Mercury Transit Dates and Time 2017
In 2017 Mercury changes sign 13 times, about once every 28 days. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Capricorn on 3 February at 13:20; the last, into Scorpio, comes on 11 December at 04:14. Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 27 September to 13 October 2017, in its own sign Gemini or Virgo from 18 June to 3 July 2017 and from 27 September to 13 October 2017, and debilitated in Pisces from 11 March to 27 March 2017. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).
Mercury Transit 2017 (Sidereal)Times in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Sagittarius | 66 days | ||
| Capricorn | 19 days | ||
| Aquarius | 16 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 16 days | ||
| Aries | 68 days | ||
| Taurus | 15 days | ||
| GeminiOwn | 14 days | ||
| Cancer | 18 days | ||
| Leo | 67 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 16 days | ||
| Libra | 19 days | ||
| Scorpio | 22 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 16 days | ||
| Scorpio R | 26 days | ||
R Enters While Retrograde
Mercury Transit Own Sign (Gemini and Virgo)2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Gemini | 14 days | ||
| Virgo | 16 days | ||
Mercury Transit Exalted Sign (Virgo)2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Virgo | 16 days | ||
Mercury Transit Debility Sign (Pisces)2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Pisces | 16 days | ||
Mercury Nakshatra Transit 2017 (Sidereal)Times in IST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Lord | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Mula | Ketu | 23 days | ||
| Purva Ashadha | Venus | 10 days | ||
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 9 days | ||
| Shravana | Moon | 8 days | ||
| Dhanishtha | Mars | 7 days | ||
| Shatabhisha | Rahu | 7 days | ||
| Purva Bhadrapada | Jupiter | 6 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 6 days | ||
| Revati | Mercury | 7 days | ||
| Ashwini | Ketu | 57 days | ||
| Bharani | Venus | 9 days | ||
| Krittika | Sun | 7 days | ||
| Rohini | Moon | 6 days | ||
| Mrigashira | Mars | 6 days | ||
| Ardra | Rahu | 6 days | ||
| Punarvasu | Jupiter | 6 days | ||
| Pushya | Saturn | 7 days | ||
| Ashlesha | Mercury | 8 days | ||
| Magha | Ketu | 12 days | ||
| Purva Phalguni | Venus | 19 days | ||
| Magha | Ketu | 25 days | ||
| Purva Phalguni | Venus | 8 days | ||
| Uttara Phalguni | Sun | 7 days | ||
| Hasta | Moon | 7 days | ||
| Chitra | Mars | 7 days | ||
| Swati | Rahu | 8 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 8 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 9 days | ||
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 10 days | ||
| Mula | Ketu | 16 days | ||
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 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 2017: Common Questions
In 2017, Mercury enters Capricorn on 3 February at 13:20, Aquarius on 22 February at 18:47, Pisces on 11 March at 02:38, Aries on 27 March at 07:37, Taurus on 3 June at 19:55, Gemini on 18 June at 22:53, Cancer on 3 July at 03:06, Leo on 21 July at 10:23, Virgo on 27 September at 00:31, Libra on 13 October at 23:54, Scorpio on 2 November at 00:47, Sagittarius on 24 November at 13:59 and Scorpio on 11 December at 04:14.
Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 27 September to 13 October 2017.
Mercury is debilitated in Pisces from 11 March to 27 March 2017.
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.
