Mercury Transit Dates and Time 1861
In 1861 Mercury changes sign 16 times, about once every 22 days. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Capricorn on 19 January at 21:44; the last, into Sagittarius, comes on 24 December at 14:58. Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 10 September to 28 September 1861, in its own sign Gemini or Virgo from 1 June to 19 June 1861 and from 10 September to 28 September 1861, and debilitated in Pisces from 23 February to 20 March 1861 and from 9 April to 2 May 1861. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).
Mercury Transit 1861 (Sidereal)Times in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Sagittarius | 19 days | ||
| Capricorn | 17 days | ||
| Aquarius | 17 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 24 days | ||
| Aquarius R | 19 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 23 days | ||
| Aries | 15 days | ||
| Taurus | 13 days | ||
| GeminiOwn | 17 days | ||
| Cancer | 67 days | ||
| Leo | 15 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 18 days | ||
| Libra | 22 days | ||
| Scorpio | 20 days | ||
| Libra R | 22 days | ||
| Scorpio | 20 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 18 days | ||
R Enters While Retrograde
Mercury Transit Own Sign (Gemini and Virgo)1861 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Gemini | 17 days | ||
| Virgo | 18 days | ||
Mercury Transit Exalted Sign (Virgo)1861 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Virgo | 18 days | ||
Mercury Transit Debility Sign (Pisces)1861 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Pisces | 24 days | ||
| Pisces | 23 days | ||
Mercury Nakshatra Transit 1861 (Sidereal)Times in IST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Lord | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Mula | Ketu | 9 days | ||
| Purva Ashadha | Venus | 8 days | ||
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 8 days | ||
| Shravana | Moon | 7 days | ||
| Dhanishtha | Mars | 7 days | ||
| Shatabhisha | Rahu | 7 days | ||
| Purva Bhadrapada | Jupiter | 8 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 18 days | ||
| Purva Bhadrapada | Jupiter | 27 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 11 days | ||
| Revati | Mercury | 8 days | ||
| Ashwini | Ketu | 7 days | ||
| Bharani | Venus | 6 days | ||
| Krittika | Sun | 6 days | ||
| Rohini | Moon | 6 days | ||
| Mrigashira | Mars | 6 days | ||
| Ardra | Rahu | 7 days | ||
| Punarvasu | Jupiter | 9 days | ||
| Pushya | Saturn | 57 days | ||
| Ashlesha | Mercury | 7 days | ||
| Magha | Ketu | 6 days | ||
| Purva Phalguni | Venus | 7 days | ||
| Uttara Phalguni | Sun | 7 days | ||
| Hasta | Moon | 8 days | ||
| Chitra | Mars | 8 days | ||
| Swati | Rahu | 9 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 12 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 14 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 28 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 9 days | ||
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 8 days | ||
| Mula | Ketu | 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 1861: Common Questions
In 1861, Mercury enters Capricorn on 19 January at 21:44, Aquarius on 6 February at 12:16, Pisces on 23 February at 16:02, Aquarius on 20 March at 07:23, Pisces on 9 April at 04:43, Aries on 2 May at 15:32, Taurus on 18 May at 05:44, Gemini on 1 June at 03:58, Cancer on 19 June at 03:00, Leo on 25 August at 17:30, Virgo on 10 September at 08:32, Libra on 28 September at 10:46, Scorpio on 21 October at 09:14, Libra on 11 November at 01:49, Scorpio on 3 December at 22:01 and Sagittarius on 24 December at 14:58.
Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 10 September to 28 September 1861.
Mercury is debilitated in Pisces from 23 February to 20 March 1861 and from 9 April to 2 May 1861.
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.
