Mercury Transit Dates and Time 1959
In 1959 Mercury changes sign 13 times, about once every 28 days. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Sagittarius on 5 January at 21:49; the last, into Sagittarius, comes on 31 December at 02:43. Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 17 September to 5 October 1959, in its own sign Gemini or Virgo from 8 June to 24 June 1959 and from 17 September to 5 October 1959, and debilitated in Pisces from 1 March to 8 May 1959. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).
Mercury Transit 1959 (Sidereal)Times in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Scorpio R | 31 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 20 days | ||
| Capricorn | 17 days | ||
| Aquarius | 16 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 67 days | ||
| Aries | 17 days | ||
| Taurus | 13 days | ||
| GeminiOwn | 15 days | ||
| Cancer | 69 days | ||
| Leo | 16 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 17 days | ||
| Libra | 20 days | ||
| Scorpio | 66 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 19 days | ||
R Enters While Retrograde
Mercury Transit Own Sign (Gemini and Virgo)1959 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Gemini | 15 days | ||
| Virgo | 17 days | ||
Mercury Transit Exalted Sign (Virgo)1959 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Virgo | 17 days | ||
Mercury Transit Debility Sign (Pisces)1959 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Pisces | 67 days | ||
Mercury Nakshatra Transit 1959 (Sidereal)Times in IST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Lord | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 13 days | ||
| Mula | Ketu | 9 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 | 7 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 9 days | ||
| Revati | Mercury | 13 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 31 days | ||
| Revati | Mercury | 10 days | ||
| Ashwini | Ketu | 8 days | ||
| Bharani | Venus | 7 days | ||
| Krittika | Sun | 6 days | ||
| Rohini | Moon | 6 days | ||
| Mrigashira | Mars | 6 days | ||
| Ardra | Rahu | 6 days | ||
| Punarvasu | Jupiter | 7 days | ||
| Pushya | Saturn | 10 days | ||
| Ashlesha | Mercury | 33 days | ||
| Pushya | Saturn | 12 days | ||
| Ashlesha | Mercury | 10 days | ||
| Magha | Ketu | 7 days | ||
| Purva Phalguni | Venus | 6 days | ||
| Uttara Phalguni | Sun | 7 days | ||
| Hasta | Moon | 7 days | ||
| Chitra | Mars | 8 days | ||
| Swati | Rahu | 9 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 10 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 31 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 11 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 11 days | ||
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 9 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 1959: Common Questions
In 1959, Mercury enters Sagittarius on 5 January at 21:49, Capricorn on 26 January at 15:41, Aquarius on 13 February at 14:43, Pisces on 1 March at 20:06, Aries on 8 May at 16:56, Taurus on 25 May at 17:59, Gemini on 8 June at 15:24, Cancer on 24 June at 11:16, Leo on 1 September at 14:14, Virgo on 17 September at 14:36, Libra on 5 October at 02:13, Scorpio on 25 October at 19:07 and Sagittarius on 31 December at 02:43.
Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 17 September to 5 October 1959.
Mercury is debilitated in Pisces from 1 March to 8 May 1959.
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.
