☿ Mercury rules thought, speech & commerce. In 2027 it makes 34 notable moves, entering Capricorn, Aquarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius. Every date, the nakshatra it lands in, and whether it's still retrograde or combust is below.
| Date | Planet | Transit | Rāśi (sign) | Nakshatra · pada | Status | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | ||||||
| Sun10Jan | Mercury | Sign change | ♐︎ Sagittarius♑︎ Capricorn | Uttara Ashadha · 2 | ☀ Combust | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Sagittarius for Capricorn. |
| Sat23Jan | Mercury | Combust clears | Capricorn | Shravana · 4 | — | Mercury steps clear of the Sun — its light, and its significations, return. |
| Thu28Jan | Mercury | Sign change | ♑︎ Capricorn♒︎ Aquarius | Dhanishtha · 3 | — | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Capricorn for Aquarius. |
| February | ||||||
| Tue9Feb | Mercury | Retrograde | Aquarius | Shatabhisha · 2 | ℞ Retro | Mercury turns retrograde — a spell to revisit and refine thought, speech & commerce, not to begin. |
| Thu11Feb | Mercury | Combust begins | Aquarius | Shatabhisha · 2 | ℞ Retro☀ Combust | Mercury slips into the Sun's glare — its themes dim and turn erratic for a while. |
| Wed24Feb | Mercury | Sign change | ♒︎ Aquarius♑︎ Capricorn | Dhanishtha · 2 | ℞ Retro☀ Combust | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Aquarius for Capricorn. |
| Thu25Feb | Mercury | Combust clears | Capricorn | Dhanishtha · 2 | ℞ Retro | Mercury steps clear of the Sun — its light, and its significations, return. |
| March | ||||||
| Wed3Mar | Mercury | Direct | Capricorn | Dhanishtha · 2 | — | Mercury turns direct — thought, speech & commerce picks the thread back up and moves forward. |
| Fri12Mar | Mercury | Sign change | ♑︎ Capricorn♒︎ Aquarius | Dhanishtha · 3 | — | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Capricorn for Aquarius. |
| April | ||||||
| Mon5Apr | Mercury | Sign change | ♒︎ Aquarius♓︎ Pisces | Purva Bhadrapada · 4 | — | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Aquarius for Pisces. |
| Thu15Apr | Mercury | Combust begins | Pisces | Revati · 1 | ☀ Combust | Mercury slips into the Sun's glare — its themes dim and turn erratic for a while. |
| Thu22Apr | Mercury | Sign change | ♓︎ Pisces♈︎ Aries | Ashwini · 1 | ☀ Combust | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Pisces for Aries. |
| May | ||||||
| Thu6May | Mercury | Sign change | ♈︎ Aries♉︎ Taurus | Krittika · 2 | ☀ Combust | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Aries for Taurus. |
| Tue11May | Mercury | Combust clears | Taurus | Rohini · 1 | — | Mercury steps clear of the Sun — its light, and its significations, return. |
| Sun23May | Mercury | Sign change | ♉︎ Taurus♊︎ Gemini | Mrigashira · 3 | — | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Taurus for Gemini. |
| June | ||||||
| Fri11Jun | Mercury | Retrograde | Gemini | Ardra · 2 | ℞ Retro | Mercury turns retrograde — a spell to revisit and refine thought, speech & commerce, not to begin. |
| Sun13Jun | Mercury | Combust begins | Gemini | Ardra · 2 | ℞ Retro☀ Combust | Mercury slips into the Sun's glare — its themes dim and turn erratic for a while. |
| July | ||||||
| Sat3Jul | Mercury | Combust clears | Gemini | Mrigashira · 3 | ℞ Retro | Mercury steps clear of the Sun — its light, and its significations, return. |
| Mon5Jul | Mercury | Direct | Gemini | Mrigashira · 3 | — | Mercury turns direct — thought, speech & commerce picks the thread back up and moves forward. |
