Conjunction of Venus and Mercury in Aries

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On occasion, Mercury and Venus become conjunct in transit. One such event is coming up.

 

On March 27, Venus will enter the sign Aries and pass through this sign at normal speed, exiting on April 20, 2010.

 

By comparison, on March 30 Mercury will enter the sign Aries, where it will remain until June 6. During this time Mercury will become stationary at around 18° Aries for around ten days, from April 14 to 24. It will then go retrograde and become stationary again around 9° Aries, for around 12 days, from May 6 to 18.

 

During this transit, Venus and Mercury will become conjunct, within a 5° orb, for 17 days, from March 28 to April 14 (see table below). The conjunction will not become exact, but will remain within a 2° orb for about a week, from April 3 to 9.

 

This conjunction is normally auspicious for rising signs where Mercury and Venus are the MT lords of benefic houses. Mercury and Venus are FBs for Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius and Capricorn. In the case of Virgo, however, the conjunction takes place in the 8th house, where both planets become weak.

 

Where either planet is a functional malefic -- Mercury for Aries, Libra and Aquarius ascendants and Venus for Taurus, Scorpio and Pisces ascendants -- the conjunction would tend to add strain to the indications of the afflicted planet. In the case of Taurus and Scorpio, the conjunction takes place in the 6th and 12th houses, respectively, suggesting greater strain for the indications of Mercury for these ascendants at that time. Mercury is 5th lord for Taurus and 11th lord for Scorpio. However, where the afflicted planet is natally strong, the strains will be negligeble.

 

No rising sign has both Mercury and Venus as FM planets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table: Conjunction of Mercury and Venus in Aries

 

 

Orb

Mercury

Venus

 

 

27-mar-10

-5,65

 

0,16

 

 

28-mar-10

-4,99

 

1,39

 

 

29-mar-10

-4,37

 

2,63

 

 

30-mar-10

-3,79

0,06

3,86

 

 

31-mar-10

-3,27

1,82

5,09

 

 

1-apr-10

-2,81

3,51

6,33

 

 

2-apr-10

-2,42

5,14

7,56

 

 

3-apr-10

-2,10

6,69

8,79

 

 

4-apr-10

-1,85

8,17

10,02

 

 

5-apr-10

-1,69

9,56

11,25

 

 

6-apr-10

-1,62

10,86

12,48

 

 

7-apr-10

-1,64

12,07

13,71

 

 

8-apr-10

-1,75

13,19

14,94

 

 

9-apr-10

-1,97

14,20

16,17

 

 

10-apr-10

-2,28

15,12

17,40

 

 

11-apr-10

-2,70

15,93

18,62

 

 

12-apr-10

-3,22

16,63

19,85

 

 

13-apr-10

-3,84

17,23

21,08

 

 

14-apr-10

-4,58

17,72

22,30

 

 

15-apr-10

-5,42

18,11

23,53

 

 

Thor