Mercury in Taurus
With Mercury in Taurus you learn slowly and never forget. You weigh a decision until it is solid, speak in a voice people trust, and cannot be hurried into an opinion you have not tested.
Someone asks what you think and you say, honestly, that you will let them know tomorrow. Tomorrow you tell them, and your answer does not change for the next ten years.
Built to last
Mercury moves fast through most of the zodiac, but in Taurus, a fixed earth sign, the mind slows to the pace of something growing. You take an idea in, turn it over, test it against what you already know to be true, and only then let it stay. What you learn this way you keep. You can still recite the poem from school, still find your way through a town you visited once, still quote the recipe a grandparent never wrote down.
You are not quick in an argument and never try to be. You let the other person talk. Then comes one plain sentence that is very hard to get around.
Common sense
Venus rules Taurus, which gives your thinking a taste for what is good, useful and real. Abstract theories bore you until someone shows you what they do. You understand a thing by holding it, cooking it, building it, walking the ground. Money, materials, quantities and prices make sense to you as they do not for many clever people, and you read the small print and notice the cost nobody mentioned.
Your voice matters here too. People listen to you before they have followed what you are saying, because you sound like you have checked.
Changing your mind
The difficulty is the other side of the same steadiness. Once you have settled on a view, new facts have to knock for a long time. You can dig in out of pride and call it principle, and you prefer silence on a subject to discussing it badly. When someone presses for a quick answer you fall silent, and the silence reads as stubbornness even when care is the reason.
The quickest planet, slowed
Mercury is the quickest planet, round the Sun in eighty-eight days, the god with wings at the heels. In Taurus that speed meets the steadiest ground in the zodiac, and the messenger learns to walk. Nothing gets planted in your mind until the ground is ready.
When you finally change your mind, it is for good, and the people who waited for it find that they were given something they can build on.
Were you born with Mercury in Taurus?
Mercury comes to Taurus 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 Taurus 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 |
|---|---|
| May 8, 1920, 11:55 p.m. | May 24, 1920, 12:32 a.m. |
| May 1, 1921, 7:03 a.m. | May 15, 1921, 10:09 a.m. |
| April 22, 1922, 11:19 p.m. | May 7, 1922, 7:03 a.m. |
| April 14, 1923, 12:58 p.m. | May 1, 1923, 5:18 a.m. |
| April 5, 1924, 4:23 p.m. | June 13, 1924, 1:42 a.m. |
| April 1, 1925, 3:21 p.m. | April 15, 1925, 11:13 p.m. |
| May 17, 1925, 1:32 a.m. | June 6, 1925, 3:23 p.m. |
| May 13, 1926, 10:53 a.m. | May 29, 1926, 1:51 p.m. |
| May 6, 1927, 11:28 a.m. | May 21, 1927, 12:03 a.m. |
| April 27, 1928, 10:35 a.m. | May 11, 1928, 12:08 p.m. |
| April 19, 1929, 12:23 a.m. | May 3, 1929, 9:34 p.m. |
1930s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| April 10, 1930, 5:05 p.m. | May 1, 1930, 5:30 a.m. |
| May 17, 1930, 11:06 a.m. | June 14, 1930, 8:09 p.m. |
| April 3, 1931, 1:38 p.m. | June 11, 1931, 7:27 a.m. |
| May 15, 1932, 10:50 p.m. | June 2, 1932, 11:05 p.m. |
