Transit Mercury Opposite Ascendant: Talks With Partners and Clients

Transit Mercury opposite Ascendant is a day or two of dialogue in which Mercury crosses the Descendant (DC) and enters the 7th house of relationships and partnerships. The Ascendant and the point opposite it form the "me and the other" axis; when Mercury reaches the other side, conversations concentrate on partners, clients and business associates.

What happens when transit Mercury opposes the Ascendant?

On the approach a meeting request arrives, an important talk takes place at exactness, and what was said is absorbed as Mercury separates. Mercury then stays in the 7th house for a few weeks; for details: transit Mercury in the 7th house. In a retrograde, the Descendant can be crossed three times within a few weeks, so an agreement or a relationship talk runs over several rounds.

Shared plans may be discussed with a partner, contract details may be settled with a client, or there may be a meeting with an adviser or lawyer. The other side may bring criticism or question the person's thinking. This is the person's own viewpoint, represented by the 1st house, being balanced against someone else's.

The sign Mercury is in sets the tone of the dialogue: diplomatic in Libra, direct in Aries, a detailed negotiation in Virgo.

Moving forward by listening

In this opposition, the winner is not the one who talks most but the one who listens best. Repeating what the other side said in one's own words, putting decisions in writing and not taking the debate personally all help. It is a good time for partnership, collaboration and mediation.

The aspect is brief, but a conversation started now can steer the relationship over the following weeks.