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Mercury in Leo

You speak with confidence and a sense of drama; a creative, persuasive mind that likes to teach and be heard.

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What Mercury in Leo means

You speak with confidence and a sense of drama; a creative, persuasive mind that likes to teach and be heard.

Mercury stands for your mind, speech and learning. In Leo it works warmly, proudly and with flair; it wants to shine and be seen.

At a glance

Planet: Mercury: your mind, speech and learning
Sign: Leo, fire and fixed, ruled by Sun
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 Leo

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

Michael JacksonAmerican singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer29 August 1958 – 20096Virgo Nelson MandelaPresident of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist18 July 1918 – 20138Cancer NapoleonFrench military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 181515 August 1769 – 18211Leo George W. Bush43rd President of the United States6 July 194633masterCancer Johann Wolfgang von GoetheGerman writer, artist, natural scientist and politician28 August 1749 – 18323Virgo François HollandePresident of France from 2012 to 201712 August 19543Leo Jimmy Walesco-founder of Wikipedia7 August 19661Leo Frida KahloMexican painter6 July 1907 – 19543Cancer Bill Clinton42nd President of the United States19 August 194611masterLeo Roald AmundsenNorwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole16 July 1872 – 19285Cancer Selena GomezAmerican singer and actress22 July 19925Cancer Fidel CastroCuban politician, author and revolutionary13 August 1926 – 20163Leo

Mercury in the other signs

Mercury in the houses

Other planets in Leo

Questions and answers

What does Mercury in Leo mean?

You speak with confidence and a sense of drama; a creative, persuasive mind that likes to teach and be heard.

Is Mercury strong in Leo?

Leo 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 Leo's style: warmly, proudly and with flair; it wants to shine and be seen.

How do I know if I have Mercury in Leo?

Enter your birth date in the free Mercury sign calculator.

Which famous people have Mercury in Leo?

Michael Jackson, Nelson Mandela, Napoleon, George W. Bush, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, François Hollande, Jimmy Wales, Frida Kahlo