Mercury Transit Dates and Time 1996
In 1996 Mercury changes sign 17 times, about once every 21 days. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Sagittarius on 22 January at 13:11; the last, into Sagittarius, comes on 30 November at 13:51. Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 19 August to 18 September 1996 and from 4 October to 23 October 1996, in its own sign Gemini or Virgo from 29 June to 13 July 1996 and from 19 August to 18 September 1996 and from 4 October to 23 October 1996, and debilitated in Pisces from 21 March to 5 April 1996. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).
Mercury Transit 1996 (Sidereal)Times in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Capricorn | 25 days | ||
| Sagittarius R | 17 days | ||
| Capricorn | 23 days | ||
| Aquarius | 17 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 14 days | ||
| Aries | 18 days | ||
| Taurus | 22 days | ||
| Aries R | 22 days | ||
| Taurus | 21 days | ||
| GeminiOwn | 14 days | ||
| Cancer | 15 days | ||
| Leo | 21 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 30 days | ||
| Leo R | 15 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 18 days | ||
| Libra | 18 days | ||
| Scorpio | 19 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 66 days | ||
R Enters While Retrograde
Mercury Transit Own Sign (Gemini and Virgo)1996 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Gemini | 14 days | ||
| Virgo | 30 days | ||
| Virgo | 18 days | ||
Mercury Transit Exalted Sign (Virgo)1996 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Virgo | 30 days | ||
| Virgo | 18 days | ||
Mercury Transit Debility Sign (Pisces)1996 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Pisces | 14 days | ||
Mercury Nakshatra Transit 1996 (Sidereal)Times in IST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Lord | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 11 days | ||
| Shravana | Moon | 7 days | ||
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 12 days | ||
| Purva Ashadha | Venus | 9 days | ||
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 14 days | ||
| Shravana | Moon | 9 days | ||
| Dhanishtha | Mars | 8 days | ||
| Shatabhisha | Rahu | 7 days | ||
| Purva Bhadrapada | Jupiter | 7 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 6 days | ||
| Revati | Mercury | 6 days | ||
| Ashwini | Ketu | 6 days | ||
| Bharani | Venus | 8 days | ||
| Krittika | Sun | 32 days | ||
| Bharani | Venus | 9 days | ||
| Krittika | Sun | 15 days | ||
| Rohini | Moon | 8 days | ||
| Mrigashira | Mars | 6 days | ||
| Ardra | Rahu | 6 days | ||
| Punarvasu | Jupiter | 6 days | ||
| Pushya | Saturn | 6 days | ||
| Ashlesha | Mercury | 7 days | ||
| Magha | Ketu | 8 days | ||
| Purva Phalguni | Venus | 10 days | ||
| Uttara Phalguni | Sun | 37 days | ||
| Purva Phalguni | Venus | 8 days | ||
| Uttara Phalguni | Sun | 10 days | ||
| Hasta | Moon | 7 days | ||
| Chitra | Mars | 7 days | ||
| Swati | Rahu | 8 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 8 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 8 days | ||
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 8 days | ||
| Mula | Ketu | 9 days | ||
| Purva Ashadha | Venus | 26 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 1996: Common Questions
In 1996, Mercury enters Sagittarius on 22 January at 13:11, Capricorn on 9 February at 05:15, Aquarius on 3 March at 19:17, Pisces on 21 March at 08:03, Aries on 5 April at 07:04, Taurus on 23 April at 20:56, Aries on 16 May at 10:35, Taurus on 7 June at 16:18, Gemini on 29 June at 10:32, Cancer on 13 July at 16:39, Leo on 29 July at 04:34, Virgo on 19 August at 12:40, Leo on 18 September at 20:11, Virgo on 4 October at 18:18, Libra on 23 October at 14:35, Scorpio on 10 November at 23:04 and Sagittarius on 30 November at 13:51.
Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 19 August to 18 September 1996 and from 4 October to 23 October 1996.
Mercury is debilitated in Pisces from 21 March to 5 April 1996.
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.
