Mercury Transit Dates and Time 1871
In 1871 Mercury changes sign 17 times, about once every 21 days. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Sagittarius on 22 January at 20:42; the last, into Sagittarius, comes on 30 November at 00:53. Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 18 August to 20 September 1871 and from 3 October to 23 October 1871, in its own sign Gemini or Virgo from 28 June to 13 July 1871 and from 18 August to 20 September 1871 and from 3 October to 23 October 1871, and debilitated in Pisces from 20 March to 4 April 1871. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).
Mercury Transit 1871 (Sidereal)Times in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Capricorn | 27 days | ||
| Sagittarius R | 15 days | ||
| Capricorn | 24 days | ||
| Aquarius | 17 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 14 days | ||
| Aries | 17 days | ||
| Taurus | 26 days | ||
| Aries R | 17 days | ||
| Taurus | 23 days | ||
| GeminiOwn | 14 days | ||
| Cancer | 15 days | ||
| Leo | 20 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 32 days | ||
| Leo R | 13 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 19 days | ||
| Libra | 18 days | ||
| Scorpio | 19 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 66 days | ||
R Enters While Retrograde
Mercury Transit Own Sign (Gemini and Virgo)1871 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Gemini | 14 days | ||
| Virgo | 32 days | ||
| Virgo | 19 days | ||
Mercury Transit Exalted Sign (Virgo)1871 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Virgo | 32 days | ||
| Virgo | 19 days | ||
Mercury Transit Debility Sign (Pisces)1871 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Pisces | 14 days | ||
Mercury Nakshatra Transit 1871 (Sidereal)Times in IST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Lord | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 10 days | ||
| Shravana | Moon | 10 days | ||
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 13 days | ||
| Purva Ashadha | Venus | 71 h 20 min | ||
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 16 days | ||
| Shravana | Moon | 9 days | ||
| Dhanishtha | Mars | 8 days | ||
| Shatabhisha | Rahu | 7 days | ||
| Purva Bhadrapada | Jupiter | 7 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 6 days | ||
| Revati | Mercury | 6 days | ||
| Ashwini | Ketu | 6 days | ||
| Bharani | Venus | 8 days | ||
| Krittika | Sun | 57 days | ||
| Rohini | Moon | 8 days | ||
| Mrigashira | Mars | 7 days | ||
| Ardra | Rahu | 6 days | ||
| Punarvasu | Jupiter | 6 days | ||
| Pushya | Saturn | 6 days | ||
| Ashlesha | Mercury | 7 days | ||
| Magha | Ketu | 8 days | ||
| Purva Phalguni | Venus | 9 days | ||
| Uttara Phalguni | Sun | 15 days | ||
| Hasta | Moon | 8 days | ||
| Uttara Phalguni | Sun | 16 days | ||
| Purva Phalguni | Venus | 3 days | ||
| Uttara Phalguni | Sun | 12 days | ||
| Hasta | Moon | 7 days | ||
| Chitra | Mars | 7 days | ||
| Swati | Rahu | 8 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 8 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 8 days | ||
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 8 days | ||
| Mula | Ketu | 9 days | ||
| Purva Ashadha | Venus | 28 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 1871: Common Questions
In 1871, Mercury enters Sagittarius on 22 January at 20:42, Capricorn on 6 February at 23:29, Aquarius on 3 March at 06:32, Pisces on 20 March at 21:38, Aries on 4 April at 20:48, Taurus on 22 April at 18:26, Aries on 19 May at 13:24, Taurus on 5 June at 21:03, Gemini on 28 June at 23:23, Cancer on 13 July at 07:13, Leo on 28 July at 17:04, Virgo on 18 August at 15:37, Leo on 20 September at 06:32, Virgo on 3 October at 20:15, Libra on 23 October at 03:25, Scorpio on 10 November at 11:42 and Sagittarius on 30 November at 00:53.
Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 18 August to 20 September 1871 and from 3 October to 23 October 1871.
Mercury is debilitated in Pisces from 20 March to 4 April 1871.
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.
