Mercury Transit Dates and Time 1998
In 1998 Mercury changes sign 14 times, about once every 26 days. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Sagittarius on 7 January at 13:43; the last, into Scorpio, comes on 28 October at 08:46. Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 21 September to 8 October 1998, in its own sign Gemini or Virgo from 12 June to 27 June 1998 and from 21 September to 8 October 1998, and debilitated in Pisces from 5 March to 10 May 1998. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).
Mercury Transit 1998 (Sidereal)Times in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Scorpio R | 19 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 22 days | ||
| Capricorn | 18 days | ||
| Aquarius | 16 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 66 days | ||
| Aries | 18 days | ||
| Taurus | 14 days | ||
| GeminiOwn | 14 days | ||
| Cancer | 23 days | ||
| Leo | 21 days | ||
| Cancer R | 24 days | ||
| Leo | 17 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 17 days | ||
| Libra | 19 days | ||
| Scorpio | 66 days | ||
R Enters While Retrograde
Mercury Transit Own Sign (Gemini and Virgo)1998 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Gemini | 14 days | ||
| Virgo | 17 days | ||
Mercury Transit Exalted Sign (Virgo)1998 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Virgo | 17 days | ||
Mercury Transit Debility Sign (Pisces)1998 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Pisces | 66 days | ||
Mercury Nakshatra Transit 1998 (Sidereal)Times in IST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Lord | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 19 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 | 6 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 7 days | ||
| Revati | Mercury | 32 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 8 days | ||
| Revati | Mercury | 16 days | ||
| Ashwini | Ketu | 9 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 | 8 days | ||
| Ashlesha | Mercury | 12 days | ||
| Magha | Ketu | 21 days | ||
| Ashlesha | Mercury | 24 days | ||
| Magha | Ketu | 8 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 | 20 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 23 days | ||
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 10 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 1998: Common Questions
In 1998, Mercury enters Sagittarius on 7 January at 13:43, Capricorn on 29 January at 20:56, Aquarius on 17 February at 05:00, Pisces on 5 March at 07:24, Aries on 10 May at 16:25, Taurus on 29 May at 11:23, Gemini on 12 June at 14:55, Cancer on 27 June at 13:49, Leo on 20 July at 14:19, Cancer on 10 August at 17:40, Leo on 4 September at 06:00, Virgo on 21 September at 07:29, Libra on 8 October at 11:55 and Scorpio on 28 October at 08:46.
Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 21 September to 8 October 1998.
Mercury is debilitated in Pisces from 5 March to 10 May 1998.
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.
