 p.m. | March 7, 1952, 5:10 p.m. |
| February 11, 1953, 11:57 p.m. | March 2, 1953, 7:21 p.m. |
| March 15, 1953, 9:16 p.m. | April 17, 1953, 4:48 p.m. |
| February 4, 1954, 6:03 p.m. | April 13, 1954, 11:34 a.m. |
| March 17, 1955, 8:49 p.m. | April 6, 1955, 4:14 p.m. |
| March 11, 1956, 10:27 a.m. | March 28, 1956, 10:41 p.m. |
| March 4, 1957, 11:34 a.m. | March 20, 1957, 7:48 p.m. |
| February 24, 1958, 9:44 p.m. | March 12, 1958, 5:31 p.m. |
| February 17, 1959, 2:15 a.m. | March 5, 1959, 11:52 a.m. |
1960s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| February 9, 1960, 10:13 a.m. | April 16, 1960, 2:22 a.m. |
| February 1, 1961, 9:39 p.m. | February 24, 1961, 8:22 p.m. |
| March 18, 1961, 10:15 a.m. | April 10, 1961, 9:22 a.m. |
| March 15, 1962, 11:43 a.m. | April 3, 1962, 2:32 a.m. |
| March 9, 1963, 5:26 a.m. | March 26, 1963, 3:52 a.m. |
| February 29, 1964, 10:50 p.m. | March 16, 1964, 11:55 p.m. |
| February 21, 1965, 5:39 a.m. | March 9, 1965, 2:19 a.m. |
| February 13, 1966, 10:18 a.m. | March 3, 1966, 2:57 a.m. |
| March 22, 1966, 2:33 a.m. | April 17, 1966, 9:31 p.m. |
| February 6, 1967, 12:37 a.m. | April 14, 1967, 2:38 p.m. |
| February 1, 1968, 12:57 p.m. | February 11, 1968, 6:54 p.m. |
| March 17, 1968, 2:45 p.m. | April 7, 1968, 1:01 a.m. |
| March 12, 1969, 3:19 p.m. | March 30, 1969, 9:59 a.m. |
1970s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| March 5, 1970, 8:10 p.m. | March 22, 1970, 7:59 a.m. |
| February 26, 1971, 7:57 a.m. | March 14, 1971, 4:46 a.m. |
| February 18, 1972, 12:53 p.m. | March 5, 1972, 4:59 p.m. |
| February 9, 1973, 7:30 p.m. | April 16, 1973, 9:17 p.m. |
| February 2, 1974, 10:41 p.m. | March 2, 1974, 5:49 p.m. |
| March 17, 1974, 8:11 p.m. | April 11, 1974, 3:20 p.m. |
| March 16, 1975, 11:50 a.m. | April 4, 1975, 12:28 p.m. |
| March 9, 1976, 12:02 p.m. | March 26, 1976, 3:36 p.m. |
| March 2, 1977, 8:08 a.m. | March 18, 1977, 11:56 a.m. |
| February 22, 1978, 4:10 p.m. | March 10, 1978, 12:10 p.m. |
| February 14, 1979, 8:38 p.m. | March 3, 1979, 9:32 p.m. |
| March 28, 1979, 10:39 a.m. | April 17, 1979, 12:48 p.m. |
1980s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| February 7, 1980, 8:07 a.m. | April 14, 1980, 3:58 p.m. |
| January 31, 1981, 5:35 p.m. | February 16, 1981, 8:02 a.m. |
| March 18, 1981, 4:33 a.m. | April 8, 1981, 9:11 a.m. |
| March 13, 1982, 7:11 p.m. | March 31, 1982, 8:59 p.m. |
| March 7, 1983, 4:23 a.m. | March 23, 1983, 8:09 p.m. |
| February 27, 1984, 6:07 p.m. | March 14, 1984, 4:27 p.m. |
| February 18, 1985, 11:41 p.m. | March 7, 1985, 12:07 a.m. |
| February 11, 1986, 5:22 a.m. | March 3, 1986, 7:22 a.m. |
| March 11, 1986, 5:36 p.m. | April 17, 1986, 12:33 p.m. |
| February 4, 1987, 2:31 a.m. | March 11, 1987, 9:55 p.m. |
| March 13, 1987, 9:09 p.m. | April 12, 1987, 8:23 p.m. |
| March 16, 1988, 10:09 a.m. | April 4, 1988, 10:04 p.m. |
| March 10, 1989, 6:08 p.m. | March 28, 1989, 3:16 a.m. |
1990s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| March 3, 1990, 5:14 p.m. | March 20, 1990, 12:04 a.m. |
| February 24, 1991, 2:35 a.m. | March 11, 1991, 10:40 p.m. |
| February 16, 1992, 7:04 a.m. | March 3, 1992, 9:45 p.m. |
