Mercury gets exalted when it is placed in the sign of Virgo, which means that Mercury gains great strength when placed in the sign of Virgo. Hence retrograde Mercury in the tenth house of a horoscope can give strong positive or negative results when placed in its sign of exaltation, depending on its working nature and the overall tone of the horoscope under consideration.
Benefic retrograde exalted Mercury in the tenth house of a horoscope in the sign of Virgo can bless the native with good results related to marriage, profession, fame, authority and many other types of good results depending on the overall tone of his horoscope. Some natives may feel the positive impact of such retrograde exalted Mercury through the field of their marriage due to which they may experience many types of favorable results by virtue of their marriages. Benefic retrograde exalted Mercury in the tenth house in the sign of Virgo can get some natives married to people who may have well established professions and they may enjoy good social status by virtue of their professions. For example, if benefic retrograde exalted Mercury is placed in the tenth house of a horoscope in the sign of Virgo, benefic Sun is placed in the ninth house of this horoscope in the sign of Leo and benefic Venus is placed in the eighth house of this horoscope in the sign of Cancer, the native may witness such marriage. The native under the joint impact of benefic retrograde exalted Mercury in the tenth house in the sign of Virgo and other benefic planets may get married to a woman who may be a well established professional related to the domain of science, she may earn well from her profession and she may enjoy good social status by virtue of her professional success.
The positive influence of benefic retrograde exalted Mercury in the tenth house in the sign of Virgo can also render good results to the natives through many types of professions, when favored by profession building planets in their horoscopes. Such benefic retrograde exalted Mercury can bless some natives with talents related to various sports and physical activities, some of these natives may engage in professions related to sports and physical training; and they may achieve success as sportsmen, gym trainers, sports coaches, physical consultants, yoga instructors and other such professionals. For example, if benefic retrograde exalted Mercury is placed in the tenth house of a horoscope in the sign of Virgo, benefic Rahu is placed in the first house of this horoscope in the sign of Sagittarius, benefic Ketu is placed in the seventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Gemini, benefic Mars is placed in the third house of this horoscope in the sign of Aquarius and benefic retrograde exalted Saturn is placed in the eleventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Libra, the native may become a sportsman. The native boosted by benefic retrograde exalted Mercury in the tenth house in the sign of Virgo and other benefic planets may perform well in a sport and he may engage in such sport on professional basis. The joint impact of such benefic retrograde exalted Mercury and other benefic planets can bless this native with significant amount of money and fame through such sport and he may also earn recognition as a sportsman.
At the same time, if benefic Sun is placed in the tenth house of this horoscope in the sign of Virgo along with benefic retrograde exalted Mercury; and benefic Jupiter is placed in third house of this horoscope in the sign of Aquarius along with benefic Mars when all other planets are placed in the already mentioned houses of this horoscope, the equation may improve a lot. The native boosted by benefic retrograde exalted Mercury in the tenth house in the sign of Virgo and other benefic planets may have very good talent related to a sport and by virtue of such talent, he may become a very successful sportsman. The joint impact of such benefic retrograde exalted Mercury and other benefic planets can bless this native with the status of a big celebrity and he may earn very good amount of money, fame and recognition through the sport he plays. Apart from this, benefic retrograde exalted Mercury in the tenth house in the sign of Virgo can bless the natives with good results through many other fields of profession, if present in tune with profession approving planets in their horoscopes.
On the other hand, malefic retrograde exalted Mercury in the tenth house of a horoscope in the sign of Virgo can trouble the native with problems related to marriage, profession, health and many other types of problems depending on the overall tone of his horoscope. Such malefic retrograde exalted Mercury can render troubles to some natives through the field of their profession due to which these natives may have to face many types of problems related to this field. Malefic retrograde exalted Mercury in the tenth house in the sign of Virgo can delay the professional success of some natives suffering from it; and these natives may not witness much professional growth despite their best efforts. In an extreme case of this type when supported by other malefic planets, malefic retrograde exalted Mercury in the tenth house of a horoscope in the sign of Virgo can keep the native working on same level of professional success till his age of 41, and the native may witness growth only after this age.