Planetary Transits 2016: Jupiter in Virgo, Rahu-Ketu Shift

Rahu-Ketu moved to Leo-Aquarius on 30 Jan 2016 and Jupiter entered Virgo on 11 Aug 2016.

Every sign change, retrograde station and combustion period, all planets, in Nepal Time (GMT +5:45). The Moon has its own page.

Sun 2016 Moon 2016 Mars 2016 Mercury 2016 Jupiter 2016 Venus 2016 Saturn 2016 Rahu 2016 Ketu 2016

Every transit in 2016, in date order

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Every transit in 2016, in date order
Date	Time	Planet	Event	Position
January 2016
5 Jan	18:51	Mercury	RetrogradeTurns retrograde	6°58' Capricorn, Uttara Ashadha
8 Jan	09:55	Jupiter	RetrogradeTurns retrograde	29°09' Leo, Uttara Phalguni
9 Jan	02:04	Mercury	CombustGoes combust	5°54' Capricorn, Uttara Ashadha
14 Jan	15:19	Mercury	Enters Sagittarius, retrograde	Uttara Ashadha
15 Jan	01:42	Sun	Enters Capricorn	Uttara Ashadha
19 Jan	06:36	Venus	Enters Sagittarius	Mula
20 Jan	07:24	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	23°20' Sagittarius, Purva Ashadha
26 Jan	03:35	Mercury	DirectTurns direct	20°50' Sagittarius, Purva Ashadha
30 Jan	02:05	Rahu	Enters Leo	Uttara Phalguni
30 Jan	02:05	Ketu	Enters Aquarius	Purva Bhadrapada
February 2016
9 Feb	03:25	Mercury	Enters Capricorn	Uttara Ashadha
12 Feb	15:05	Venus	Enters Capricorn	Uttara Ashadha
13 Feb	14:41	Sun	Enters Aquarius	Dhanishta
20 Feb	16:58	Mars	Enters Scorpio	Vishakha
March 2016
2 Mar	00:28	Mercury	Enters Aquarius	Dhanishta
7 Mar	14:03	Mercury	CombustGoes combust	9°07' Aquarius, Shatabhisha
7 Mar	21:23	Venus	Enters Aquarius	Dhanishta
14 Mar	11:33	Sun	Enters Pisces	Purva Bhadrapada
19 Mar	04:53	Mercury	Enters Pisces	Purva Bhadrapada
25 Mar	15:42	Saturn	RetrogradeTurns retrograde	22°19' Scorpio, Jyeshtha
April 2016
1 Apr	03:40	Venus	Enters Pisces	Purva Bhadrapada
3 Apr	04:00	Mercury	Enters Aries	Ashwini
6 Apr	20:43	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	7°09' Aries, Ashwini
13 Apr	20:04	Sun	Enters Aries	Ashwini
17 Apr	17:58	Mars	RetrogradeTurns retrograde	14°49' Scorpio, Anuradha
25 Apr	11:06	Venus	Enters Aries	Ashwini
28 Apr	23:04	Mercury	RetrogradeTurns retrograde	29°31' Aries, Krittika
30 Apr	15:59	Venus	CombustGoes combust	6°25' Aries, Ashwini
May 2016
1 May	12:19	Mercury	CombustGoes combust	29°14' Aries, Krittika
9 May	18:31	Jupiter	DirectTurns direct	19°10' Leo, Purva Phalguni
14 May	16:57	Sun	Enters Taurus	Krittika
17 May	22:28	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	21°07' Aries, Bharani
19 May	20:01	Venus	Enters Taurus	Krittika
22 May	19:06	Mercury	DirectTurns direct	20°15' Aries, Bharani
June 2016
8 Jun	10:09	Mercury	Enters Taurus	Krittika
13 Jun	05:52	Venus	Enters Gemini	Mrigashira
14 Jun	23:36	Sun	Enters Gemini	Mrigashira
