Mercury in Virgo: Meaning and Every Date, 2000 to 2035
The short answer
Mercury makes 36 visits to Virgo between 2000 and 2035, 1,087 days in all. The first stretch runs 22 August 2000 to 7 September 2000 and the last 28 September 2035 to 11 October 2035.
What Mercury in Virgo means
Mercury describes how you think, talk and make arrangements. In Virgo, an earth sign of the mutable modality ruled by Mercury, that side of you runs on precision, usefulness, care with detail and a habit of improving things.
Mercury both rules Virgo and is exalted there in traditional astrology, the only planet to hold both honours in one sign, so this is Mercury at its most capable.
Between 2000 and 2035, Mercury is in Virgo 36 separate times, 1087 days in all, and turns retrograde there 14 times. Anyone born during one of the stretches listed below has Mercury in Virgo in their birth chart.
Mercury in Virgo at a glance
- Virgo is an earth sign of the mutable modality, ruled by Mercury.
- Dignity of Mercury in Virgo (traditional table): rulership (home sign) and exaltation.
- Visits between 2000 and 2035: 36, 1,087 days in all, with 14 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 Virgo, 2000 to 2035
| Enters Virgo | Leaves Virgo | Days | Retrograde in Virgo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 2000 | 7 September 2000 | 17 | No |
| 14 August 2001 | 1 September 2001 | 18 | No |
| 6 August 2002 | 26 August 2002 | 21 | No |
| 2 October 2002 | 11 October 2002 | 9 | 2 October 2002 to 6 October 2002 |
| 30 July 2003 | 7 October 2003 | 69 | 28 August 2003 to 20 September 2003 |
| 25 July 2004 | 25 August 2004 | 31 | 10 August 2004 to 25 August 2004 |
| 10 September 2004 | 28 September 2004 | 18 | No |
| 4 September 2005 | 20 September 2005 | 16 | No |
| 27 August 2006 | 12 September 2006 | 16 | No |
| 19 August 2007 | 5 September 2007 | 17 | No |
| 10 August 2008 | 29 August 2008 | 19 | No |
| 2 August 2009 | 25 August 2009 | 23 | No |
| 18 September 2009 | 10 October 2009 | 22 | 18 September 2009 to 29 September 2009 |
| 27 July 2010 | 3 October 2010 | 68 | 20 August 2010 to 12 September 2010 |
| 28 July 2011 | 8 August 2011 | 11 | 3 August 2011 to 8 August 2011 |
| 9 September 2011 | 25 September 2011 | 17 | No |
| 1 September 2012 | 16 September 2012 | 16 | No |
| 23 August 2013 | 9 September 2013 | 16 | No |
| 15 August 2014 | 2 September 2014 | 18 | No |
| 7 August 2015 | 27 August 2015 | 20 | No |
| 30 July 2016 | 7 October 2016 | 69 | 30 August 2016 to 22 September 2016 |
| 25 July 2017 | 31 August 2017 | 37 | 13 August 2017 to 31 August 2017 |
| 10 September 2017 | 30 September 2017 | 20 | No |
| 6 September 2018 | 22 September 2018 | 16 | No |
| 29 August 2019 | 14 September 2019 | 16 | No |
| 20 August 2020 | 5 September 2020 | 17 | No |
| 11 August 2021 | 30 August 2021 | 18 | No |
| 4 August 2022 | 26 August 2022 | 22 | No |
| 23 September 2022 | 10 October 2022 | 18 | 23 September 2022 to 2 October 2022 |
| 28 July 2023 | 5 October 2023 | 68 | 23 August 2023 to 15 September 2023 |
| 25 July 2024 | 15 August 2024 | 20 | 5 August 2024 to 15 August 2024 |
| 9 September 2024 | 26 September 2024 | 17 | No |
| 2 September 2025 | 18 September 2025 | 16 | No |
| 25 August 2026 | 10 September 2026 | 16 | No |
| 17 August 2027 | 3 September 2027 | 17 | No |
| 8 August 2028 | 27 August 2028 | 19 | No |
| 31 July 2029 | 27 August 2029 | 26 | No |
| 8 September 2029 | 8 October 2029 | 30 | 8 September 2029 to 25 September 2029 |
| 26 July 2030 | 1 October 2030 | 67 | 16 August 2030 to 8 September 2030 |
| 7 September 2031 | 23 September 2031 | 16 | No |
| 29 August 2032 | 14 September 2032 | 16 | No |
| 21 August 2033 | 7 September 2033 | 17 | No |
| 13 August 2034 | 31 August 2034 | 18 | No |
| 5 August 2035 | 26 August 2035 | 21 | No |
| 28 September 2035 | 11 October 2035 | 13 | 28 September 2035 to 5 October 2035 |
Before 2000 and after 2035
Before 2000, Mercury was last in Virgo 31 August 1999 to 16 September 1999. After 2035, Mercury is next in Virgo 28 July 2036 to 5 October 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 Taurus · Mercury in Gemini · Mercury in Cancer · Mercury in Leo · Mercury in Libra · Mercury in Scorpio · Mercury in Sagittarius · Mercury in Capricorn · Mercury in Aquarius · Mercury in Pisces
Mercury by house: 1st house · 2nd house · 3rd house · 4th house · 5th house · 6th house · 7th house · 8th house · 9th house · 10th house · 11th house · 12th house
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