Mercury Transit Dates and Time 1940
In 1940 Mercury changes sign 17 times, about once every 21 days. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Sagittarius on 1 January at 19:36; the last, into Sagittarius, comes on 25 December at 03:14. Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 10 September to 28 September 1940, in its own sign Gemini or Virgo from 1 June to 20 June 1940 and from 10 September to 28 September 1940, and debilitated in Pisces from 25 February to 17 March 1940 and from 10 April to 3 May 1940. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).
Mercury Transit 1940 (Sidereal)Times in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Scorpio | 66 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 19 days | ||
| Capricorn | 17 days | ||
| Aquarius | 17 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 21 days | ||
| Aquarius R | 24 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 22 days | ||
| Aries | 15 days | ||
| Taurus | 13 days | ||
| GeminiOwn | 18 days | ||
| Cancer | 67 days | ||
| Leo | 15 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 18 days | ||
| Libra | 23 days | ||
| Scorpio | 17 days | ||
| Libra R | 25 days | ||
| Scorpio | 20 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 18 days | ||
R Enters While Retrograde
Mercury Transit Own Sign (Gemini and Virgo)1940 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Gemini | 18 days | ||
| Virgo | 18 days | ||
Mercury Transit Exalted Sign (Virgo)1940 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Virgo | 18 days | ||
Mercury Transit Debility Sign (Pisces)1940 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Pisces | 21 days | ||
| Pisces | 22 days | ||
Mercury Nakshatra Transit 1940 (Sidereal)Times in IST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Lord | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 9 days | ||
| 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 | 9 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 14 days | ||
| Purva Bhadrapada | Jupiter | 31 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 10 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 | 10 days | ||
| Pushya | Saturn | 33 days | ||
| Punarvasu | Jupiter | 11 days | ||
| Pushya | Saturn | 11 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 | 13 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 10 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 12 days | ||
| Swati | Rahu | 6 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 12 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 1940: Common Questions
In 1940, Mercury enters Sagittarius on 1 January at 19:36, Capricorn on 21 January at 09:19, Aquarius on 7 February at 23:03, Pisces on 25 February at 11:00, Aquarius on 17 March at 17:54, Pisces on 10 April at 19:33, Aries on 3 May at 04:17, Taurus on 18 May at 14:28, Gemini on 1 June at 13:47, Cancer on 20 June at 01:15, Leo on 26 August at 03:43, Virgo on 10 September at 18:32, Libra on 28 September at 23:33, Scorpio on 22 October at 13:33, Libra on 9 November at 10:38, Scorpio on 4 December at 16:40 and Sagittarius on 25 December at 03:14.
Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 10 September to 28 September 1940.
Mercury is debilitated in Pisces from 25 February to 17 March 1940 and from 10 April to 3 May 1940.
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.
