Mercury (Budha) Nakshatra Transit 2028
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.
Each sign holds two and a quarter nakshatras (13°20' each). A nakshatra transit is the moment a graha moves from one lunar mansion into the next, a finer timing layer than the sign change that is used in muhurta, Panchang and event timing. The Mercury spends about 3 to 4 weeks in each sign. Times below are exact to the minute, calculated with the sidereal Lahiri ayanamsa.
Each sign holds two and a quarter nakshatras (13°20' each). A nakshatra transit is the moment a graha moves from one lunar mansion into the next, a finer timing layer than the sign change that is used in muhurta, Panchang and event timing. 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 Nakshatra Transition | Action |
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| 09-Jan-2028 Sunday | 05:04 AM | Uttara Ashadha → Shravana |
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| 19-Jan-2028 Wednesday | 06:20 PM | Shravana → Dhanishta |
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| 29-Jan-2028 Saturday | 10:14 AM | Dhanishta → Shravana Retrograde |
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| 12-Feb-2028 Saturday | 04:09 PM | Shravana → Uttara Ashadha Retrograde |
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| 16-Feb-2028 Wednesday | 10:12 PM | Uttara Ashadha → Shravana |
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| 04-Mar-2028 Saturday | 05:02 AM | Shravana → Dhanishta |
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| 14-Mar-2028 Tuesday | 03:49 AM | Dhanishta → Shatabhisha |
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| 22-Mar-2028 Wednesday | 05:34 PM | Shatabhisha → Purva Bhadrapada |
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| 30-Mar-2028 Thursday | 10:22 AM | Purva Bhadrapada → Uttara Bhadrapada |
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| 06-Apr-2028 Thursday | 11:01 AM | Uttara Bhadrapada → Revati |
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| 12-Apr-2028 Wednesday | 11:48 PM | Revati → Ashwini |
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| 19-Apr-2028 Wednesday | 07:49 AM | Ashwini → Bharani |
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| 26-Apr-2028 Wednesday | 12:15 AM | Bharani → Krittika |
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| 04-May-2028 Thursday | 05:20 AM | Krittika → Rohini |
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| 30-Jun-2028 Friday | 05:22 PM | Rohini → Mrigashira |
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| 09-Jul-2028 Sunday | 08:03 PM | Mrigashira → Ardra |
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| 16-Jul-2028 Sunday | 08:07 PM | Ardra → Punarvasu |
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| 23-Jul-2028 Sunday | 04:12 AM | Punarvasu → Pushya |
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| 29-Jul-2028 Saturday | 12:45 PM | Pushya → Ashlesha |
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| 05-Aug-2028 Saturday | 07:40 AM | Ashlesha → Magha |
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| 12-Aug-2028 Saturday | 07:25 PM | Magha → Purva Phalguni |
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| 21-Aug-2028 Monday | 06:03 AM | Purva Phalguni → Uttara Phalguni |
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| 31-Aug-2028 Thursday | 04:16 AM | Uttara Phalguni → Hasta |
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| 15-Sep-2028 Friday | 10:18 AM | Hasta → Chitra |
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| 24-Sep-2028 Sunday | 02:21 AM | Chitra → Hasta Retrograde |
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| 08-Oct-2028 Sunday | 05:13 PM | Hasta → Uttara Phalguni Retrograde |
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| 14-Oct-2028 Saturday | 03:27 PM | Uttara Phalguni → Hasta |
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| 26-Oct-2028 Thursday | 03:55 AM | Hasta → Chitra |
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| 03-Nov-2028 Friday | 10:08 AM | Chitra → Swati |
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| 11-Nov-2028 Saturday | 01:31 PM | Swati → Vishakha |
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| 19-Nov-2028 Sunday | 09:04 PM | Vishakha → Anuradha |
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| 28-Nov-2028 Tuesday | 08:35 AM | Anuradha → Jyeshtha |
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| 06-Dec-2028 Wednesday | 10:03 PM | Jyeshtha → Mula |
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| 15-Dec-2028 Friday | 12:43 PM | Mula → Purva Ashadha |
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| 24-Dec-2028 Sunday | 11:32 AM | Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha |
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Rows marked Retrograde are crossings made while Mercury is moving backward, so it can appear to re-enter the same nakshatra 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.