Mercury (Budha) Nakshatra Transit 2029
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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| 21-Jan-2029 Sunday | 03:54 AM | Uttara Ashadha → Purva Ashadha Retrograde |
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| 04-Feb-2029 Sunday | 10:26 PM | Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha |
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| 17-Feb-2029 Saturday | 10:18 AM | Uttara Ashadha → Shravana |
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| 27-Feb-2029 Tuesday | 12:42 AM | Shravana → Dhanishta |
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| 07-Mar-2029 Wednesday | 01:29 PM | Dhanishta → Shatabhisha |
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| 15-Mar-2029 Thursday | 08:15 AM | Shatabhisha → Purva Bhadrapada |
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| 22-Mar-2029 Thursday | 12:13 PM | Purva Bhadrapada → Uttara Bhadrapada |
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| 29-Mar-2029 Thursday | 04:58 AM | Uttara Bhadrapada → Revati |
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| 04-Apr-2029 Wednesday | 05:18 PM | Revati → Ashwini |
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| 11-Apr-2029 Wednesday | 04:25 PM | Ashwini → Bharani |
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| 21-Apr-2029 Saturday | 02:07 AM | Bharani → Krittika |
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| 15-May-2029 Tuesday | 08:32 PM | Krittika → Bharani Retrograde |
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| 04-Jun-2029 Monday | 02:45 PM | Bharani → Krittika |
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| 17-Jun-2029 Sunday | 03:41 AM | Krittika → Rohini |
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| 25-Jun-2029 Monday | 09:23 AM | Rohini → Mrigashira |
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| 02-Jul-2029 Monday | 04:23 AM | Mrigashira → Ardra |
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| 08-Jul-2029 Sunday | 09:45 AM | Ardra → Punarvasu |
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| 14-Jul-2029 Saturday | 03:25 PM | Punarvasu → Pushya |
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| 21-Jul-2029 Saturday | 07:24 AM | Pushya → Ashlesha |
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| 28-Jul-2029 Saturday | 05:19 PM | Ashlesha → Magha |
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| 06-Aug-2029 Monday | 05:22 AM | Magha → Purva Phalguni |
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| 16-Aug-2029 Thursday | 03:11 PM | Purva Phalguni → Uttara Phalguni |
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| 18-Sep-2029 Tuesday | 12:04 PM | Uttara Phalguni → Purva Phalguni Retrograde |
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| 01-Oct-2029 Monday | 10:22 PM | Purva Phalguni → Uttara Phalguni |
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| 11-Oct-2029 Thursday | 09:45 AM | Uttara Phalguni → Hasta |
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| 19-Oct-2029 Friday | 05:02 AM | Hasta → Chitra |
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| 27-Oct-2029 Saturday | 01:05 AM | Chitra → Swati |
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| 04-Nov-2029 Sunday | 04:16 AM | Swati → Vishakha |
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| 12-Nov-2029 Monday | 02:44 PM | Vishakha → Anuradha |
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| 21-Nov-2029 Wednesday | 07:03 AM | Anuradha → Jyeshtha |
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| 30-Nov-2029 Friday | 05:08 AM | Jyeshtha → Mula |
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| 09-Dec-2029 Sunday | 07:08 PM | Mula → Purva 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.