Planets in signs and houses
Mercury in Capricorn
Tropical zodiac, Western astrology
You think step by step, seriously and with results in mind. You are good at long-range planning, building structure and saying only what is needed. Your thinking is steady and dependable, often with a dry sense of humour tucked inside. The difficulty is pessimism and fear of error that keeps you from offering new ideas. Allow small experiments before proving everything in advance, and your plans will become flexible and grow faster.
Mercury in a birth chart
Mercury is the planet of mind and message. It describes how you gather information, think things through, speak and write, and how you learn. In myth it is the messenger who moves between worlds, and in a chart it shows how you connect ideas and people.
Capricorn at a glance
- Element
- Earth
- Modality
- Cardinal
Capricorn is cardinal earth, ruled by Saturn, the planet of time, structure and consequence. A Sun here tends to see life as something built step by step. You take responsibility early, think about the long term and respect what has been tested by time. Your manner may seem reserved or dry, yet beneath it sits a strong inner drive to make something solid and meaningful.
Find this in your own chart
"Positions": each point with its degree, sign and house. A red R in the R column marks retrograde. The angles, including Descendant and IC, are listed too.