Mercury Transit Dates and Time 1973
In 1973 Mercury changes sign 18 times, about once every 20 days. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Capricorn on 19 January at 21:29; the last, into Sagittarius, comes on 24 December at 16:21. Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 10 September to 28 September 1973, in its own sign Gemini or Virgo from 1 June to 20 June 1973 and from 27 July to 3 August 1973 and from 10 September to 28 September 1973, and debilitated in Pisces from 24 February to 13 March 1973 and from 11 April to 2 May 1973. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).
Mercury Transit 1973 (Sidereal)Times in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Sagittarius | 19 days | ||
| Capricorn | 17 days | ||
| Aquarius | 18 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 17 days | ||
| Aquarius R | 28 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 21 days | ||
| Aries | 15 days | ||
| Taurus | 14 days | ||
| GeminiOwn | 19 days | ||
| Cancer | 37 days | ||
| Gemini ROwn | 7 days | ||
| Cancer | 21 days | ||
| Leo | 15 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 18 days | ||
| Libra | 24 days | ||
| Scorpio | 13 days | ||
| Libra R | 28 days | ||
| Scorpio | 20 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 18 days | ||
R Enters While Retrograde
Mercury Transit Own Sign (Gemini and Virgo)1973 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Gemini | 19 days | ||
| Gemini | 7 days | ||
| Virgo | 18 days | ||
Mercury Transit Exalted Sign (Virgo)1973 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Virgo | 18 days | ||
Mercury Transit Debility Sign (Pisces)1973 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Pisces | 17 days | ||
| Pisces | 21 days | ||
Mercury Nakshatra Transit 1973 (Sidereal)Times in IST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Lord | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| 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 | 10 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 9 days | ||
| Purva Bhadrapada | Jupiter | 35 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 | 8 days | ||
| Punarvasu | Jupiter | 11 days | ||
| Pushya | Saturn | 27 days | ||
| Punarvasu | Jupiter | 18 days | ||
| Pushya | Saturn | 9 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 | 10 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 31 days | ||
| Swati | Rahu | 11 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 10 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 1973: Common Questions
In 1973, Mercury enters Capricorn on 19 January at 21:29, Aquarius on 6 February at 10:18, Pisces on 24 February at 12:07, Aquarius on 13 March at 16:40, Pisces on 11 April at 09:11, Aries on 2 May at 17:32, Taurus on 17 May at 23:10, Gemini on 1 June at 00:17, Cancer on 20 June at 06:37, Gemini on 27 July at 12:39, Cancer on 3 August at 14:28, Leo on 25 August at 14:02, Virgo on 10 September at 05:02, Libra on 28 September at 13:47, Scorpio on 23 October at 06:12, Libra on 6 November at 01:25, Scorpio on 4 December at 12:18 and Sagittarius on 24 December at 16:21.
Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 10 September to 28 September 1973.
Mercury is debilitated in Pisces from 24 February to 13 March 1973 and from 11 April to 2 May 1973.
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.
