Mercury Transit (Budh)
Mercury stays about three to four weeks in each sign. Its transit is read from your Moon sign (rashi). About Mercury
Mercury is in Libra now (26.1°, Vishakha).
Mercury through the year
2026
2027
- Fire sign
- Earth sign
- Air sign
- Water sign
- Retrograde: the planet seems to move backward, as seen from Earth
- Today
The hatched strip (////) marks a retrograde spell: for a while the planet seems to move backward through the signs, as seen from Earth.
Sign changes
| Mercury enters Capricorn | 17 Jan 2026, 10:25 AM |
| Mercury enters Aquarius | 3 Feb 2026, 9:53 PM |
| Mercury enters Pisces | 11 Apr 2026, 1:17 AM |
| Mercury enters Aries | 30 Apr 2026, 6:53 AM |
| Mercury enters Taurus | 15 May 2026, 12:33 AM |
| Mercury enters Gemini | 29 May 2026, 11:12 AM |
| Mercury enters Cancer | 22 Jun 2026, 3:31 PM |
| Mercury enters Gemini | 7 Jul 2026, 10:47 AM |
| Mercury enters Cancer | 5 Aug 2026, 7:55 PM |
| Mercury enters Leo | 22 Aug 2026, 7:32 PM |
| Mercury enters Virgo | 7 Sept 2026, 1:33 PM |
| Mercury enters Libra | 26 Sept 2026, 12:39 PM |
| Mercury enters Scorpio | 2 Dec 2026, 5:28 PM |
| Mercury enters Sagittarius | 22 Dec 2026, 7:40 AM |
| Mercury enters Capricorn | 10 Jan 2027, 12:38 AM |
| Mercury enters Aquarius | 28 Jan 2027, 3:35 AM |
| Mercury enters Capricorn | 24 Feb 2027, 4:41 AM |
| Mercury enters Aquarius | 12 Mar 2027, 5:08 AM |
| Mercury enters Pisces | 5 Apr 2027, 4:17 PM |
| Mercury enters Aries | 22 Apr 2027, 8:13 AM |
| Mercury enters Taurus | 6 May 2027, 12:37 PM |
| Mercury enters Gemini | 23 May 2027, 6:33 PM |
| Mercury enters Cancer | 30 Jul 2027, 6:32 PM |
| Mercury enters Leo | 14 Aug 2027, 11:54 AM |
| Mercury enters Virgo | 31 Aug 2027, 2:02 AM |
| Mercury enters Libra | 21 Sept 2027, 6:21 PM |
| Mercury enters Virgo | 21 Oct 2027, 8:13 AM |
| Mercury enters Libra | 5 Nov 2027, 5:12 PM |
| Mercury enters Scorpio | 26 Nov 2027, 12:30 AM |
| Mercury enters Sagittarius | 15 Dec 2027, 2:07 AM |
Retrograde periods
| From | To |
|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2026 | 21 Mar 2026 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 24 Jul 2026 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 13 Nov 2026 |
| 9 Feb 2027 | 3 Mar 2027 |
| 10 Jun 2027 | 5 Jul 2027 |
| 7 Oct 2027 | 28 Oct 2027 |
What it means for your Moon sign
The houses are counted from your Moon sign (the Moon chart, or Chandra kundli), the traditional way to read transits: your Moon sign is the 1st house, the next sign the 2nd, and so on. They are not counted from your Lagna (rising sign), which needs your exact birth time. Mercury is in Libra now, so for a Libra Moon it is the 1st house and for an Aries Moon the 7th. Don't know your Moon sign? Find your Moon sign.
| Moon sign | House | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | 7th | A testing time for partnership and marriage: Mercury's quick thinking and communication needs care here. |
| Taurus | 6th | A helpful time for work routine, service and overcoming competition: Mercury's quick thinking and communication supports you. |
| Gemini | 5th | A testing time for romance, children, learning and creativity: Mercury's quick thinking and communication needs care here. |
| Cancer | 4th | A helpful time for home, property and inner peace: Mercury's quick thinking and communication supports you. |
| Leo | 3rd | A testing time for courage, effort and short travel: Mercury's quick thinking and communication needs care here. |
| Virgo | 2nd | A helpful time for family, savings and speech: Mercury's quick thinking and communication supports you. |
| Libra | 1st | A testing time for self and personal direction: Mercury's quick thinking and communication needs care here. |
| Scorpio | 12th | A testing time for distant places, expenses and letting go: Mercury's quick thinking and communication needs care here. |
| Sagittarius | 11th | A helpful time for gains, friends and hopes: Mercury's quick thinking and communication supports you. |
| Capricorn | 10th | A helpful time for career and public standing: Mercury's quick thinking and communication supports you. |
| Aquarius | 9th | A testing time for fortune, higher learning, long travel and teachers: Mercury's quick thinking and communication needs care here. |
| Pisces | 8th | A helpful time for research and joint finances: Mercury's quick thinking and communication supports you. |