Mercury in Capricorn 2023
Mercury is in Capricorn from 7 December 2022 to 10 February 2023.
Mercury in Capricorn: 7 December 2022 – 10 February 2023
Mercury occupies Capricorn for 65 days. During this transit, Mercury governs how everyone thinks, talks, negotiates and travels.
Mercury is retrograde during this period:
- 29 December 2022 – 18 January 2023
Mercury in Capricorn: 2 December 2023 – 22 December 2023
Mercury occupies Capricorn for 20 days. During this transit, Mercury governs how everyone thinks, talks, negotiates and travels.
Mercury is retrograde during this period:
- 13 December 2023 – 22 December 2023
Next, Mercury moves into Sagittarius.
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How these dates are calculated
Every date on this page is computed from planetary positions for each day, not copied from another site or estimated. The same ephemeris generates our daily horoscopes and birth charts. Positions are geocentric and tropical, and dates are given in UTC — a transit can land a day either side in your local time zone.
Last calculated 18 August 2026.
What this means for your chart
A transit lands differently depending on which house it falls in for you. Calculate your free birth chart to see which area of your life Capricorn rules, or check your personal transit alerts.