Transit Mercury Sextile Mars: A Chance to Put Ideas into Motion

Transit Mercury sextile Mars is a lively stretch, usually a day or two, when Mercury forms a 60-degree angle to natal Mars. A sextile brings nothing on its own; it opens the door a little. The person feels the urge to put an idea to work right away and meets little friction while doing it.

What to do on Mercury sextile Mars days?

This is a day for practical intelligence. Haggling with a builder over a renovation, sending a client a bold but reasonable offer, telling a colleague plainly how the tasks will be divided all become easier. The distance between word and deed shrinks: "Let's do this" starts the same afternoon. Reflexes are good in sports that need coordination, and even on a contentious topic the tone stays constructive rather than hostile.

A small window, a concrete step

The effect builds as energy and curiosity on the approach, is most usable on the day of exactness, then fades quickly. During the periods when Mercury turns retrograde, three times a year, this sextile can form three times a few weeks apart; work started at the first contact is reviewed at the second and finished at the third.

The way not to miss this opening is to take a small but real step: fill in a form, book an appointment, make the call. The sextile is generous to effort; spent waiting, it slips by unnoticed.

• Suited to negotiation, sales and anything that needs persuasion.
• Lends mental agility for an oral exam, an interview or a presentation.
• A good moment to plan postponed physical jobs and start them at once.

Matters of the houses ruled by Mars in the birth chart also benefit from these few busy days.