Transit Mercury Conjunct Venus: A Day of Sweet Words and Grace

Transit Mercury conjunct Venus is a pleasant period in which someone puts love, appreciation and beauty into words. As Mercury passes over the natal Venus, speech softens and courtesy grows; the person uses more charming language both in relationships and in business talks. This conjunction happens at least once a year and lasts a day or two.

What happens when transit Mercury conjoins Venus?

Writing a long message to a lover or partner, paying a friend a compliment or making up with someone after a falling-out are typical scenes. Shopping, home decoration, choosing clothes or thinking about a gift come up too. On the work side, a price negotiation or a warm exchange with a client can go well. The shadow side is softening the truth to stay pleasant, or saying "yes" to everyone.

The natal Venus sign colours these words: Venus in Libra is graceful and diplomatic, Venus in Aries frank, Venus in Pisces romantic. Once someone recognises their own language of affection, learning the other person's comes more easily.

Words, taste and money

As the aspect approaches, the person becomes more sociable and gracious; on the exact day a conversation in a relationship comes into focus, and afterwards the good feeling settles. If Mercury is retrograde, the conjunction can be exact three times in a few weeks: a message from an ex, an unfinished reconciliation or a postponed purchase comes back onto the agenda.

• It is a good day to say the kind thing that needs saying in a relationship.
• Setting two options side by side before a big purchase joins taste with reason.

Matters of the houses Venus rules, the ones with Taurus and Libra on their cusps, also benefit from this gentle communication.