On January 27, 05:40 AM —
On January 27, 2025, 9:53 PM EST, Mercury leaves Capricorn and enters Aquarius, where it is going to remain until February 14. Mercury in Aquarius invites us to embrace a bird’s eye view of reality and inaugurates a period focused on visionary thinking, groundbreaking innovation, and technological and scientific progress.
This transit is especially impactful for those with prominent placements in Fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius) and Mercury-ruled signs (Gemini and Virgo). Mercury in Aquarius will offer them opportunities to revolutionize their communication habits, reframe existing perspectives, and explore unconventional solutions to problems.
Mercury from Capricorn to Aquarius: Pushing Intellectual Boundaries
In Astrology, Mercury governs communication, learning, how we perceive reality, and the way we process information. Transits of Mercury give us information about collective shifts in how we are drawn to thinking, speaking, collecting and interpreting data, organizing our days, problem-solving, and sharing our ideas with others.
Mercury has been in Capricorn since January 8. During this time, we had an opportunity to embrace a pragmatic, disciplined, and grounded mindset. Mercury’s journey through this Earth sign stressed the importance of setting achievable goals, adding more structure to our days, and finding practical ways to tackle daily problems.
As it transitions from Capricorn to Aquarius, a Fixed Air sign, Mercury inspires us to gravitate toward innovative and visionary thinking. Practicality is not the main focus any longer, as this transit motivates us to push our current intellectual boundaries and strive for progress and innovation in all areas of life. During this transit, we are inspired to explore ideas that challenge the status quo and envision the future we aspire to create. Mercury in Aquarius is a time for developing new strategies and leveraging our creativity, our intellect, and our knowledge to find solutions that benefit not only ourselves but the entire collective.
Mercury enters Aquarius: Bird’s Eye View
Mercury’s journey through Aquarius is a powerful time to focus on revolutionizing familiar ways of thinking, communicating, organizing our lives, learning, and solving problems. In Aquarius, Mercury encourages us to evaluate situations objectively and look at reality from a higher perspective, from a bird’s eye view, without biases. This transit invites us to think outside the box, question our assumptions and prejudices, and recognize how our thinking habits are still being impacted by past conditioning and limiting beliefs.
Mercury in Aquarius facilitates access to new insights, downloads, and flashes of genius. During this time, intellectual breakthroughs are more accessible and we have an opportunity to gain a new understanding of something or see a situation or a topic from an entirely different point of view. This combination of energies invites us to embrace innovative ideas and challenge the limitations and constraints of conventional thought.
Mercury in Aquarius transit also highlights the importance of collaboration and collaborative growth. It motivates us to connect with like-minded individuals, exchange our ideas, and work together on projects that aim to create meaningful and lasting progress.
Mercury conjunct Pluto & trine Jupiter
On January 29, as the Aquarius New Moon takes place, Mercury meets Pluto in the early degrees of Aquarius while they are both conjunct the Sun and the Moon. The Mercury-Pluto conjunction can help us access new insights into our psychology and emotional nature and will motivate us to ask more profound questions to both ourselves and others. This combination of energies is focused on uncovering the truth and exposing what is beneath the surface: the Mercury-Pluto conjunction stimulates us to deepen our understanding of reality and of hidden motivations, desires, and power dynamics that may be present in our lives.
On February 3, Mercury in Aquarius trines Jupiter in Gemini. This aspect supports our curiosity, facilitates all studying and teaching pursuits, and reminds us that learning opportunities can be found everywhere, especially in unexpected places. The Mercury-Jupiter trine invites us to open our minds to new dimensions and horizons and encourages us to build bridges between logic and intuition.
Mercury conjunct Sun and square Uranus
On February 9, Mercury crosses the Sun in Aquarius. This alignment, technically known as “superior conjunction”, brings opportunities for mental clarity and illumination. During this time, we may experience breakthroughs in our understanding or receive significant insights that help us articulate our ideas and visions with more confidence and precision. This energy is beneficial for all learning efforts and communications as it brings greater coherence to our mental processes.
Only one day later, on February 10, Mercury forms a square with Uranus in Taurus, the modern ruler of Aquarius. This means that both Mercury and the Sun, as well as the Leo Full Moon, happening on February 12, will square Uranus. The days surrounding the Full Moon and the exact Mercury-Uranus square can feel chaotic or destabilizing: around this time, we may feel sudden anxiety and nervous, scattered, restless energy. It may be hard to get a grip on our thoughts and it is advised not to make impulsive decisions. Nevertheless, the Mercury-Uranus square also has the potential to trigger a surge of creative genius and inspire us to revolutionize our reality in ways we could have not imagined otherwise.
