On September 18, 06:35 AM —
On September 18, 2025, 06:06 AM EST, Mercury leaves Virgo and enters Libra, where it will remain until October 6. In Libra, Mercury reminds us of the importance of communication in relationships and emphasizes the value of dialogue. This transit invites us to strive to understand other people’s perspectives without the filter of our own bias and be mindful of how we deliver our message.
Mercury’s ingress into Libra is particularly significant for people born with natal placements in Cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn). This transit is offering them an opportunity to refine their communication skills in relationships and their capacity to create mutual understanding with others without abandoning their own truth.
Mercury from Virgo to Libra: Value of Dialogue
In Astrology, Mercury is connected with the rational mind. This planet governs our thought processes, the way we collect information from our environment, and the filter through which our minds interpret and understand reality. Associated with communication, writing, speaking, and learning, Mercury also rules short travels, daily interactions, problem-solving, and the nervous system.
In Virgo, its Earth domicile, Mercury has offered us an opportunity to clean mental clutter, bring order in chaos, and sharpen our discernment. During the past weeks, we have been asked to pay more attention to details and implement intentional adjustments in how we communicate. This combination of energies inspired us to optimize our work, spot inefficiencies, and refine our routines.
After Mercury’s recent transit through Virgo, where the focus was on precision, analysis, and discernment, Mercury’s ingress into the sign of the Scales offers us an opportunity to soften our tone, practice listening as much as we speak, and value the importance of dialogue. Mercury’s ingress into Libra invites us to bring more harmony, elegance, and grace into the way we think, speak, and relate: this transit reminds us that communication is an art and inspires us to work on our charm.
Mercury in Libra: Creating Mutual Understanding
Libra, a Cardinal Air sign ruled by Venus, teaches us to create relationships based on equality and reminds us of the value of connection, fairness, and diplomacy. This sign is all about our ongoing search for balance and equilibrium and our desire to be surrounded by peace, harmony, and beauty.
Mercury’s journey here represents a favorable time for cooperation and collaboration. This transit reminds us that communication is not only about expressing ourselves but also about creating bridges between ourselves and others that allow for true mutual understanding. During this transit, conversations can help us discover new perspectives: we refine our ideas by exchanging them with others and have an opportunity to practice being more diplomatic in our everyday interactions.
Mercury in Libra encourages us to weigh both sides of a situation before drawing conclusions, which can help us find common ground. At the same time, we are invited to be mindful of the tendency to gloss over disagreements or postpone important decisions in the name of keeping the peace. A lesson of this transit is to honor our truth while acknowledging the truths of others.
This is a favorable time for negotiations, creative and intellectual collaborations, and any process that requires cooperation and tact. Mercury in Libra reminds us that harmony in communication does not mean avoiding conflict, but rather learning how to engage with differences respectfully and constructively. This transit emphasizes the value of communication in relationships and the importance of being aware of the impact of how we share our message.
Mercury opposite Neptune, trine Uranus and Pluto
Just a few hours after entering Libra, Mercury perfects an opposition to retrograde Neptune at 0º Aries and trines both retrograde Uranus at 1º of Gemini and retrograde Pluto at 1º of Aquarius. This configuration is technically known as a Kite and includes a Grand Air trine and an opposition.
The Mercury-Neptune opposition asks us to make sure we are not being deceived or deceiving ourselves or others. This alignment can bring a sense of general confusion and brain fog. The Mercury-Neptune opposition works outside linear time. For this reason, we may experience difficulties with daily organization or correctly remembering information, and misunderstandings may be more common these days. This configuration asks us to sharpen our ability to discern between what is real and what is a product of our fantasy and offers us an opportunity to access new non-linear channels for our imagination and expression.
The Grand Air trine between Mercury, Uranus, and Pluto that completes the Kite configuration facilitates breakthroughs in thinking and helps us access a higher perspective on our circumstances. Mercury trine Uranus brings sudden insights, flashes of clarity, and innovative ideas, while Mercury trine Pluto invites us to go beneath the surface, ask deeper questions, and transform the way we think and perceive reality.
Mercury square Jupiter and opposite Chiron
Respectively on October 1 and 3, Mercury in Libra squares Jupiter in Cancer and opposes Chiron in Aries. The Mercury-Jupiter square can indicate a tendency to exaggerate or overpromise. While this aspect fuels our desire to learn and inspires us to open our minds to new possibilities, it also challenges us to pay attention to how we deliver our message and make sure we don’t get carried away by enthusiasm.
The Mercury-Chiron opposition asks us to be mindful of how we communicate about sensitive matters, as words may wound more easily than usual around this time. Old insecurities and vulnerabilities can be triggered in conversations, and offer us an opportunity to relate to them with compassion and patience. This transit reminds us of the healing power of dialogue, the importance of active listening, and the value of being able to see things from other people’s perspectives.
