Mercury Transit Dates and Time 2016
In 2016 Mercury changes sign 15 times, about once every 24 days. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Sagittarius on 14 January at 15:03; the last, into Sagittarius, comes on 28 November at 22:14. Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 19 August to 9 September 2016 and from 3 October to 21 October 2016, in its own sign Gemini or Virgo from 27 June to 11 July 2016 and from 19 August to 9 September 2016 and from 3 October to 21 October 2016, and debilitated in Pisces from 19 March to 3 April 2016. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).
Mercury Transit 2016 (Sidereal)Times in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Capricorn | 18 days | ||
| Sagittarius R | 25 days | ||
| Capricorn | 21 days | ||
| Aquarius | 17 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 14 days | ||
| Aries | 66 days | ||
| Taurus | 18 days | ||
| GeminiOwn | 14 days | ||
| Cancer | 15 days | ||
| Leo | 23 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 21 days | ||
| Leo R | 24 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 17 days | ||
| Libra | 18 days | ||
| Scorpio | 19 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 66 days | ||
R Enters While Retrograde
Mercury Transit Own Sign (Gemini and Virgo)2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Gemini | 14 days | ||
| Virgo | 21 days | ||
| Virgo | 17 days | ||
Mercury Transit Exalted Sign (Virgo)2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Virgo | 21 days | ||
| Virgo | 17 days | ||
Mercury Transit Debility Sign (Pisces)2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Pisces | 14 days | ||
Mercury Nakshatra Transit 2016 (Sidereal)Times in IST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Lord | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 23 days | ||
| Purva Ashadha | Venus | 19 days | ||
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 11 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 | 7 days | ||
| Bharani | Venus | 10 days | ||
| Krittika | Sun | 16 days | ||
| Bharani | Venus | 28 days | ||
| Krittika | Sun | 10 days | ||
| Rohini | Moon | 7 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 | 11 days | ||
| Uttara Phalguni | Sun | 28 days | ||
| Purva Phalguni | Venus | 18 days | ||
| Uttara Phalguni | Sun | 8 days | ||
| Hasta | Moon | 7 days | ||
| Chitra | Mars | 7 days | ||
| Swati | Rahu | 8 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 8 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 8 days | ||
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 9 days | ||
| Mula | Ketu | 9 days | ||
| Purva Ashadha | Venus | 20 days | ||
| Mula | Ketu | 23 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 2016: Common Questions
In 2016, Mercury enters Sagittarius on 14 January at 15:03, Capricorn on 9 February at 03:09, Aquarius on 2 March at 00:12, Pisces on 19 March at 04:38, Aries on 3 April at 03:45, Taurus on 8 June at 09:55, Gemini on 27 June at 08:08, Cancer on 11 July at 09:46, Leo on 27 July at 07:11, Virgo on 19 August at 17:15, Leo on 9 September at 17:57, Virgo on 3 October at 17:59, Libra on 21 October at 14:20, Scorpio on 9 November at 00:41 and Sagittarius on 28 November at 22:14.
Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 19 August to 9 September 2016 and from 3 October to 21 October 2016.
Mercury is debilitated in Pisces from 19 March to 3 April 2016.
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.