| April 3, 1992, 11:52 p.m. | April 14, 1992, 5:35 p.m. |
| February 7, 1993, 4:19 p.m. | April 15, 1993, 3:18 p.m. |
| February 1, 1994, 10:28 a.m. | February 21, 1994, 3:15 p.m. |
| March 18, 1994, 12:03 p.m. | April 9, 1994, 4:30 p.m. |
| March 14, 1995, 9:35 p.m. | April 2, 1995, 7:29 a.m. |
| March 7, 1996, 11:53 a.m. | March 24, 1996, 8:03 a.m. |
| February 28, 1997, 3:54 a.m. | March 16, 1997, 4:13 a.m. |
| February 20, 1998, 10:22 a.m. | March 8, 1998, 8:29 a.m. |
| February 12, 1999, 3:28 p.m. | March 2, 1999, 10:50 p.m. |
| March 18, 1999, 9:23 a.m. | April 17, 1999, 10:09 p.m. |
2000s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| February 5, 2000, 8:08 a.m. | April 13, 2000, 12:17 a.m. |
| February 1, 2001, 7:13 a.m. | February 6, 2001, 7:57 p.m. |
| March 17, 2001, 6:05 a.m. | April 6, 2001, 7:14 a.m. |
| March 11, 2002, 11:33 p.m. | March 29, 2002, 2:44 p.m. |
| March 5, 2003, 2:04 a.m. | March 21, 2003, 12:16 p.m. |
| February 25, 2004, 12:58 p.m. | March 12, 2004, 9:44 a.m. |
| February 16, 2005, 5:46 p.m. | March 5, 2005, 1:34 a.m. |
| February 9, 2006, 1:22 a.m. | April 16, 2006, 12:20 p.m. |
| February 2, 2007, 9:20 a.m. | February 27, 2007, 3:01 a.m. |
| March 18, 2007, 9:35 a.m. | April 10, 2007, 11:07 p.m. |
| March 14, 2008, 10:46 p.m. | April 2, 2008, 5:45 p.m. |
| March 8, 2009, 6:56 p.m. | March 25, 2009, 7:55 p.m. |
2010s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| March 1, 2010, 1:28 p.m. | March 17, 2010, 4:12 p.m. |
| February 21, 2011, 8:53 p.m. | March 9, 2011, 5:47 p.m. |
| February 14, 2012, 1:38 a.m. | March 2, 2012, 11:41 a.m. |
| March 23, 2012, 1:22 p.m. | April 16, 2012, 10:42 p.m. |
| February 5, 2013, 2:55 p.m. | April 14, 2013, 2:37 a.m. |
| January 31, 2014, 2:29 p.m. | February 13, 2014, 3:30 a.m. |
| March 17, 2014, 10:24 p.m. | April 7, 2014, 3:35 p.m. |
| March 13, 2015, 3:52 a.m. | March 31, 2015, 1:44 a.m. |
| March 5, 2016, 10:23 a.m. | March 22, 2016, 12:19 a.m. |
| February 25, 2017, 11:07 p.m. | March 13, 2017, 9:07 p.m. |
| February 18, 2018, 4:28 a.m. | March 6, 2018, 7:34 a.m. |
| February 10, 2019, 10:51 a.m. | April 17, 2019, 6:01 a.m. |
2020s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| February 3, 2020, 11:37 a.m. | March 4, 2020, 11:07 a.m. |
| March 16, 2020, 7:42 a.m. | April 11, 2020, 4:48 a.m. |
| March 15, 2021, 10:27 p.m. | April 4, 2021, 3:41 a.m. |
| March 10, 2022, 1:32 a.m. | March 27, 2022, 7:45 a.m. |
| March 2, 2023, 10:52 p.m. | March 19, 2023, 4:24 a.m. |
| February 23, 2024, 7:29 a.m. | March 10, 2024, 4:03 a.m. |
| February 14, 2025, 12:07 p.m. | March 3, 2025, 9:04 a.m. |
| March 30, 2025, 2:18 a.m. | April 16, 2025, 6:25 a.m. |
| February 6, 2026, 10:48 p.m. | April 15, 2026, 3:22 a.m. |
| February 1, 2027, 1:26 a.m. | February 18, 2027, 12:16 p.m. |
| March 18, 2027, 10:02 a.m. | April 8, 2027, 11:20 p.m. |
| March 13, 2028, 7:07 a.m. | March 31, 2028, 12:28 p.m. |
| March 6, 2029, 6:15 p.m. | March 23, 2029, 12:18 p.m. |
2030s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| February 27, 2030, 8:59 a.m. | March 15, 2030, 8:42 a.m. |
Find your own Mercury
Your chart is free and takes a moment: the wheel, your Sun, Moon and rising sign, and where Mercury sits in it, to the degree.