| May 10, 1933, 7:42 a.m. | May 25, 1933, 2:27 p.m. |
| May 2, 1934, 6:45 p.m. | May 16, 1934, 11:43 p.m. |
| April 24, 1935, 12:29 p.m. | May 8, 1935, 5:20 p.m. |
| April 15, 1936, 1:45 a.m. | May 1, 1936, 1:29 a.m. |
| April 7, 1937, 1:09 a.m. | June 13, 1937, 10:27 p.m. |
| April 1, 1938, 1:23 p.m. | April 23, 1938, 1:56 p.m. |
| May 16, 1938, 5:45 p.m. | June 8, 1938, 12:32 a.m. |
| May 14, 1939, 1:42 p.m. | May 31, 1939, 2:45 a.m. |
1940s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| May 6, 1940, 9:14 p.m. | May 21, 1940, 1:59 p.m. |
| April 28, 1941, 11:09 p.m. | May 13, 1941, 12:50 a.m. |
| April 20, 1942, 1:42 p.m. | May 5, 1942, 4:37 a.m. |
| April 12, 1943, 4:57 a.m. | April 30, 1943, 3:56 p.m. |
| May 26, 1943, 10:04 a.m. | June 14, 1943, 12:46 a.m. |
| April 3, 1944, 5:29 p.m. | June 11, 1944, 11:46 a.m. |
| May 16, 1945, 3:21 p.m. | June 4, 1945, 10:30 a.m. |
| May 11, 1946, 2:29 p.m. | May 27, 1946, 4:13 a.m. |
| May 4, 1947, 6:03 a.m. | May 18, 1947, 1:33 p.m. |
| April 25, 1948, 1:38 a.m. | May 9, 1948, 4:38 a.m. |
| April 16, 1949, 2:55 p.m. | May 2, 1949, 2:19 a.m. |
1950s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| April 8, 1950, 11:12 a.m. | June 14, 1950, 2:33 p.m. |
| April 2, 1951, 3:27 a.m. | May 1, 1951, 9:25 p.m. |
| May 15, 1951, 1:40 a.m. | June 9, 1951, 8:43 a.m. |
| May 14, 1952, 2:43 p.m. | May 31, 1952, 3:26 p.m. |
| May 8, 1953, 6:23 a.m. | May 23, 1953, 3:59 a.m. |
| April 30, 1954, 11:26 a.m. | May 14, 1954, 1:57 p.m. |
| April 22, 1955, 2:57 a.m. | May 6, 1955, 1:05 p.m. |
| April 12, 1956, 5:10 p.m. | April 29, 1956, 10:41 p.m. |
| April 4, 1957, 11:37 p.m. | June 12, 1957, 1:40 p.m. |
| April 2, 1958, 7:17 p.m. | April 10, 1958, 1:52 p.m. |
| May 17, 1958, 1:53 a.m. | June 5, 1958, 8:59 p.m. |
| May 12, 1959, 7:48 p.m. | May 28, 1959, 5:35 p.m. |
1960s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| May 4, 1960, 4:45 p.m. | May 19, 1960, 3:27 a.m. |
| April 26, 1961, 2:34 p.m. | May 10, 1961, 4:34 p.m. |
| April 18, 1962, 4:10 a.m. | May 3, 1962, 6:04 a.m. |
| April 9, 1963, 10:03 p.m. | May 3, 1963, 4:17 a.m. |
| May 10, 1963, 8:39 p.m. | June 14, 1963, 11:20 p.m. |
| April 2, 1964, 12:57 a.m. | June 9, 1964, 3:45 p.m. |
| May 15, 1965, 1:19 p.m. | June 2, 1965, 3:47 a.m. |
| May 9, 1966, 2:49 p.m. | May 24, 1966, 5:59 p.m. |
| May 1, 1967, 11:26 p.m. | May 16, 1967, 3:27 a.m. |
| April 22, 1968, 4:18 p.m. | May 6, 1968, 10:55 p.m. |
| April 14, 1969, 5:55 a.m. | April 30, 1969, 3:18 p.m. |
1970s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| April 6, 1970, 7:40 a.m. | June 13, 1970, 12:46 p.m. |
| April 1, 1971, 2:11 p.m. | April 18, 1971, 9:52 p.m. |
| May 17, 1971, 3:32 a.m. | June 7, 1971, 6:45 a.m. |
| May 12, 1972, 11:45 p.m. | May 29, 1972, 6:46 a.m. |
| May 6, 1973, 2:55 a.m. | May 20, 1973, 5:24 p.m. |
| April 28, 1974, 3:10 a.m. | May 12, 1974, 4:55 a.m. |
| April 19, 1975, 5:20 p.m. | May 4, 1975, 11:55 a.m. |
| April 10, 1976, 9:29 a.m. | April 29, 1976, 11:11 p.m. |
| May 19, 1976, 7:21 p.m. | June 13, 1976, 7:20 p.m. |
| April 3, 1977, 2:45 a.m. | June 10, 1977, 9:07 p.m. |
| May 16, 1978, 8:20 a.m. | June 3, 1978, 3:26 p.m. |
| May 10, 1979, 10:03 p.m. | May 26, 1979, 7:44 a.m. |
1980s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| May 2, 1980, 10:55 a.m. | May 16, 1980, 5:06 p.m. |
| April 24, 1981, 5:31 a.m. | May 8, 1981, 9:42 a.m. |
| April 15, 1982, 6:54 p.m. | May 1, 1982, 1:29 p.m. |