18 Jun	00:00	Mars	Enters Libra, retrograde	Vishakha
25 Jun	04:41	Mercury	CombustGoes combust	25°45' Taurus, Mrigashira
27 Jun	08:23	Mercury	Enters Gemini	Mrigashira
30 Jun	05:28	Mars	DirectTurns direct	28°58' Libra, Vishakha
July 2016
7 Jul	15:52	Venus	Enters Cancer	Punarvasu
11 Jul	10:02	Mercury	Enters Cancer	Punarvasu
12 Jul	14:35	Mars	Enters Scorpio	Vishakha
13 Jul	13:54	Venus	ClearLeaves combustion	7°16' Cancer, Pushya
16 Jul	10:31	Sun	Enters Cancer	Punarvasu
20 Jul	07:30	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	17°42' Cancer, Ashlesha
27 Jul	07:26	Mercury	Enters Leo	Magha
August 2016
1 Aug	01:44	Venus	Enters Leo	Magha
11 Aug	21:43	Jupiter	Enters Virgo	Uttara Phalguni
13 Aug	16:19	Saturn	DirectTurns direct	15°41' Scorpio, Anuradha
16 Aug	18:56	Sun	Enters Leo	Magha
19 Aug	17:29	Mercury	Enters Virgo	Uttara Phalguni
25 Aug	12:09	Venus	Enters Virgo	Uttara Phalguni
30 Aug	18:49	Mercury	RetrogradeTurns retrograde	4°59' Virgo, Uttara Phalguni
September 2016
6 Sep	21:52	Mercury	CombustGoes combust	2°24' Virgo, Uttara Phalguni
9 Sep	18:15	Mercury	Enters Leo, retrograde	Uttara Phalguni
12 Sep	01:54	Jupiter	CombustGoes combust	6°25' Virgo, Uttara Phalguni
16 Sep	18:51	Sun	Enters Virgo	Uttara Phalguni
18 Sep	08:00	Mars	Enters Sagittarius	Mula
19 Sep	00:21	Venus	Enters Libra	Chitra
20 Sep	01:36	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	21°12' Leo, Purva Phalguni
22 Sep	11:16	Mercury	DirectTurns direct	20°44' Leo, Purva Phalguni
October 2016
3 Oct	18:13	Mercury	Enters Virgo	Uttara Phalguni
8 Oct	07:09	Mercury	CombustGoes combust	7°07' Virgo, Uttara Phalguni
10 Oct	19:58	Jupiter	ClearLeaves combustion	12°37' Virgo, Hasta
13 Oct	15:43	Venus	Enters Scorpio	Vishakha
17 Oct	06:47	Sun	Enters Libra	Chitra
21 Oct	14:35	Mercury	Enters Libra	Chitra
November 2016
1 Nov	08:54	Mars	Enters Capricorn	Uttara Ashadha
7 Nov	12:14	Venus	Enters Sagittarius	Mula
9 Nov	00:55	Mercury	Enters Scorpio	Vishakha
16 Nov	06:33	Sun	Enters Scorpio	Vishakha
21 Nov	23:01	Mercury	ClearLeaves combustion	19°44' Scorpio, Jyeshtha
24 Nov	00:08	Saturn	CombustGoes combust	22°48' Scorpio, Jyeshtha
28 Nov	22:27	Mercury	Enters Sagittarius	Mula
December 2016
2 Dec	18:58	Venus	Enters Capricorn	Uttara Ashadha
11 Dec	19:11	Mars	Enters Aquarius	Dhanishta
15 Dec	21:11	Sun	Enters Sagittarius	Mula
19 Dec	16:40	Mercury	RetrogradeTurns retrograde	21°02' Sagittarius, Purva Ashadha
23 Dec	10:41	Mercury	CombustGoes combust	19°42' Sagittarius, Purva Ashadha
27 Dec	09:26	Saturn	ClearLeaves combustion	26°43' Scorpio, Jyeshtha
29 Dec	03:02	Venus	Enters Aquarius	Dhanishta

Planet by planet

Each planet's stays and periods in 2016, from, to and length. Open a planet to see its table.

