Mercury Transit Dates and Time 1956
In 1956 Mercury enters all twelve signs. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Aquarius on 7 March at 02:48; the last, into Capricorn, comes on 25 December at 11:09. Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 21 August to 27 October 1956, in its own sign Gemini or Virgo from 3 July to 18 July 1956 and from 21 August to 27 October 1956, and debilitated in Pisces from 25 March to 9 April 1956. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).
Mercury Transit 1956 (Sidereal)Times in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Capricorn | 66 days | ||
| Aquarius | 18 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 15 days | ||
| Aries | 15 days | ||
| Taurus | 68 days | ||
| GeminiOwn | 15 days | ||
| Cancer | 14 days | ||
| Leo | 19 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 67 days | ||
| Libra | 18 days | ||
| Scorpio | 19 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 21 days | ||
| Capricorn | 13 days | ||
Mercury Transit Own Sign (Gemini and Virgo)1956 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Gemini | 15 days | ||
| Virgo | 67 days | ||
Mercury Transit Exalted Sign (Virgo)1956 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Virgo | 67 days | ||
Mercury Transit Debility Sign (Pisces)1956 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Pisces | 15 days | ||
Mercury Nakshatra Transit 1956 (Sidereal)Times in IST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Lord | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 8 days | ||
| Shravana | Moon | 23 days | ||
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 20 days | ||
| Shravana | Moon | 11 days | ||
| Dhanishtha | Mars | 9 days | ||
| Shatabhisha | Rahu | 8 days | ||
| Purva Bhadrapada | Jupiter | 7 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 6 days | ||
| Revati | Mercury | 6 days | ||
| Ashwini | Ketu | 6 days | ||
| Bharani | Venus | 7 days | ||
| Krittika | Sun | 9 days | ||
| Rohini | Moon | 25 days | ||
| Krittika | Sun | 18 days | ||
| Rohini | Moon | 12 days | ||
| Mrigashira | Mars | 7 days | ||
| Ardra | Rahu | 6 days | ||
| Punarvasu | Jupiter | 6 days | ||
| Pushya | Saturn | 6 days | ||
| Ashlesha | Mercury | 6 days | ||
| Magha | Ketu | 7 days | ||
| Purva Phalguni | Venus | 8 days | ||
| Uttara Phalguni | Sun | 10 days | ||
| Hasta | Moon | 28 days | ||
| Uttara Phalguni | Sun | 17 days | ||
| Hasta | Moon | 8 days | ||
| Chitra | Mars | 8 days | ||
| Swati | Rahu | 8 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 8 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 8 days | ||
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 8 days | ||
| Mula | Ketu | 8 days | ||
| Purva Ashadha | Venus | 9 days | ||
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 19 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 1956: Common Questions
In 1956, Mercury enters Aquarius on 7 March at 02:48, Pisces on 25 March at 13:05, Aries on 9 April at 17:12, Taurus on 25 April at 07:06, Gemini on 3 July at 06:09, Cancer on 18 July at 06:58, Leo on 2 August at 05:16, Virgo on 21 August at 07:19, Libra on 27 October at 12:50, Scorpio on 14 November at 20:41, Sagittarius on 4 December at 02:53 and Capricorn on 25 December at 11:09.
Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 21 August to 27 October 1956.
Mercury is debilitated in Pisces from 25 March to 9 April 1956.
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.
