Mercury (Budha) Rashi Transit 2030

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.

All times shown in: Asia/Kolkata

Date Time Mercury Sign Transition Action
04-Feb-2030 Monday 07:05 PM Sagittarius → Capricorn
24-Feb-2030 Sunday 06:33 AM Capricorn → Aquarius
12-Mar-2030 Tuesday 04:36 PM Aquarius → Pisces
28-Mar-2030 Thursday 11:57 AM Pisces → Aries
05-Jun-2030 Wednesday 04:00 AM Aries → Taurus
20-Jun-2030 Thursday 02:42 PM Taurus → Gemini
04-Jul-2030 Thursday 04:51 PM Gemini → Cancer
22-Jul-2030 Monday 11:52 AM Cancer → Leo
28-Sep-2030 Saturday 12:26 PM Leo → Virgo
15-Oct-2030 Tuesday 12:07 PM Virgo → Libra
03-Nov-2030 Sunday 10:01 AM Libra → Scorpio
25-Nov-2030 Monday 05:19 AM Scorpio → Sagittarius
15-Dec-2030 Sunday 05:05 PM Sagittarius → Scorpio Retrograde

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.