| Thu29Jul | Mercury | Combust begins | Gemini | Punarvasu · 3 | ☀ Combust | Mercury slips into the Sun's glare — its themes dim and turn erratic for a while. |
| Fri30Jul | Mercury | Sign change | ♊︎ Gemini♋︎ Cancer | Punarvasu · 4 | ☀ Combust | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Gemini for Cancer. |
| August | ||||||
| Sat14Aug | Mercury | Sign change | ♋︎ Cancer♌︎ Leo | Magha · 1 | ☀ Combust | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Cancer for Leo. |
| Thu26Aug | Mercury | Combust clears | Leo | Purva Phalguni · 3 | — | Mercury steps clear of the Sun — its light, and its significations, return. |
| Tue31Aug | Mercury | Sign change | ♌︎ Leo♍︎ Virgo | Uttara Phalguni · 2 | — | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Leo for Virgo. |
| September | ||||||
| Tue21Sep | Mercury | Sign change | ♍︎ Virgo♎︎ Libra | Chitra · 3 | — | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Virgo for Libra. |
| October | ||||||
| Thu7Oct | Mercury | Retrograde | Libra | Swati · 2 | ℞ Retro | Mercury turns retrograde — a spell to revisit and refine thought, speech & commerce, not to begin. |
| Wed13Oct | Mercury | Combust begins | Libra | Swati · 1 | ℞ Retro☀ Combust | Mercury slips into the Sun's glare — its themes dim and turn erratic for a while. |
| Thu21Oct | Mercury | Sign change | ♎︎ Libra♍︎ Virgo | Chitra · 2 | ℞ Retro☀ Combust | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Libra for Virgo. |
| Wed27Oct | Mercury | Combust clears | Virgo | Chitra · 1 | ℞ Retro | Mercury steps clear of the Sun — its light, and its significations, return. |
| Thu28Oct | Mercury | Direct | Virgo | Chitra · 1 | — | Mercury turns direct — thought, speech & commerce picks the thread back up and moves forward. |
| November | ||||||
| Fri5Nov | Mercury | Sign change | ♍︎ Virgo♎︎ Libra | Chitra · 3 | — | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Virgo for Libra. |
| Wed17Nov | Mercury | Combust begins | Libra | Swati · 3 | ☀ Combust | Mercury slips into the Sun's glare — its themes dim and turn erratic for a while. |
| Fri26Nov | Mercury | Sign change | ♎︎ Libra♏︎ Scorpio | Vishakha · 4 | ☀ Combust | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Libra for Scorpio. |
| December | ||||||
| Wed15Dec | Mercury | Sign change | ♏︎ Scorpio♐︎ Sagittarius | Mula · 1 | ☀ Combust | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Scorpio for Sagittarius. |
Every ingress (from → to), retrograde/direct station and combustion begin/end — computed from full-precision VSOP87B ephemerides with the Lahiri ayanamsa. The Status column carries a planet's ongoing retrograde / combustion until it changes. Dates are IST and may shift a day for your timezone.
The live transit board shows where every planet — the Moon included — is right now, on a gochar chart, and lets you step to any month or year.
Open the live transit board →Mercury enters Capricorn on 2027-01-10; enters Aquarius on 2027-01-28; enters Capricorn on 2027-02-24; enters Aquarius on 2027-03-12; enters Pisces on 2027-04-05; enters Aries on 2027-04-22; enters Taurus on 2027-05-06; enters Gemini on 2027-05-23; enters Cancer on 2027-07-30; enters Leo on 2027-08-14; enters Virgo on 2027-08-31; enters Libra on 2027-09-21; enters Virgo on 2027-10-21; enters Libra on 2027-11-05; enters Scorpio on 2027-11-26; enters Sagittarius on 2027-12-15.
Yes — Mercury turns retrograde and later direct in 2027; the exact station dates are in the table, and the Status column shows how long it stays retrograde.
A transit is where a planet is in the sky now versus at your birth. Vedic astrology reads these live positions — sign, nakshatra, retrograde and combustion — to time events.