Mercury in Uttara Bhadrapada ~ Have a serious think

Mercury, the planet of thought and communication, returns into Uttara Bhadrapada from April 11th to 27th, the nakshatra wholly inside the zodiacal sign of Pisces.

Mercury was in this asterism through March 2025 while in retrograde motion, and now it moves directly and brings similar issues again for a second view. You may have done your window shopping and are in a position to buy and commit, whereas Uttara gives you the ability to think intuitively and creatively. Though analytical Mercury is not most at home in dreamy Pisces, you can allow your imagination to take over and approach an idea, book, or offer from a different angle. Expect a new solution to arise.

This nakshatra gives you an intelligent and curious mentality with a focus on the higher things in life and is also known for compassion and insight. Uttara’s Shakti, or unique gift, for ‘Bringing Rain’, shows fertility and abundance, and a link to charity and benevolence, where you are providing for people closest to you. This transit includes several other planets also in the sign of Pisces and in this nakshatra, which adds a complex and contradictory quality to your thinking. In particular, Mercury coming together closely with karmic Rahu gives you a revolutionary and intense style of thought and speech.

You have a different take on a familiar subject and are attracted to eccentric and unusual ideas. Keep your thinking steady, however, and don’t become fixated on a possible negative outcome or needless anxiety. This transit potentially makes you a great researcher or therapist, and it pays to have a constructive goal to channel your thoughts.