Mercury Transit Dates and Time 1981
In 1981 Mercury changes sign 16 times, about once every 22 days. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Capricorn on 9 January at 01:03; the last, into Sagittarius, comes on 14 December at 02:41. Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 30 August to 20 September 1981 and from 19 October to 4 November 1981, in its own sign Gemini or Virgo from 22 May to 29 July 1981 and from 30 August to 20 September 1981 and from 19 October to 4 November 1981, and debilitated in Pisces from 4 April to 21 April 1981. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).
Mercury Transit 1981 (Sidereal)Times in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Sagittarius | 18 days | ||
| Capricorn | 18 days | ||
| Aquarius | 26 days | ||
| Capricorn R | 17 days | ||
| Aquarius | 24 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 16 days | ||
| Aries | 14 days | ||
| Taurus | 17 days | ||
| GeminiOwn | 67 days | ||
| Cancer | 14 days | ||
| Leo | 16 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 21 days | ||
| Libra | 28 days | ||
| Virgo RExalt. | 16 days | ||
| Libra | 20 days | ||
| Scorpio | 19 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 18 days | ||
R Enters While Retrograde
Mercury Transit Own Sign (Gemini and Virgo)1981 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Gemini | 67 days | ||
| Virgo | 21 days | ||
| Virgo | 16 days | ||
Mercury Transit Exalted Sign (Virgo)1981 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Virgo | 21 days | ||
| Virgo | 16 days | ||
Mercury Transit Debility Sign (Pisces)1981 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Pisces | 16 days | ||
Mercury Nakshatra Transit 1981 (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 | 9 days | ||
| Shatabhisha | Rahu | 15 days | ||
| Dhanishtha | Mars | 30 days | ||
| Shatabhisha | Rahu | 10 days | ||
| Purva Bhadrapada | Jupiter | 8 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 7 days | ||
| Revati | Mercury | 6 days | ||
| Ashwini | Ketu | 6 days | ||
| Bharani | Venus | 6 days | ||
| Krittika | Sun | 6 days | ||
| Rohini | Moon | 7 days | ||
| Mrigashira | Mars | 11 days | ||
| Ardra | Rahu | 24 days | ||
| Mrigashira | Mars | 20 days | ||
| Ardra | Rahu | 10 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 | 12 days | ||
| Swati | Rahu | 16 days | ||
| Chitra | Mars | 26 days | ||
| Swati | Rahu | 8 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 8 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 8 days | ||
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 8 days | ||
| Mula | Ketu | 8 days | ||
| Purva Ashadha | Venus | 8 days | ||
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 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 1981: Common Questions
In 1981, Mercury enters Capricorn on 9 January at 01:03, Aquarius on 27 January at 05:00, Capricorn on 22 February at 11:57, Aquarius on 11 March at 13:32, Pisces on 4 April at 17:13, Aries on 21 April at 08:05, Taurus on 5 May at 12:26, Gemini on 22 May at 21:47, Cancer on 29 July at 18:46, Leo on 13 August at 11:47, Virgo on 30 August at 02:43, Libra on 20 September at 21:54, Virgo on 19 October at 18:45, Libra on 4 November at 20:49, Scorpio on 25 November at 01:09 and Sagittarius on 14 December at 02:41.
Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 30 August to 20 September 1981 and from 19 October to 4 November 1981.
Mercury is debilitated in Pisces from 4 April to 21 April 1981.
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.
