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Mercury Opposition Venus Synastry

Mercury opposition Venus in synastry means one partner's Mercury sits about 180° from the other's Venus (orb ±8°), an angle read as polarity. It turns up in 4.46% of couples born within five years of each other.

Each side on its own first: Mercury in a birth chart, Venus in a birth chart and birth chart calculator.

In couples
4.46% about 1 in 22
Either way round
8.38% both ways: 0.54%
Angle
180° 6 signs apart · orb ±8°
Birth time
Not needed the date sets it

Simulation of 3 million couples, NASA JPL DE440.

The same aspect with one of these planets: Mercury opposition Sun, Mercury opposition Uranus, Mercury opposition Pluto, Lilith opposition Venus, Uranus opposition Venus, Moon opposition Venus and Neptune opposition Venus.

Mercury Opposition Venus in Synastry: Meaning and Rarity

Checked against chance

How common is Mercury opposition Venus in synastry?

Mercury opposition Venus, counted three ways
Mercury opposition Venus, counted three ways Mercury opposition Venus, counted three ways: Couples ≤ 5 yrs apart 4.46%, Any two people, 1940–2010 4.44%, Planets spread evenly 4.44%. Couples ≤ 5 yrs apartCouples ≤ 5 yrs apart: 4.46%4.46%Any two people, 1940–2010Any two people, 1940–2010: 4.44%4.44%Planets spread evenlyPlanets spread evenly: 4.44%4.44%Source: AstroHot simulation, 3 million pairs, NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Couples ≤ 5 yrs apartCouples ≤ 5 yrs apart: 4.46%4.46%Any two people, 1940–2010Any two people, 1940–2010: 4.44%4.44%Planets spread evenlyPlanets spread evenly: 4.44%4.44%Source: AstroHot simulation, 3 million pairs, NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Born the same year or 39 years apart, couples land between 4.32% and 4.54%.

