Mercury Transit Dates and Time 1948
In 1948 Mercury changes sign 16 times, about once every 22 days. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Capricorn on 10 January at 12:55; the last, into Sagittarius, comes on 14 December at 14:11. Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 30 August to 20 September 1948 and from 23 October to 4 November 1948, in its own sign Gemini or Virgo from 22 May to 30 July 1948 and from 30 August to 20 September 1948 and from 23 October to 4 November 1948, and debilitated in Pisces from 5 April to 21 April 1948. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).
Mercury Transit 1948 (Sidereal)Times in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Sagittarius | 18 days | ||
| Capricorn | 17 days | ||
| Aquarius | 30 days | ||
| Capricorn R | 10 days | ||
| Aquarius | 26 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 16 days | ||
| Aries | 14 days | ||
| Taurus | 16 days | ||
| GeminiOwn | 68 days | ||
| Cancer | 14 days | ||
| Leo | 16 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 21 days | ||
| Libra | 32 days | ||
| Virgo RExalt. | 12 days | ||
| Libra | 20 days | ||
| Scorpio | 19 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 18 days | ||
R Enters While Retrograde
Mercury Transit Own Sign (Gemini and Virgo)1948 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Gemini | 68 days | ||
| Virgo | 21 days | ||
| Virgo | 12 days | ||
Mercury Transit Exalted Sign (Virgo)1948 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Virgo | 21 days | ||
| Virgo | 12 days | ||
Mercury Transit Debility Sign (Pisces)1948 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Pisces | 16 days | ||
Mercury Nakshatra Transit 1948 (Sidereal)Times in IST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Lord | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Purva Ashadha | Venus | 8 days | ||
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 7 days | ||
| Shravana | Moon | 7 days | ||
| Dhanishtha | Mars | 8 days | ||
| Shatabhisha | Rahu | 18 days | ||
| Dhanishtha | Mars | 26 days | ||
| Shatabhisha | Rahu | 10 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 | 6 days | ||
| Rohini | Moon | 7 days | ||
| Mrigashira | Mars | 10 days | ||
| Ardra | Rahu | 31 days | ||
| Mrigashira | Mars | 12 days | ||
| Ardra | Rahu | 12 days | ||
| Punarvasu | Jupiter | 7 days | ||
| Pushya | Saturn | 6 days | ||
| Ashlesha | Mercury | 6 days | ||
| Magha | Ketu | 6 days | ||
| Purva Phalguni | Venus | 7 days | ||
| Uttara Phalguni | Sun | 8 days | ||
| Hasta | Moon | 9 days | ||
| Chitra | Mars | 11 days | ||
| Swati | Rahu | 20 days | ||
| Chitra | Mars | 23 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 | 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 1948: Common Questions
In 1948, Mercury enters Capricorn on 10 January at 12:55, Aquarius on 28 January at 11:52, Capricorn on 27 February at 23:28, Aquarius on 9 March at 22:51, Pisces on 5 April at 02:16, Aries on 21 April at 22:20, Taurus on 6 May at 02:57, Gemini on 22 May at 21:07, Cancer on 30 July at 07:10, Leo on 14 August at 02:26, Virgo on 30 August at 13:58, Libra on 20 September at 20:21, Virgo on 23 October at 03:07, Libra on 4 November at 14:26, Scorpio on 25 November at 12:08 and Sagittarius on 14 December at 14:11.
Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 30 August to 20 September 1948 and from 23 October to 4 November 1948.
Mercury is debilitated in Pisces from 5 April to 21 April 1948.
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.
