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Mercury in Taurus

Mercury in Taurus 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. Taurus is a fixed earth sign.

Of the 6,194 well-known people in StarMap's dataset, 439 have Mercury in Taurus for the whole of their birth date. Salvador Dalí, George H. W. Bush and Anggun are among them. Their commonest Sun signs are Taurus (238), Gemini (117) and Aries (72). 46 more were born on a day Mercury moved into or out of Taurus and are left out, because the hour decides and StarMap has no birth time for them.

Salvador Dalí and George H. W. Bush both have Mercury in Taurus.Is your Mercury in Taurus?Find out with the free Mercury sign calculator

What Mercury in Taurus means

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

You think slowly and thoroughly, and once you have reached a conclusion you rarely revisit it without good reason. Your communication is plain and practical rather than showy. A new idea that clashes with what you already believe has to wait a while for a hearing.

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 Taurus

All 439 people with Mercury in Taurus, A to Z

Mercury in Taurus, from last year to two years ahead

  • 3 May 2026 to 17 May 2026
  • 24 April 2027 to 9 May 2027
  • 15 April 2028 to 1 May 2028

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 Taurus?

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 Taurus?

Salvador Dalí, George H. W. Bush, Anggun, Johnny Depp and Emma Watson all have Mercury in Taurus. StarMap's dataset of 6,194 well-known people has 439 with it for the whole of their birth date, each with a birth chart.

When is Mercury next in Taurus?

Mercury enters Taurus on 24 April 2027 and leaves on 9 May 2027. It was last there from 3 May 2026 until 17 May 2026.

More of Taurus

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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