Mercury Transit Dates and Time 1856
In 1856 Mercury changes sign 17 times, about once every 21 days. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Capricorn on 8 January at 14:08; the last, into Capricorn, comes on 31 December at 09:45. Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 28 August to 19 September 1856 and from 19 October to 3 November 1856, in its own sign Gemini or Virgo from 21 May to 28 July 1856 and from 28 August to 19 September 1856 and from 19 October to 3 November 1856, and debilitated in Pisces from 3 April to 19 April 1856. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).
Mercury Transit 1856 (Sidereal)Times in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Sagittarius | 18 days | ||
| Capricorn | 18 days | ||
| Aquarius | 28 days | ||
| Capricorn R | 13 days | ||
| Aquarius | 25 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 16 days | ||
| Aries | 14 days | ||
| Taurus | 16 days | ||
| GeminiOwn | 68 days | ||
| Cancer | 14 days | ||
| Leo | 16 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 21 days | ||
| Libra | 30 days | ||
| Virgo RExalt. | 14 days | ||
| Libra | 20 days | ||
| Scorpio | 19 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 18 days | ||
| Capricorn | 66 days | ||
R Enters While Retrograde
Mercury Transit Own Sign (Gemini and Virgo)1856 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Gemini | 68 days | ||
| Virgo | 21 days | ||
| Virgo | 14 days | ||
Mercury Transit Exalted Sign (Virgo)1856 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Virgo | 21 days | ||
| Virgo | 14 days | ||
Mercury Transit Debility Sign (Pisces)1856 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Pisces | 16 days | ||
Mercury Nakshatra Transit 1856 (Sidereal)Times in IST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Lord | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Purva Ashadha | Venus | 8 days | ||
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 7 days | ||
| Shravana | Moon | 7 days | ||
| Dhanishtha | Mars | 8 days | ||
| Shatabhisha | Rahu | 17 days | ||
| Dhanishtha | Mars | 28 days | ||
| Shatabhisha | Rahu | 10 days | ||
| Purva Bhadrapada | Jupiter | 8 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 7 days | ||
| Revati | Mercury | 6 days | ||
| Ashwini | Ketu | 6 days | ||
| Bharani | Venus | 6 days | ||
| Krittika | Sun | 6 days | ||
| Rohini | Moon | 7 days | ||
| Mrigashira | Mars | 10 days | ||
| Ardra | Rahu | 28 days | ||
| Mrigashira | Mars | 15 days | ||
| Ardra | Rahu | 11 days | ||
| Punarvasu | Jupiter | 7 days | ||
| Pushya | Saturn | 6 days | ||
| Ashlesha | Mercury | 6 days | ||
| Magha | Ketu | 6 days | ||
| Purva Phalguni | Venus | 7 days | ||
| Uttara Phalguni | Sun | 8 days | ||
| Hasta | Moon | 9 days | ||
| Chitra | Mars | 12 days | ||
| Swati | Rahu | 18 days | ||
| Chitra | Mars | 24 days | ||
| Swati | Rahu | 8 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 8 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 8 days | ||
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 8 days | ||
| Mula | Ketu | 8 days | ||
| Purva Ashadha | Venus | 8 days | ||
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 8 days | ||
Mercury Transit in Each Sign: Predictions
What Mercury's transit of each sign brings for every Moon sign.
What the Mercury Transit Means
Mercury spends two to four weeks in each sign, longer when it turns retrograde. How its transits fall on your own Moon sign, what its retrograde and combust periods mean and how to use these dates are explained on the main Mercury transit dates page, and what the present transit means for each sign in the Mercury transit predictions.
Other Planetary Transits
Predictions, the year's calendar and the timeline.
Mercury Transit 1856: Common Questions
In 1856, Mercury enters Capricorn on 8 January at 14:08, Aquarius on 26 January at 14:42, Capricorn on 24 February at 07:01, Aquarius on 8 March at 23:37, Pisces on 3 April at 04:32, Aries on 19 April at 22:21, Taurus on 4 May at 02:45, Gemini on 21 May at 02:39, Cancer on 28 July at 08:03, Leo on 12 August at 02:26, Virgo on 28 August at 15:29, Libra on 19 September at 02:52, Virgo on 19 October at 23:28, Libra on 3 November at 00:00, Scorpio on 23 November at 13:49, Sagittarius on 12 December at 15:40 and Capricorn on 31 December at 09:45.
Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 28 August to 19 September 1856 and from 19 October to 3 November 1856.
Mercury is debilitated in Pisces from 3 April to 19 April 1856.
Your Own Transits
See Mercury's Transit From Your Own Moon and Lagna
Make your kundli once and the transit section counts Mercury's sign from your Lagna and Moon sign, house by house, for today or any date you choose.
