Mercury Transit Dates and Time 2008
In 2008 Mercury changes sign 13 times, about once every 28 days. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Capricorn on 4 January at 17:23; the last, into Capricorn, comes on 28 December at 05:49. Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 25 August to 1 November 2008, in its own sign Gemini or Virgo from 6 July to 23 July 2008 and from 25 August to 1 November 2008, and debilitated in Pisces from 30 March to 15 April 2008. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).
Mercury Transit 2008 (Sidereal)Times in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Sagittarius | 18 days | ||
| Capricorn | 65 days | ||
| Aquarius | 19 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 15 days | ||
| Aries | 14 days | ||
| Taurus | 68 days | ||
| GeminiOwn | 17 days | ||
| Cancer | 14 days | ||
| Leo | 17 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 67 days | ||
| Libra | 18 days | ||
| Scorpio | 19 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 19 days | ||
| Capricorn | 29 days | ||
Mercury Transit Own Sign (Gemini and Virgo)2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Gemini | 17 days | ||
| Virgo | 67 days | ||
Mercury Transit Exalted Sign (Virgo)2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Virgo | 67 days | ||
Mercury Transit Debility Sign (Pisces)2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Pisces | 15 days | ||
Mercury Nakshatra Transit 2008 (Sidereal)Times in IST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Lord | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Purva Ashadha | Venus | 8 days | ||
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 8 days | ||
| Shravana | Moon | 9 days | ||
| Dhanishtha | Mars | 18 days | ||
| Shravana | Moon | 26 days | ||
| Dhanishtha | Mars | 10 days | ||
| Shatabhisha | Rahu | 8 days | ||
| Purva Bhadrapada | Jupiter | 7 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 7 days | ||
| Revati | Mercury | 6 days | ||
| Ashwini | Ketu | 6 days | ||
| Bharani | Venus | 6 days | ||
| Krittika | Sun | 7 days | ||
| Rohini | Moon | 11 days | ||
| Mrigashira | Mars | 22 days | ||
| Rohini | Moon | 22 days | ||
| Mrigashira | Mars | 11 days | ||
| Ardra | Rahu | 7 days | ||
| Punarvasu | Jupiter | 6 days | ||
| Pushya | Saturn | 6 days | ||
| Ashlesha | Mercury | 6 days | ||
| Magha | Ketu | 7 days | ||
| Purva Phalguni | Venus | 8 days | ||
| Uttara Phalguni | Sun | 9 days | ||
| Hasta | Moon | 12 days | ||
| Chitra | Mars | 20 days | ||
| Hasta | Moon | 23 days | ||
| Chitra | Mars | 8 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 | 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 2008: Common Questions
In 2008, Mercury enters Capricorn on 4 January at 17:23, Aquarius on 10 March at 14:30, Pisces on 30 March at 13:34, Aries on 15 April at 05:47, Taurus on 29 April at 17:38, Gemini on 6 July at 18:58, Cancer on 23 July at 20:49, Leo on 7 August at 11:18, Virgo on 25 August at 03:31, Libra on 1 November at 02:44, Scorpio on 19 November at 17:42, Sagittarius on 8 December at 19:25 and Capricorn on 28 December at 05:49.
Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 25 August to 1 November 2008.
Mercury is debilitated in Pisces from 30 March to 15 April 2008.
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.
