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Mercury in Aries

You think fast and say it at once: quick decisions, sharp debate and little patience for long explanations.

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What Mercury in Aries means

You think fast and say it at once: quick decisions, sharp debate and little patience for long explanations.

Mercury stands for your mind, speech and learning. In Aries it works boldly, directly and fast; it wants to act first and win.

At a glance

Planet: Mercury: your mind, speech and learning
Sign: Aries, fire and cardinal, ruled by Mars
Dignity: Peregrine: neither strong nor weak by sign
Time in each sign: two to three weeks, up to two months when it turns retrograde

Famous people with Mercury in Aries

Only people whose Mercury stayed in Aries through their whole birth day, wherever they were born.

Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 194520 April 1889 – 19455Taurus Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicist14 March 1879 – 195533masterPisces Vincent van GoghDutch painter30 March 1853 – 18905Aries Elizabeth IIQueen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 202221 April 1926 – 20227Taurus Charlie ChaplinEnglish actor and filmmaker16 April 1889 – 19771Aries Immanuel KantGerman philosopher22 April 1724 – 18044Taurus Hans Christian AndersenDanish writer and poet2 April 1805 – 187520hidden 11Aries Francisco GoyaSpanish painter and printmaker30 March 1746 – 18286Aries Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyRussian composer7 May 1840 – 18937Taurus Rafael CorreaPresident of Ecuador (2007 - 2017) y Prófugo de la Justicia6 April 196311masterAries Mark ZuckerbergAmerican Internet entrepreneur14 May 19845Taurus Andrew Jacksonpresident of the United States from 1829 to 183715 March 1767 – 18453Pisces

Mercury in the other signs

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Questions and answers

What does Mercury in Aries mean?

You think fast and say it at once: quick decisions, sharp debate and little patience for long explanations.

Is Mercury strong in Aries?

Aries is neither Mercury's own sign nor its exaltation, detriment or fall, so Mercury is peregrine there: neither strong nor weak by sign. It takes on Aries's style: boldly, directly and fast; it wants to act first and win.

How do I know if I have Mercury in Aries?

Enter your birth date in the free Mercury sign calculator.

Which famous people have Mercury in Aries?

Adolf Hitler, Albert Einstein, Vincent van Gogh, Elizabeth II, Charlie Chaplin, Immanuel Kant, Hans Christian Andersen, Francisco Goya