Mercury Transit Dates and Time 2018
In 2018 Mercury enters all twelve signs. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Sagittarius on 6 January at 19:53; the last, into Scorpio, comes on 26 October at 20:48. Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 19 September to 6 October 2018, in its own sign Gemini or Virgo from 10 June to 25 June 2018 and from 19 September to 6 October 2018, and debilitated in Pisces from 3 March to 9 May 2018. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).
Mercury Transit 2018 (Sidereal)Times in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Scorpio R | 26 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 21 days | ||
| Capricorn | 18 days | ||
| Aquarius | 16 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 67 days | ||
| Aries | 17 days | ||
| Taurus | 13 days | ||
| GeminiOwn | 15 days | ||
| Cancer | 69 days | ||
| Leo | 16 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 17 days | ||
| Libra | 20 days | ||
| Scorpio | 66 days | ||
R Enters While Retrograde
Mercury Transit Own Sign (Gemini and Virgo)2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Gemini | 15 days | ||
| Virgo | 17 days | ||
Mercury Transit Exalted Sign (Virgo)2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Virgo | 17 days | ||
Mercury Transit Debility Sign (Pisces)2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Pisces | 67 days | ||
Mercury Nakshatra Transit 2018 (Sidereal)Times in IST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Lord | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 26 days | ||
| Mula | Ketu | 10 days | ||
| Purva Ashadha | Venus | 9 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 | 8 days | ||
| Revati | Mercury | 20 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 24 days | ||
| Revati | Mercury | 11 days | ||
| Ashwini | Ketu | 8 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 | 9 days | ||
| Ashlesha | Mercury | 57 days | ||
| Magha | Ketu | 7 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 | 12 days | ||
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 12 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 12 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 69 h 57 min | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 14 days | ||
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 9 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 2018: Common Questions
In 2018, Mercury enters Sagittarius on 6 January at 19:53, Capricorn on 28 January at 01:06, Aquarius on 15 February at 03:26, Pisces on 3 March at 06:56, Aries on 9 May at 17:35, Taurus on 27 May at 08:26, Gemini on 10 June at 07:34, Cancer on 25 June at 18:07, Leo on 2 September at 21:09, Virgo on 19 September at 04:17, Libra on 6 October at 12:45 and Scorpio on 26 October at 20:48.
Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 19 September to 6 October 2018.
Mercury is debilitated in Pisces from 3 March to 9 May 2018.
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.
