Mercury (Budha) Rashi Transit 2026
Mercury rules intellect, speech, commerce and communication. It turns retrograde about three times a year, so its sign changes frequently repeat during a retrograde loop.
A rashi transit (Gochar) is the moment a graha leaves one zodiac sign and enters the next in the sidereal (Nirayana, Lahiri) system. Transit signs are read against your Moon sign and ascendant to judge the effect of the period. The Mercury spends about 3 to 4 weeks in each sign. Times below are exact to the minute, calculated with the sidereal Lahiri ayanamsa.
A rashi transit (Gochar) is the moment a graha leaves one zodiac sign and enters the next in the sidereal (Nirayana, Lahiri) system. Transit signs are read against your Moon sign and ascendant to judge the effect of the period. The Mercury spends about 3 to 4 weeks in each sign. Times below are exact to the minute, calculated with the sidereal Lahiri ayanamsa.
All times shown in: Asia/Kolkata
| Date | Time | Mercury Sign Transition | Action |
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| 17-Jan-2026 Saturday | 10:24 AM | Sagittarius → Capricorn |
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| 03-Feb-2026 Tuesday | 09:52 PM | Capricorn → Aquarius |
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| 11-Apr-2026 Saturday | 01:16 AM | Aquarius → Pisces |
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| 30-Apr-2026 Thursday | 06:52 AM | Pisces → Aries |
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| 15-May-2026 Friday | 12:32 AM | Aries → Taurus |
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| 29-May-2026 Friday | 11:11 AM | Taurus → Gemini |
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| 22-Jun-2026 Monday | 03:30 PM | Gemini → Cancer |
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| 07-Jul-2026 Tuesday | 10:46 AM | Cancer → Gemini Retrograde |
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| 05-Aug-2026 Wednesday | 07:54 PM | Gemini → Cancer |
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| 22-Aug-2026 Saturday | 07:31 PM | Cancer → Leo |
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| 07-Sep-2026 Monday | 01:32 PM | Leo → Virgo |
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| 26-Sep-2026 Saturday | 12:38 PM | Virgo → Libra |
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| 02-Dec-2026 Wednesday | 05:27 PM | Libra → Scorpio |
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| 22-Dec-2026 Tuesday | 07:39 AM | Scorpio → Sagittarius |
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Rows marked Retrograde are crossings made while Mercury is moving backward, so it can appear to re-enter the same sign more than once.
Note: positions are calculated with the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa using the Swiss Ephemeris. Other Panchang sources use slightly different ayanamsa values, so their times can differ from these by a few minutes for the Sun and Moon, and by more for slower planets such as Jupiter and Saturn.