Mercury in Taurus: Meaning and Every Date, 2000 to 2035
The short answer
Mercury makes 36 visits to Taurus between 2000 and 2035, 967 days in all. The first stretch runs 30 April 2000 to 14 May 2000 and the last 2 June 2035 to 10 June 2035.
What Mercury in Taurus means
Mercury describes how you think, talk and make arrangements. In Taurus, an earth sign of the fixed modality ruled by Venus, that side of you runs on steadiness, the senses, patience and a firm hold on what is yours.
Mercury has no traditional dignity or debility in Taurus, so the sign's own character does most of the talking.
Between 2000 and 2035, Mercury is in Taurus 36 separate times, 967 days in all, and turns retrograde there 11 times. Anyone born during one of the stretches listed below has Mercury in Taurus in their birth chart.
Mercury in Taurus at a glance
- Taurus is an earth sign of the fixed modality, ruled by Venus.
- Dignity of Mercury in Taurus (traditional table): none.
- Visits between 2000 and 2035: 36, 967 days in all, with 11 retrograde spells.
- A visit to one sign lasts about 36 days on average (shortest about 14 days, longest about 2 months).
Every date Mercury is in Taurus, 2000 to 2035
| Enters Taurus | Leaves Taurus | Days | Retrograde in Taurus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2000 | 14 May 2000 | 14 | No |
| 21 April 2001 | 6 May 2001 | 14 | No |
| 13 April 2002 | 30 April 2002 | 17 | No |
| 5 April 2003 | 13 June 2003 | 69 | 26 April 2003 to 20 May 2003 |
| 1 April 2004 | 13 April 2004 | 12 | 6 April 2004 to 13 April 2004 |
| 16 May 2004 | 5 June 2004 | 20 | No |
| 12 May 2005 | 28 May 2005 | 16 | No |
| 5 May 2006 | 19 May 2006 | 15 | No |
| 27 April 2007 | 11 May 2007 | 14 | No |
| 17 April 2008 | 2 May 2008 | 15 | No |
| 9 April 2009 | 30 April 2009 | 21 | No |
| 13 May 2009 | 14 June 2009 | 31 | 13 May 2009 to 31 May 2009 |
| 2 April 2010 | 10 June 2010 | 69 | 18 April 2010 to 11 May 2010 |
| 15 May 2011 | 2 June 2011 | 18 | No |
| 9 May 2012 | 24 May 2012 | 15 | No |
| 1 May 2013 | 15 May 2013 | 14 | No |
| 23 April 2014 | 7 May 2014 | 14 | No |
| 14 April 2015 | 1 May 2015 | 16 | No |
| 5 April 2016 | 12 June 2016 | 68 | 28 April 2016 to 22 May 2016 |
| 31 March 2017 | 20 April 2017 | 20 | 9 April 2017 to 20 April 2017 |
| 16 May 2017 | 6 June 2017 | 22 | No |
| 13 May 2018 | 29 May 2018 | 17 | No |
| 6 May 2019 | 21 May 2019 | 15 | No |
| 27 April 2020 | 11 May 2020 | 14 | No |
| 19 April 2021 | 4 May 2021 | 15 | No |
| 11 April 2022 | 29 April 2022 | 19 | No |
| 23 May 2022 | 13 June 2022 | 22 | 23 May 2022 to 3 June 2022 |
| 3 April 2023 | 11 June 2023 | 69 | 21 April 2023 to 15 May 2023 |
| 15 May 2024 | 3 June 2024 | 19 | No |
| 10 May 2025 | 26 May 2025 | 16 | No |
| 3 May 2026 | 17 May 2026 | 14 | No |
| 24 April 2027 | 9 May 2027 | 14 | No |
| 15 April 2028 | 1 May 2028 | 16 | No |
| 7 April 2029 | 13 June 2029 | 67 | 1 May 2029 to 25 May 2029 |
| 1 April 2030 | 28 April 2030 | 27 | 13 April 2030 to 28 April 2030 |
| 15 May 2030 | 8 June 2030 | 24 | No |
| 14 May 2031 | 31 May 2031 | 17 | No |
| 7 May 2032 | 22 May 2032 | 15 | No |
| 29 April 2033 | 13 May 2033 | 14 | No |
| 20 April 2034 | 5 May 2034 | 15 | No |
| 12 April 2035 | 30 April 2035 | 18 | No |
| 2 June 2035 | 10 June 2035 | 9 | 2 June 2035 to 6 June 2035 |
Before 2000 and after 2035
Before 2000, Mercury was last in Taurus 8 May 1999 to 23 May 1999. After 2035, Mercury is next in Taurus 3 April 2036 to 11 June 2036.
Where these dates come from
Every date on this page is read from the site's ephemeris, the same one behind the daily horoscopes and birth charts. Positions are charted at 12:00 UTC each day from 1950 to 2045, and every five days further out for Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Each sign change is placed where the planet's path between two neighbouring days crosses the sign boundary, which lands within minutes of the true moment. Dates are UTC, so a change late in the day can fall on the next date in Australia or Asia. Retrograde spells run from the day the planet appears to stop and turn back to the day it turns forward again. Positions are geocentric, in the tropical zodiac.
Mercury in the other signs and houses
Mercury in Aries · Mercury in Gemini · Mercury in Cancer · Mercury in Leo · Mercury in Virgo · Mercury in Libra · Mercury in Scorpio · Mercury in Sagittarius · Mercury in Capricorn · Mercury in Aquarius · Mercury in Pisces
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