Mercury Transit Dates and Time 2012
In 2012 Mercury changes sign 17 times, about once every 21 days. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Sagittarius on 4 January at 07:07; the last, into Sagittarius, comes on 27 December at 22:02. Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 13 September to 1 October 2012, in its own sign Gemini or Virgo from 4 June to 21 June 2012 and from 13 September to 1 October 2012, and debilitated in Pisces from 27 February to 2 April 2012 and from 6 April to 5 May 2012. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).
Mercury Transit 2012 (Sidereal)Times in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Scorpio | 66 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 19 days | ||
| Capricorn | 17 days | ||
| Aquarius | 16 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 35 days | ||
| Aquarius R | 3 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 29 days | ||
| Aries | 16 days | ||
| Taurus | 13 days | ||
| GeminiOwn | 17 days | ||
| Cancer | 68 days | ||
| Leo | 15 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 17 days | ||
| Libra | 21 days | ||
| Scorpio | 26 days | ||
| Libra R | 17 days | ||
| Scorpio | 21 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 19 days | ||
R Enters While Retrograde
Mercury Transit Own Sign (Gemini and Virgo)2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Gemini | 17 days | ||
| Virgo | 17 days | ||
Mercury Transit Exalted Sign (Virgo)2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Virgo | 17 days | ||
Mercury Transit Debility Sign (Pisces)2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Pisces | 35 days | ||
| Pisces | 29 days | ||
Mercury Nakshatra Transit 2012 (Sidereal)Times in IST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Lord | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 10 days | ||
| Mula | Ketu | 9 days | ||
| Purva Ashadha | Venus | 8 days | ||
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 8 days | ||
| Shravana | Moon | 7 days | ||
| Dhanishtha | Mars | 7 days | ||
| Shatabhisha | Rahu | 7 days | ||
| Purva Bhadrapada | Jupiter | 7 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 26 days | ||
| Purva Bhadrapada | Jupiter | 17 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 12 days | ||
| Revati | Mercury | 9 days | ||
| Ashwini | Ketu | 7 days | ||
| Bharani | Venus | 6 days | ||
| Krittika | Sun | 6 days | ||
| Rohini | Moon | 6 days | ||
| Mrigashira | Mars | 6 days | ||
| Ardra | Rahu | 7 days | ||
| Punarvasu | Jupiter | 8 days | ||
| Pushya | Saturn | 14 days | ||
| Ashlesha | Mercury | 13 days | ||
| Pushya | Saturn | 30 days | ||
| Ashlesha | Mercury | 7 days | ||
| Magha | Ketu | 6 days | ||
| Purva Phalguni | Venus | 6 days | ||
| Uttara Phalguni | Sun | 7 days | ||
| Hasta | Moon | 7 days | ||
| Chitra | Mars | 8 days | ||
| Swati | Rahu | 9 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 11 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 20 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 22 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 9 days | ||
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 8 days | ||
| Mula | Ketu | 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 2012: Common Questions
In 2012, Mercury enters Sagittarius on 4 January at 07:07, Capricorn on 24 January at 06:50, Aquarius on 11 February at 00:06, Pisces on 27 February at 15:59, Aquarius on 2 April at 16:27, Pisces on 6 April at 15:43, Aries on 5 May at 21:02, Taurus on 21 May at 21:48, Gemini on 4 June at 18:27, Cancer on 21 June at 18:32, Leo on 29 August at 05:08, Virgo on 13 September at 21:28, Libra on 1 October at 17:36, Scorpio on 23 October at 14:45, Libra on 19 November at 03:16, Scorpio on 6 December at 09:06 and Sagittarius on 27 December at 22:02.
Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 13 September to 1 October 2012.
Mercury is debilitated in Pisces from 27 February to 2 April 2012 and from 6 April to 5 May 2012.
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.
