Planets in signs and houses
Mercury in Taurus
Tropical zodiac, Western astrology
You think slowly but solidly, and what you conclude tends to be practical. You prefer learning things you can touch or put to use, and once you understand something you remember it well and rarely change your mind on a whim. Your voice is calm and trustworthy. Watch for mental stubbornness and resistance to new ideas. Give an unusual idea a little time before rejecting it; it may fit the principles you hold.
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.
Taurus at a glance
- Element
- Earth
- Modality
- Fixed
With the Sun in Taurus you stand in fixed earth, a sign ruled by Venus. Life feels richest to you when it moves at a human pace: a good meal, a well-made object, a morning that is not rushed. You tend to build slowly and keep what you build. Your senses are a reliable compass, and you trust what you can see, touch and test over what is merely promised. Once you commit, you are very hard to move.
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.