| April 7, 1983, 5:04 p.m. | June 14, 1983, 8:06 a.m. |
| March 31, 1984, 8:25 p.m. | April 25, 1984, 11:49 a.m. |
| May 15, 1984, 12:34 p.m. | June 7, 1984, 3:44 p.m. |
| May 14, 1985, 2:10 a.m. | May 30, 1985, 7:44 p.m. |
| May 7, 1986, 12:34 p.m. | May 22, 1986, 7:26 a.m. |
| April 29, 1987, 3:39 p.m. | May 13, 1987, 5:50 p.m. |
| April 20, 1988, 6:42 a.m. | May 4, 1988, 7:40 p.m. |
| April 11, 1989, 9:36 p.m. | April 29, 1989, 7:53 p.m. |
| May 28, 1989, 10:53 p.m. | June 12, 1989, 8:56 a.m. |
1990s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| April 4, 1990, 7:35 a.m. | June 12, 1990, 12:29 a.m. |
| May 16, 1991, 10:45 p.m. | June 5, 1991, 2:24 a.m. |
| May 11, 1992, 4:10 a.m. | May 26, 1992, 9:16 p.m. |
| May 3, 1993, 9:54 p.m. | May 18, 1993, 6:53 a.m. |
| April 25, 1994, 6:27 p.m. | May 9, 1994, 9:08 p.m. |
| April 17, 1995, 7:54 a.m. | May 2, 1995, 3:18 p.m. |
| April 8, 1996, 3:16 a.m. | June 13, 1996, 9:45 p.m. |
| April 1, 1997, 1:45 p.m. | May 5, 1997, 1:48 a.m. |
| May 12, 1997, 10:25 a.m. | June 8, 1997, 11:25 p.m. |
| May 15, 1998, 2:10 a.m. | June 1, 1998, 8:07 a.m. |
| May 8, 1999, 9:22 p.m. | May 23, 1999, 9:22 p.m. |
2000s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| April 30, 2000, 3:53 a.m. | May 14, 2000, 7:10 a.m. |
| April 21, 2001, 8:08 p.m. | May 6, 2001, 4:53 a.m. |
| April 13, 2002, 10:10 a.m. | April 30, 2002, 7:15 a.m. |
| April 5, 2003, 2:37 p.m. | June 13, 2003, 1:34 a.m. |
| April 1, 2004, 2:27 a.m. | April 13, 2004, 1:23 a.m. |
| May 16, 2004, 6:54 a.m. | June 5, 2004, 12:47 p.m. |
| May 12, 2005, 9:14 a.m. | May 28, 2005, 10:44 a.m. |
| May 5, 2006, 8:28 a.m. | May 19, 2006, 8:52 p.m. |
| April 27, 2007, 7:16 a.m. | May 11, 2007, 9:17 a.m. |
| April 17, 2008, 9:07 p.m. | May 2, 2008, 8:00 p.m. |
| April 9, 2009, 2:22 p.m. | April 30, 2009, 10:29 p.m. |
| May 13, 2009, 11:53 p.m. | June 14, 2009, 2:47 a.m. |
2010s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| April 2, 2010, 1:06 p.m. | June 10, 2010, 5:41 a.m. |
| May 15, 2011, 11:18 p.m. | June 2, 2011, 8:03 p.m. |
| May 9, 2012, 5:14 a.m. | May 24, 2012, 11:12 a.m. |
| May 1, 2013, 3:37 p.m. | May 15, 2013, 8:41 p.m. |
| April 23, 2014, 9:16 a.m. | May 7, 2014, 2:57 p.m. |
| April 14, 2015, 10:51 p.m. | May 1, 2015, 2:00 a.m. |
| April 5, 2016, 11:09 p.m. | June 12, 2016, 11:23 p.m. |
| March 31, 2017, 5:31 p.m. | April 20, 2017, 5:37 p.m. |
| May 16, 2017, 4:07 a.m. | June 6, 2017, 10:15 p.m. |
| May 13, 2018, 12:40 p.m. | May 29, 2018, 11:49 p.m. |
| May 6, 2019, 6:25 p.m. | May 21, 2019, 10:52 a.m. |
2020s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| April 27, 2020, 7:53 p.m. | May 11, 2020, 9:58 p.m. |
| April 19, 2021, 10:29 a.m. | May 4, 2021, 2:49 a.m. |
| April 11, 2022, 2:10 a.m. | April 29, 2022, 10:23 p.m. |
| May 23, 2022, 1:15 a.m. | June 13, 2022, 3:27 p.m. |
| April 3, 2023, 4:22 p.m. | June 11, 2023, 10:27 a.m. |
| May 15, 2024, 5:05 p.m. | June 3, 2024, 7:37 a.m. |
| May 10, 2025, 12:15 p.m. | May 26, 2025, 12:59 a.m. |
| May 3, 2026, 2:57 a.m. | May 17, 2026, 10:26 a.m. |
| April 24, 2027, 10:18 p.m. | May 9, 2027, 1:58 a.m. |
| April 15, 2028, 11:48 a.m. | May 1, 2028, 1:42 a.m. |
| April 7, 2029, 8:51 a.m. | June 13, 2029, 4:46 p.m. |
2030s
| Entered | Left |
|---|---|
| April 1, 2030, 4:47 a.m. | April 28, 2030, 1:45 p.m. |
| May 15, 2030, 1:30 a.m. | June 8, 2030, 6:31 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.