Mercury Transit Dates and Time 1978
In 1978 Mercury changes sign 16 times, about once every 22 days. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Sagittarius on 7 January at 05:48; the last, into Scorpio, comes on 29 October at 23:44. Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 23 September to 10 October 1978, in its own sign Gemini or Virgo from 14 June to 29 June 1978 and from 23 September to 10 October 1978, and debilitated in Pisces from 7 March to 26 March 1978 and from 8 April to 11 May 1978. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).
Mercury Transit 1978 (Sidereal)Times in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Scorpio R | 11 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 24 days | ||
| Capricorn | 18 days | ||
| Aquarius | 16 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 19 days | ||
| Aries | 13 days | ||
| Pisces RDebil. | 32 days | ||
| Aries | 20 days | ||
| Taurus | 14 days | ||
| GeminiOwn | 14 days | ||
| Cancer | 20 days | ||
| Leo | 32 days | ||
| Cancer R | 14 days | ||
| Leo | 18 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 17 days | ||
| Libra | 19 days | ||
| Scorpio | 66 days | ||
R Enters While Retrograde
Mercury Transit Own Sign (Gemini and Virgo)1978 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Gemini | 14 days | ||
| Virgo | 17 days | ||
Mercury Transit Exalted Sign (Virgo)1978 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Virgo | 17 days | ||
Mercury Transit Debility Sign (Pisces)1978 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Pisces | 19 days | ||
| Pisces | 32 days | ||
Mercury Nakshatra Transit 1978 (Sidereal)Times in IST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Lord | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 11 days | ||
| Mula | Ketu | 12 days | ||
| Purva Ashadha | Venus | 9 days | ||
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 8 days | ||
| Shravana | Moon | 8 days | ||
| Dhanishtha | Mars | 7 days | ||
| Shatabhisha | Rahu | 7 days | ||
| Purva Bhadrapada | Jupiter | 6 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 7 days | ||
| Revati | Mercury | 10 days | ||
| Ashwini | Ketu | 13 days | ||
| Revati | Mercury | 32 days | ||
| Ashwini | Ketu | 10 days | ||
| Bharani | Venus | 8 days | ||
| Krittika | Sun | 6 days | ||
| Rohini | Moon | 6 days | ||
| Mrigashira | Mars | 6 days | ||
| Ardra | Rahu | 6 days | ||
| Punarvasu | Jupiter | 7 days | ||
| Pushya | Saturn | 8 days | ||
| Ashlesha | Mercury | 10 days | ||
| Magha | Ketu | 32 days | ||
| Ashlesha | Mercury | 14 days | ||
| Magha | Ketu | 9 days | ||
| Purva Phalguni | Venus | 7 days | ||
| Uttara Phalguni | Sun | 7 days | ||
| Hasta | Moon | 7 days | ||
| Chitra | Mars | 8 days | ||
| Swati | Rahu | 8 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 9 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 10 days | ||
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 27 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 16 days | ||
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 11 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 1978: Common Questions
In 1978, Mercury enters Sagittarius on 7 January at 05:48, Capricorn on 31 January at 15:19, Aquarius on 19 February at 06:14, Pisces on 7 March at 09:34, Aries on 26 March at 10:19, Pisces on 8 April at 23:12, Aries on 11 May at 00:06, Taurus on 31 May at 12:34, Gemini on 14 June at 22:40, Cancer on 29 June at 12:43, Leo on 20 July at 00:58, Cancer on 21 August at 11:09, Leo on 4 September at 17:45, Virgo on 23 September at 10:16, Libra on 10 October at 11:42 and Scorpio on 29 October at 23:44.
Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 23 September to 10 October 1978.
Mercury is debilitated in Pisces from 7 March to 26 March 1978 and from 8 April to 11 May 1978.
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.
