Mercury (Budha) Nakshatra Transit 2021
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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| 03-Jan-2021 Sunday | 03:04 AM | Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha |
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| 11-Jan-2021 Monday | 06:20 AM | Uttara Ashadha → Shravana |
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| 19-Jan-2021 Tuesday | 09:46 PM | Shravana → Dhanishta |
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| 10-Feb-2021 Wednesday | 10:41 PM | Dhanishta → Shravana Retrograde |
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| 05-Mar-2021 Friday | 07:16 AM | Shravana → Dhanishta |
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| 16-Mar-2021 Tuesday | 06:34 PM | Dhanishta → Shatabhisha |
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| 25-Mar-2021 Thursday | 10:00 PM | Shatabhisha → Purva Bhadrapada |
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| 02-Apr-2021 Friday | 11:00 PM | Purva Bhadrapada → Uttara Bhadrapada |
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| 10-Apr-2021 Saturday | 05:08 AM | Uttara Bhadrapada → Revati |
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| 16-Apr-2021 Friday | 08:58 PM | Revati → Ashwini |
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| 23-Apr-2021 Friday | 04:24 AM | Ashwini → Bharani |
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| 29-Apr-2021 Thursday | 01:24 PM | Bharani → Krittika |
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| 06-May-2021 Thursday | 05:35 PM | Krittika → Rohini |
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| 16-May-2021 Sunday | 12:03 PM | Rohini → Mrigashira |
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| 16-Jun-2021 Wednesday | 10:16 PM | Mrigashira → Rohini Retrograde |
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| 29-Jun-2021 Tuesday | 12:34 AM | Rohini → Mrigashira |
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| 12-Jul-2021 Monday | 03:44 PM | Mrigashira → Ardra |
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| 20-Jul-2021 Tuesday | 11:55 AM | Ardra → Punarvasu |
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| 27-Jul-2021 Tuesday | 02:01 AM | Punarvasu → Pushya |
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| 02-Aug-2021 Monday | 10:23 AM | Pushya → Ashlesha |
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| 09-Aug-2021 Monday | 01:33 AM | Ashlesha → Magha |
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| 16-Aug-2021 Monday | 06:48 AM | Magha → Purva Phalguni |
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| 24-Aug-2021 Tuesday | 07:26 AM | Purva Phalguni → Uttara Phalguni |
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| 02-Sep-2021 Thursday | 10:30 AM | Uttara Phalguni → Hasta |
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| 13-Sep-2021 Monday | 03:48 PM | Hasta → Chitra |
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| 09-Oct-2021 Saturday | 03:34 AM | Chitra → Hasta Retrograde |
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| 28-Oct-2021 Thursday | 05:01 PM | Hasta → Chitra |
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| 06-Nov-2021 Saturday | 04:31 PM | Chitra → Swati |
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| 14-Nov-2021 Sunday | 11:11 PM | Swati → Vishakha |
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| 23-Nov-2021 Tuesday | 07:07 AM | Vishakha → Anuradha |
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| 01-Dec-2021 Wednesday | 06:01 PM | Anuradha → Jyeshtha |
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| 10-Dec-2021 Friday | 06:05 AM | Jyeshtha → Mula |
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| 18-Dec-2021 Saturday | 05:41 PM | Mula → Purva Ashadha |
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| 27-Dec-2021 Monday | 06:43 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.