Mercury Transit Dates and Time 2042
In 2042 Mercury changes sign 17 times, about once every 21 days. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Sagittarius on 23 January at 02:55; the last, into Sagittarius, comes on 1 December at 12:50. Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 20 August to 20 September 2042 and from 5 October to 24 October 2042, in its own sign Gemini or Virgo from 30 June to 14 July 2042 and from 20 August to 20 September 2042 and from 5 October to 24 October 2042, and debilitated in Pisces from 22 March to 6 April 2042. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).
Mercury Transit 2042 (Sidereal)Times in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Capricorn | 26 days | ||
| Sagittarius R | 16 days | ||
| Capricorn | 23 days | ||
| Aquarius | 17 days | ||
| PiscesDebil. | 14 days | ||
| Aries | 18 days | ||
| Taurus | 23 days | ||
| Aries R | 20 days | ||
| Taurus | 22 days | ||
| GeminiOwn | 14 days | ||
| Cancer | 15 days | ||
| Leo | 21 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 31 days | ||
| Leo R | 15 days | ||
| VirgoExalt. | 18 days | ||
| Libra | 18 days | ||
| Scorpio | 19 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 66 days | ||
R Enters While Retrograde
Mercury Transit Own Sign (Gemini and Virgo)2042 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Gemini | 14 days | ||
| Virgo | 31 days | ||
| Virgo | 18 days | ||
Mercury Transit Exalted Sign (Virgo)2042 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Virgo | 31 days | ||
| Virgo | 18 days | ||
Mercury Transit Debility Sign (Pisces)2042 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Pisces | 14 days | ||
Mercury Nakshatra Transit 2042 (Sidereal)Times in IST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Lord | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 11 days | ||
| Shravana | Moon | 8 days | ||
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 12 days | ||
| Purva Ashadha | Venus | 7 days | ||
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 14 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 | 6 days | ||
| Bharani | Venus | 8 days | ||
| Krittika | Sun | 34 days | ||
| Bharani | Venus | 6 days | ||
| Krittika | Sun | 16 days | ||
| Rohini | Moon | 8 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 | 9 days | ||
| Uttara Phalguni | Sun | 17 days | ||
| Hasta | Moon | 70 h 34 min | ||
| Uttara Phalguni | Sun | 17 days | ||
| Purva Phalguni | Venus | 7 days | ||
| Uttara Phalguni | Sun | 11 days | ||
| Hasta | Moon | 7 days | ||
| Chitra | Mars | 7 days | ||
| Swati | Rahu | 8 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 8 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 8 days | ||
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 8 days | ||
| Mula | Ketu | 9 days | ||
| Purva Ashadha | Venus | 27 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 2042: Common Questions
In 2042, Mercury enters Sagittarius on 23 January at 02:55, Capricorn on 8 February at 23:17, Aquarius on 4 March at 18:32, Pisces on 22 March at 08:10, Aries on 6 April at 07:19, Taurus on 24 April at 15:26, Aries on 18 May at 12:49, Taurus on 8 June at 06:58, Gemini on 30 June at 10:24, Cancer on 14 July at 17:02, Leo on 30 July at 04:05, Virgo on 20 August at 08:44, Leo on 20 September at 11:27, Virgo on 5 October at 14:34, Libra on 24 October at 14:13, Scorpio on 11 November at 22:32 and Sagittarius on 1 December at 12:50.
Mercury is exalted in Virgo from 20 August to 20 September 2042 and from 5 October to 24 October 2042.
Mercury is debilitated in Pisces from 22 March to 6 April 2042.
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.