How the odds are calculated →

By sign

Which signs make Mercury opposition Venus

Sign pairs that make Mercury opposition Venus (shaded)
Sign pairs that make Mercury opposition Venus (shaded) Mercury in Aries: Venus in Libra; Mercury in Taurus: Venus in Scorpio; Mercury in Gemini: Venus in Sagittarius; Mercury in Cancer: Venus in Capricorn; Mercury in Leo: Venus in Aquarius; Mercury in Virgo: Venus in Pisces; Mercury in Libra: Venus in Aries; Mercury in Scorpio: Venus in Taurus; Mercury in Sagittarius: Venus in Gemini; Mercury in Capricorn: Venus in Cancer; Mercury in Aquarius: Venus in Leo; Mercury in Pisces: Venus in Virgo. Venus’ sign →Mercury’s sign →AriTauGemCanLeoVirLibScoSagCapAquPisAriMercury in Aries, Venus in AriesMercury in Aries, Venus in TaurusMercury in Aries, Venus in GeminiMercury in Aries, Venus in CancerMercury in Aries, Venus in LeoMercury in Aries, Venus in VirgoMercury in Aries, Venus in Libra — forms itMercury in Aries, Venus in ScorpioMercury in Aries, Venus in SagittariusMercury in Aries, Venus in CapricornMercury in Aries, Venus in AquariusMercury in Aries, Venus in PiscesTauMercury in Taurus, Venus in AriesMercury in Taurus, Venus in TaurusMercury in Taurus, Venus in GeminiMercury in Taurus, Venus in CancerMercury in Taurus, Venus in LeoMercury in Taurus, Venus in VirgoMercury in Taurus, Venus in LibraMercury in Taurus, Venus in Scorpio — forms itMercury in Taurus, Venus in SagittariusMercury in Taurus, Venus in CapricornMercury in Taurus, Venus in AquariusMercury in Taurus, Venus in PiscesGemMercury in Gemini, Venus in AriesMercury in Gemini, Venus in TaurusMercury in Gemini, Venus in GeminiMercury in Gemini, Venus in CancerMercury in Gemini, Venus in LeoMercury in Gemini, Venus in VirgoMercury in Gemini, Venus in LibraMercury in Gemini, Venus in ScorpioMercury in Gemini, Venus in Sagittarius — forms itMercury in Gemini, Venus in CapricornMercury in Gemini, Venus in AquariusMercury in Gemini, Venus in PiscesCanMercury in Cancer, Venus in AriesMercury in Cancer, Venus in TaurusMercury in Cancer, Venus in GeminiMercury in Cancer, Venus in CancerMercury in Cancer, Venus in LeoMercury in Cancer, Venus in VirgoMercury in Cancer, Venus in LibraMercury in Cancer, Venus in ScorpioMercury in Cancer, Venus in SagittariusMercury in Cancer, Venus in Capricorn — forms itMercury in Cancer, Venus in AquariusMercury in Cancer, Venus in PiscesLeoMercury in Leo, Venus in AriesMercury in Leo, Venus in TaurusMercury in Leo, Venus in GeminiMercury in Leo, Venus in CancerMercury in Leo, Venus in LeoMercury in Leo, Venus in VirgoMercury in Leo, Venus in LibraMercury in Leo, Venus in ScorpioMercury in Leo, Venus in SagittariusMercury in Leo, Venus in CapricornMercury in Leo, Venus in Aquarius — forms itMercury in Leo, Venus in PiscesVirMercury in Virgo, Venus in AriesMercury in Virgo, Venus in TaurusMercury in Virgo, Venus in GeminiMercury in Virgo, Venus in CancerMercury in Virgo, Venus in LeoMercury in Virgo, Venus in VirgoMercury in Virgo, Venus in LibraMercury in Virgo, Venus in ScorpioMercury in Virgo, Venus in SagittariusMercury in Virgo, Venus in CapricornMercury in Virgo, Venus in AquariusMercury in Virgo, Venus in Pisces — forms itLibMercury in Libra, Venus in Aries — forms itMercury in Libra, Venus in TaurusMercury in Libra, Venus in GeminiMercury in Libra, Venus in CancerMercury in Libra, Venus in LeoMercury in Libra, Venus in VirgoMercury in Libra, Venus in LibraMercury in Libra, Venus in ScorpioMercury in Libra, Venus in SagittariusMercury in Libra, Venus in CapricornMercury in Libra, Venus in AquariusMercury in Libra, Venus in PiscesScoMercury in Scorpio, Venus in AriesMercury in Scorpio, Venus in Taurus — forms itMercury in Scorpio, Venus in GeminiMercury in Scorpio, Venus in CancerMercury in Scorpio, Venus in LeoMercury in Scorpio, Venus in VirgoMercury in Scorpio, Venus in LibraMercury in Scorpio, Venus in ScorpioMercury in Scorpio, Venus in SagittariusMercury in Scorpio, Venus in CapricornMercury in Scorpio, Venus in AquariusMercury in Scorpio, Venus in PiscesSagMercury in Sagittarius, Venus in AriesMercury in Sagittarius, Venus in TaurusMercury in Sagittarius, Venus in Gemini — forms itMercury in Sagittarius, Venus in CancerMercury in Sagittarius, Venus in LeoMercury in Sagittarius, Venus in VirgoMercury in Sagittarius, Venus in LibraMercury in Sagittarius, Venus in ScorpioMercury in Sagittarius, Venus in SagittariusMercury in Sagittarius, Venus in CapricornMercury in Sagittarius, Venus in AquariusMercury in Sagittarius, Venus in PiscesCapMercury in Capricorn, Venus in AriesMercury in Capricorn, Venus in TaurusMercury in Capricorn, Venus in GeminiMercury in Capricorn, Venus in Cancer — forms itMercury in Capricorn, Venus in LeoMercury in Capricorn, Venus in VirgoMercury in Capricorn, Venus in LibraMercury in Capricorn, Venus in ScorpioMercury in Capricorn, Venus in SagittariusMercury in Capricorn, Venus in CapricornMercury in Capricorn, Venus in AquariusMercury in Capricorn, Venus in PiscesAquMercury in Aquarius, Venus in AriesMercury in Aquarius, Venus in TaurusMercury in Aquarius, Venus in GeminiMercury in Aquarius, Venus in CancerMercury in Aquarius, Venus in Leo — forms itMercury in Aquarius, Venus in VirgoMercury in Aquarius, Venus in LibraMercury in Aquarius, Venus in ScorpioMercury in Aquarius, Venus in SagittariusMercury in Aquarius, Venus in CapricornMercury in Aquarius, Venus in AquariusMercury in Aquarius, Venus in PiscesPisMercury in Pisces, Venus in AriesMercury in Pisces, Venus in TaurusMercury in Pisces, Venus in GeminiMercury in Pisces, Venus in CancerMercury in Pisces, Venus in LeoMercury in Pisces, Venus in Virgo — forms itMercury in Pisces, Venus in LibraMercury in Pisces, Venus in ScorpioMercury in Pisces, Venus in SagittariusMercury in Pisces, Venus in CapricornMercury in Pisces, Venus in AquariusMercury in Pisces, Venus in PiscesSource: tropical zodiac, counted by signastrohot.com

