Mercury
Rulership

Gemini and Virgo

Exaltation

Virgo

Detriment

Sagittarius and Pisces

Fall

Pisces

Keywords

the mind, intellect, ideas, thoughts, information, and communication of all kinds.

Category

Personal planet.

Per 12 Signs

About 1 year.

Per Sign

On average about 1 month per sign. As little as 2 weeks, but as long as 10 weeks when Mercury goes retrograde!

Retrograde

Mercury goes retrograde about 3 times per year for about 3-3½ weeks at a time.

Declination

Mercury goes Out of Bounds from 2 to 4 times every year.

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