Mercury Transit Dates and Time 1896
In 1896 Mercury changes sign 19 times, about once every 19 days. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Capricorn on 4 January at 16:01; the last, into Capricorn, comes on 27 December at 21:27. Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 24 August to 19 September 1896 and from 3 October to 31 October 1896, in its own sign Gemini or Virgo from 22 May to 6 June 1896 and from 5 July to 24 July 1896 and from 24 August to 19 September 1896 and from 3 October to 31 October 1896, and debilitated in Pisces from 30 March to 15 April 1896. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).
Mercury Transit 1896 (Sidereal)Times in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Sagittarius | 18 days | ||
| Capricorn | 19 days | ||
| Aquarius | 12 days | ||
| Capricorn R | 32 days | ||
| Aquarius | 20 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 15 days | ||
| Aries | 14 days | ||
| Taurus | 22 days | ||
| GeminiOwn | 15 days | ||
| Taurus R | 28 days | ||
| GeminiOwn | 18 days | ||
| Cancer | 14 days | ||
| Leo | 17 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 25 days | ||
| Libra | 13 days | ||
| Virgo RExalt. | 28 days | ||
| Libra | 18 days | ||
| Scorpio | 19 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 19 days | ||
| Capricorn | 67 days | ||
R Enters While Retrograde
Mercury Transit Own Sign (Gemini and Virgo)1896 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Gemini | 15 days | ||
| Gemini | 18 days | ||
| Virgo | 25 days | ||
| Virgo | 28 days | ||
Mercury Transit Exalted Sign (Virgo)1896 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Virgo | 25 days | ||
| Virgo | 28 days | ||
Mercury Transit Debility Sign (Pisces)1896 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Pisces | 15 days | ||
Mercury Nakshatra Transit 1896 (Sidereal)Times in IST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Lord | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Purva Ashadha | Venus | 8 days | ||
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 8 days | ||
| Shravana | Moon | 8 days | ||
| Dhanishtha | Mars | 24 days | ||
| Shravana | Moon | 19 days | ||
| Dhanishtha | Mars | 11 days | ||
| Shatabhisha | Rahu | 9 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 | 7 days | ||
| Rohini | Moon | 9 days | ||
| Mrigashira | Mars | 57 days | ||
| Ardra | Rahu | 8 days | ||
| Punarvasu | Jupiter | 6 days | ||
| Pushya | Saturn | 6 days | ||
| Ashlesha | Mercury | 6 days | ||
| Magha | Ketu | 7 days | ||
| Purva Phalguni | Venus | 7 days | ||
| Uttara Phalguni | Sun | 9 days | ||
| Hasta | Moon | 10 days | ||
| Chitra | Mars | 27 days | ||
| Hasta | Moon | 17 days | ||
| Chitra | Mars | 9 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 | 9 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 1896: Common Questions
In 1896, Mercury enters Capricorn on 4 January at 16:01, Aquarius on 24 January at 13:15, Capricorn on 6 February at 10:20, Aquarius on 9 March at 17:05, Pisces on 30 March at 12:45, Aries on 15 April at 11:02, Taurus on 29 April at 18:30, Gemini on 22 May at 06:28, Taurus on 6 June at 11:49, Gemini on 5 July at 10:27, Cancer on 24 July at 01:35, Leo on 7 August at 15:29, Virgo on 24 August at 22:27, Libra on 19 September at 11:06, Virgo on 3 October at 02:06, Libra on 31 October at 19:42, Scorpio on 19 November at 17:15, Sagittarius on 8 December at 18:20 and Capricorn on 27 December at 21:27.
Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 24 August to 19 September 1896 and from 3 October to 31 October 1896.
Mercury is debilitated in Pisces from 30 March to 15 April 1896.
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.
