Mercury Transit Dates and Time 1961
In 1961 Mercury changes sign 14 times, about once every 26 days. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Capricorn on 11 January at 00:25; the last, into Sagittarius, comes on 16 December at 01:13. Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 1 September to 21 September 1961 and from 28 October to 4 November 1961, in its own sign Gemini or Virgo from 23 May to 31 July 1961 and from 1 September to 21 September 1961 and from 28 October to 4 November 1961, and debilitated in Pisces from 6 April to 23 April 1961. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).
Mercury Transit 1961 (Sidereal)Times in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Sagittarius | 18 days | ||
| Capricorn | 17 days | ||
| Aquarius | 67 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 17 days | ||
| Aries | 14 days | ||
| Taurus | 16 days | ||
| GeminiOwn | 68 days | ||
| Cancer | 14 days | ||
| Leo | 16 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 20 days | ||
| Libra | 36 days | ||
| Virgo RExalt. | 6 days | ||
| Libra | 22 days | ||
| Scorpio | 19 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 18 days | ||
R Enters While Retrograde
Mercury Transit Own Sign (Gemini and Virgo)1961 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Gemini | 68 days | ||
| Virgo | 20 days | ||
| Virgo | 6 days | ||
Mercury Transit Exalted Sign (Virgo)1961 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Virgo | 20 days | ||
| Virgo | 6 days | ||
Mercury Transit Debility Sign (Pisces)1961 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Pisces | 17 days | ||
Mercury Nakshatra Transit 1961 (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 | 22 days | ||
| Dhanishtha | Mars | 21 days | ||
| Shatabhisha | Rahu | 11 days | ||
| Purva Bhadrapada | Jupiter | 9 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 7 days | ||
| Revati | Mercury | 7 days | ||
| Ashwini | Ketu | 6 days | ||
| Bharani | Venus | 6 days | ||
| Krittika | Sun | 6 days | ||
| Rohini | Moon | 7 days | ||
| Mrigashira | Mars | 9 days | ||
| Ardra | Rahu | 57 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 | 24 days | ||
| Chitra | Mars | 19 days | ||
| Swati | Rahu | 9 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 8 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 8 days | ||
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 8 days | ||
| Mula | Ketu | 8 days | ||
| Purva Ashadha | Venus | 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 1961: Common Questions
In 1961, Mercury enters Capricorn on 11 January at 00:25, Aquarius on 28 January at 19:03, Pisces on 6 April at 09:35, Aries on 23 April at 12:35, Taurus on 7 May at 18:06, Gemini on 23 May at 21:40, Cancer on 31 July at 18:24, Leo on 15 August at 17:20, Virgo on 1 September at 01:00, Libra on 21 September at 18:25, Virgo on 28 October at 17:24, Libra on 4 November at 08:41, Scorpio on 26 November at 22:12 and Sagittarius on 16 December at 01:13.
Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 1 September to 21 September 1961 and from 28 October to 4 November 1961.
Mercury is debilitated in Pisces from 6 April to 23 April 1961.
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.
