Mercury (Budha) Nakshatra Transit 2025
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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| 04-Jan-2025 Saturday | 12:05 PM | Jyeshtha → Mula |
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| 13-Jan-2025 Monday | 08:37 PM | Mula → Purva Ashadha |
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| 22-Jan-2025 Wednesday | 02:51 PM | Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha |
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| 30-Jan-2025 Thursday | 10:05 PM | Uttara Ashadha → Shravana |
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| 07-Feb-2025 Friday | 06:32 PM | Shravana → Dhanishta |
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| 15-Feb-2025 Saturday | 05:04 AM | Dhanishta → Shatabhisha |
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| 22-Feb-2025 Saturday | 09:49 AM | Shatabhisha → Purva Bhadrapada |
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| 02-Mar-2025 Sunday | 12:10 AM | Purva Bhadrapada → Uttara Bhadrapada |
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| 03-Apr-2025 Thursday | 05:58 PM | Uttara Bhadrapada → Purva Bhadrapada Retrograde |
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| 11-Apr-2025 Friday | 06:09 PM | Purva Bhadrapada → Uttara Bhadrapada |
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| 27-Apr-2025 Sunday | 03:36 PM | Uttara Bhadrapada → Revati |
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| 07-May-2025 Wednesday | 04:08 AM | Revati → Ashwini |
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| 15-May-2025 Thursday | 01:03 AM | Ashwini → Bharani |
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| 21-May-2025 Wednesday | 10:20 PM | Bharani → Krittika |
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| 28-May-2025 Wednesday | 05:05 AM | Krittika → Rohini |
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| 03-Jun-2025 Tuesday | 06:56 AM | Rohini → Mrigashira |
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| 09-Jun-2025 Monday | 02:54 PM | Mrigashira → Ardra |
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| 16-Jun-2025 Monday | 04:59 PM | Ardra → Punarvasu |
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| 25-Jun-2025 Wednesday | 05:03 AM | Punarvasu → Pushya |
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| 07-Jul-2025 Monday | 05:46 AM | Pushya → Ashlesha |
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| 29-Jul-2025 Tuesday | 04:29 PM | Ashlesha → Pushya Retrograde |
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| 22-Aug-2025 Friday | 04:24 AM | Pushya → Ashlesha |
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| 30-Aug-2025 Saturday | 04:45 PM | Ashlesha → Magha |
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| 06-Sep-2025 Saturday | 04:43 PM | Magha → Purva Phalguni |
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| 13-Sep-2025 Saturday | 04:00 PM | Purva Phalguni → Uttara Phalguni |
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| 21-Sep-2025 Sunday | 12:52 AM | Uttara Phalguni → Hasta |
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| 28-Sep-2025 Sunday | 11:05 PM | Hasta → Chitra |
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| 07-Oct-2025 Tuesday | 12:17 PM | Chitra → Swati |
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| 16-Oct-2025 Thursday | 07:03 PM | Swati → Vishakha |
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| 27-Oct-2025 Monday | 09:28 AM | Vishakha → Anuradha |
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| 21-Nov-2025 Friday | 04:15 AM | Anuradha → Vishakha Retrograde |
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| 10-Dec-2025 Wednesday | 02:33 AM | Vishakha → Anuradha |
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| 20-Dec-2025 Saturday | 06:09 AM | Anuradha → Jyeshtha |
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| 29-Dec-2025 Monday | 07:23 AM | Jyeshtha → Mula |
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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.