To check it by degree: Mercury at 10° Virgo makes the opposition with Venus anywhere from 2° to 18° of Pisces — the 180° angle give or take 8°. The grid goes by sign, but the opposition also forms across a sign line: Mercury at 1° Virgo and Venus at 29° Aquarius are 178° apart, a quincunx by sign.

Between two people

What does Mercury opposition Venus mean in synastry?

Words and values facing each other. The Mercury person comments on what the Venus person likes, and the Venus person may hear judgment where none was meant. The opposition can also bring lively exchanges about taste, money and pleasure, in which each helps the other see a different view. It works when compliments outnumber critiques.

The usual mistake

Where does Mercury opposition Venus usually go wrong?

Comments about what the Venus person likes sound like judgments of who they are; pleasure becomes a topic to defend.

Over time

How Mercury opposition Venus plays out over time

  1. Early on. Playful opinions about each other's music, clothes and spending start early, and the Venus person laughs a little less each time.
  2. Under pressure. The Venus person starts defending their pleasures instead of enjoying them.
  3. Years in. It works when the Mercury person asks about the Venus person's tastes instead of reviewing them.

Mercury and Venus at other angles

At any angle: One person's Mercury, how they think and talk, meets the other's Venus, what they enjoy and value. This is the contact of pleasant conversation: words of affection, shared tastes and enjoying talking together.

The opposition among the Mercury–Venus angles, % of couples
The opposition among the Mercury–Venus angles, % of couples The opposition among the Mercury–Venus angles, % of couples: Sextile 60° 6.68%, Square 90° 8.92%, Trine 120° 8.86%, Opposition 180° 4.46%. Sextile 60°Sextile 60°: 6.68%6.68%Square 90°Square 90°: 8.92%8.92%Trine 120°Trine 120°: 8.86%8.86%Opposition 180°Opposition 180°: 4.46%4.46%Source: AstroHot simulation, 3 million pairs, NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Sextile 60°Sextile 60°: 6.68%6.68%Square 90°Square 90°: 8.92%8.92%Trine 120°Trine 120°: 8.86%8.86%Opposition 180°Opposition 180°: 4.46%4.46%Source: AstroHot simulation, 3 million pairs, NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Trine 120° · 8.86% of couples Square 90° · 8.92% of couples Sextile 60° · 6.68% of couples

Next to Mercury opposition Venus in our list of 382, which runs from the most asked-about down.

Mars trine Neptune 120° · 8.8% of couples Ascendant trine Sun 120° · 8.88% of couples Mercury square Neptune 90° · 8.95% of couples Lilith trine Pluto 120° · 8.21% of couples

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