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Mercury in Sagittarius

Mercury in Sagittarius is where Mercury sat in the zodiac at the moment of birth, the part of a chart read for how you think, talk and learn. Mercury stays in a sign for two to ten weeks, longer when it turns retrograde. Sagittarius is a mutable fire sign.

Of the 6,194 well-known people in StarMap's dataset, 515 have Mercury in Sagittarius for the whole of their birth date. Basshunter, Albert Camus and Steven Spielberg are among them. Their commonest Sun signs are Sagittarius (252), Capricorn (125) and Scorpio (118). 37 more were born on a day Mercury moved into or out of Sagittarius and are left out, because the hour decides and StarMap has no birth time for them.

Basshunter and Albert Camus both have Mercury in Sagittarius.Is your Mercury in Sagittarius?Find out with the free Mercury sign calculator

What Mercury in Sagittarius means

Read for how you think, talk and learn. If this is your placement:

You think in big, connective leaps and communicate with enthusiasm and a wide frame of reference drawn from everywhere you have been. The weak point is generalising past what the details support. Asked a specific question, you may answer with a sweeping theory nobody quite asked for.

One placement is one part of a chart; the Sun, the Moon, the rising sign and the planets around them change how it plays out. Draw your whole chart to see the rest.

Famous people with Mercury in Sagittarius

All 515 people with Mercury in Sagittarius, A to Z

Mercury in Sagittarius, from last year to two years ahead

  • 29 October 2025 to 19 November 2025
  • 11 December 2025 to 1 January 2026
  • 6 December 2026 to 25 December 2026
  • 29 November 2027 to 18 December 2027

Dates are UTC. A retrograde close to the sign boundary shows as two stays a few weeks apart; born between them, Mercury was back in the sign before.

Questions people ask

How do I know if I have Mercury in Sagittarius?

From your birth date: the Mercury sign calculator works it out from the real sky. Mercury stays in a sign for two to ten weeks, longer when it turns retrograde, so most birth dates settle it; on a day it changed sign, the time decides.

Which famous people have Mercury in Sagittarius?

Basshunter, Albert Camus, Steven Spielberg, Isaac Asimov and Woody Allen all have Mercury in Sagittarius. StarMap's dataset of 6,194 well-known people has 515 with it for the whole of their birth date, each with a birth chart.

When is Mercury next in Sagittarius?

Mercury enters Sagittarius on 6 December 2026 and leaves on 25 December 2026. It was last there from 11 December 2025 until 1 January 2026.

More of Sagittarius

Positions are computed from each person’s birth date and place with the astronomy-engine ephemeris, checked against Swiss Ephemeris. Birth data comes from Wikidata; a placement is listed only when it holds for the whole birth date, and a rising sign only with a birth time Astro-Databank records. Readings describe tendencies, for entertainment and self-reflection; StarMap predicts nothing. Every planet in every sign.

Photo credits (48 photos from Wikimedia Commons)

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