Mercury Transit Dates and Time 1881
In 1881 Mercury changes sign 18 times, about once every 20 days. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Capricorn on 17 January at 22:17; the last, into Sagittarius, comes on 22 December at 17:27. Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 8 September to 26 September 1881, in its own sign Gemini or Virgo from 30 May to 18 June 1881 and from 22 July to 3 August 1881 and from 8 September to 26 September 1881, and debilitated in Pisces from 22 February to 10 March 1881 and from 9 April to 30 April 1881. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).
Mercury Transit 1881 (Sidereal)Times in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Sagittarius | 19 days | ||
| Capricorn | 17 days | ||
| Aquarius | 18 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 15 days | ||
| Aquarius R | 30 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 21 days | ||
| Aries | 15 days | ||
| Taurus | 14 days | ||
| GeminiOwn | 19 days | ||
| Cancer | 34 days | ||
| Gemini ROwn | 11 days | ||
| Cancer | 20 days | ||
| Leo | 15 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 18 days | ||
| Libra | 25 days | ||
| Scorpio | 11 days | ||
| Libra R | 29 days | ||
| Scorpio | 20 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 18 days | ||
R Enters While Retrograde
Mercury Transit Own Sign (Gemini and Virgo)1881 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Gemini | 19 days | ||
| Gemini | 11 days | ||
| Virgo | 18 days | ||
Mercury Transit Exalted Sign (Virgo)1881 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Virgo | 18 days | ||
Mercury Transit Debility Sign (Pisces)1881 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Pisces | 15 days | ||
| Pisces | 21 days | ||
Mercury Nakshatra Transit 1881 (Sidereal)Times in IST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Lord | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Mula | Ketu | 8 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 | 11 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 6 days | ||
| Purva Bhadrapada | Jupiter | 37 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 9 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 | 8 days | ||
| Punarvasu | Jupiter | 11 days | ||
| Pushya | Saturn | 25 days | ||
| Punarvasu | Jupiter | 20 days | ||
| Pushya | Saturn | 9 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 | 9 days | ||
| Swati | Rahu | 10 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 30 days | ||
| Swati | Rahu | 13 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 10 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 9 days | ||
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 8 days | ||
| Mula | Ketu | 8 days | ||
| Purva Ashadha | Venus | 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 1881: Common Questions
In 1881, Mercury enters Capricorn on 17 January at 22:17, Aquarius on 4 February at 10:37, Pisces on 22 February at 19:39, Aquarius on 10 March at 07:03, Pisces on 9 April at 18:18, Aries on 30 April at 18:23, Taurus on 15 May at 22:12, Gemini on 30 May at 00:14, Cancer on 18 June at 15:28, Gemini on 22 July at 20:02, Cancer on 3 August at 00:31, Leo on 23 August at 13:48, Virgo on 8 September at 05:09, Libra on 26 September at 15:37, Scorpio on 21 October at 22:31, Libra on 2 November at 18:07, Scorpio on 2 December at 15:35 and Sagittarius on 22 December at 17:27.
Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 8 September to 26 September 1881.
Mercury is debilitated in Pisces from 22 February to 10 March 1881 and from 9 April to 30 April 1881.
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.
