Mercury Transit Dates and Time 1985
In 1985 Mercury changes sign 14 times, about once every 26 days. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Sagittarius on 6 January at 20:09; the last, into Scorpio, comes on 27 October at 03:05. Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 19 September to 7 October 1985, in its own sign Gemini or Virgo from 10 June to 26 June 1985 and from 19 September to 7 October 1985, and debilitated in Pisces from 3 March to 9 May 1985. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).
Mercury Transit 1985 (Sidereal)Times in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Scorpio R | 23 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 21 days | ||
| Capricorn | 18 days | ||
| Aquarius | 16 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 67 days | ||
| Aries | 18 days | ||
| Taurus | 14 days | ||
| GeminiOwn | 15 days | ||
| Cancer | 25 days | ||
| Leo | 12 days | ||
| Cancer R | 30 days | ||
| Leo | 16 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 17 days | ||
| Libra | 20 days | ||
| Scorpio | 66 days | ||
R Enters While Retrograde
Mercury Transit Own Sign (Gemini and Virgo)1985 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Gemini | 15 days | ||
| Virgo | 17 days | ||
Mercury Transit Exalted Sign (Virgo)1985 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Virgo | 17 days | ||
Mercury Transit Debility Sign (Pisces)1985 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Pisces | 67 days | ||
Mercury Nakshatra Transit 1985 (Sidereal)Times in IST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Lord | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 23 days | ||
| Mula | Ketu | 10 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 | 7 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 8 days | ||
| Revati | Mercury | 25 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 18 days | ||
| Revati | Mercury | 12 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 | 9 days | ||
| Ashlesha | Mercury | 14 days | ||
| Magha | Ketu | 12 days | ||
| Ashlesha | Mercury | 30 days | ||
| Magha | Ketu | 7 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 | 11 days | ||
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 16 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 26 days | ||
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 9 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 1985: Common Questions
In 1985, Mercury enters Sagittarius on 6 January at 20:09, Capricorn on 28 January at 11:33, Aquarius on 15 February at 16:20, Pisces on 3 March at 19:00, Aries on 9 May at 19:39, Taurus on 27 May at 22:08, Gemini on 10 June at 23:01, Cancer on 26 June at 03:55, Leo on 21 July at 19:54, Cancer on 3 August at 12:51, Leo on 3 September at 03:55, Virgo on 19 September at 17:56, Libra on 7 October at 00:29 and Scorpio on 27 October at 03:05.
Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 19 September to 7 October 1985.
Mercury is debilitated in Pisces from 3 March to 9 May 1985.
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.