Sun in 2016

12 sign changes

Sun in 2016: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♐ Sagittarius	from 2015	15 Jan	14 days
♑ Capricorn	15 Jan	13 Feb	30 days
♒ Aquarius	13 Feb	14 Mar	30 days
♓ Pisces	14 Mar	13 Apr	30 days
♈ Aries	13 Apr	14 May	31 days
♉ Taurus	14 May	14 Jun	31 days
♊ Gemini	14 Jun	16 Jul	31 days
♋ Cancer	16 Jul	16 Aug	31 days
♌ Leo	16 Aug	16 Sep	31 days
♍ Virgo	16 Sep	17 Oct	30 days
♎ Libra	17 Oct	16 Nov	30 days
♏ Scorpio	16 Nov	15 Dec	30 days
♐ Sagittarius	15 Dec	into 2017	16 days

Full Sun transit 2016, day by day

Mars in 2016

6 sign changes · 1 retrograde period · not combust

Mars in 2016: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♎ Libra	from 2015	20 Feb	51 days
♏ Scorpio	20 Feb	18 Jun	about 4 months
Retrograde	17 Apr	30 Jun	about 2 months
♎ Libra R	18 Jun	12 Jul	25 days
♏ Scorpio	12 Jul	18 Sep	about 2 months
♐ Sagittarius	18 Sep	1 Nov	44 days
♑ Capricorn	1 Nov	11 Dec	40 days
♒ Aquarius	11 Dec	into 2017	20 days

Full Mars transit 2016, day by day

Mercury in 2016

15 sign changes · 4 retrograde periods · 7 combust periods

Mercury in 2016: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♑ Capricorn	from 2015	14 Jan	14 days
Retrograde	5 Jan	26 Jan	20 days
Combust	9 Jan	20 Jan	11 days
♐ Sagittarius R	14 Jan	9 Feb	26 days
♑ Capricorn	9 Feb	2 Mar	22 days
♒ Aquarius	2 Mar	19 Mar	17 days
Combust	7 Mar	6 Apr	30 days
♓ Pisces	19 Mar	3 Apr	15 days
♈ Aries	3 Apr	8 Jun	about 2 months
Retrograde	28 Apr	22 May	24 days
Combust	1 May	17 May	16 days
♉ Taurus	8 Jun	27 Jun	19 days
Combust	25 Jun	20 Jul	25 days
♊ Gemini	27 Jun	11 Jul	14 days
♋ Cancer	11 Jul	27 Jul	16 days
♌ Leo	27 Jul	19 Aug	23 days
♍ Virgo	19 Aug	9 Sep	21 days
Retrograde	30 Aug	22 Sep	23 days
Combust	6 Sep	20 Sep	13 days
♌ Leo R	9 Sep	3 Oct	24 days
♍ Virgo	3 Oct	21 Oct	18 days
Combust	8 Oct	21 Nov	45 days
♎ Libra	21 Oct	9 Nov	18 days
♏ Scorpio	9 Nov	28 Nov	20 days
♐ Sagittarius	28 Nov	into 2017	33 days
Retrograde	19 Dec	into 2017	12 days
Combust	23 Dec	into 2017	9 days

Full Mercury transit 2016, day by day

Jupiter in 2016

1 sign change · 1 retrograde period · 1 combust period

Jupiter in 2016: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♌ Leo	from 2015	11 Aug	about 7 months
Retrograde	8 Jan	9 May	about 4 months
♍ Virgo	11 Aug	into 2017	about 5 months
Combust	12 Sep	10 Oct	29 days

Full Jupiter transit 2016, day by day

Venus in 2016

15 sign changes · no retrograde · 1 combust period

Venus in 2016: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♏ Scorpio	from 2015	19 Jan	18 days
♐ Sagittarius	19 Jan	12 Feb	24 days
♑ Capricorn	12 Feb	7 Mar	24 days
♒ Aquarius	7 Mar	1 Apr	24 days
♓ Pisces	1 Apr	25 Apr	24 days
♈ Aries	25 Apr	19 May	24 days
Combust	30 Apr	13 Jul	about 2 months
♉ Taurus	19 May	13 Jun	24 days
♊ Gemini	13 Jun	7 Jul	24 days
♋ Cancer	7 Jul	1 Aug	24 days
♌ Leo	1 Aug	25 Aug	24 days
♍ Virgo	25 Aug	19 Sep	25 days
♎ Libra	19 Sep	13 Oct	25 days
♏ Scorpio	13 Oct	7 Nov	25 days
♐ Sagittarius	7 Nov	2 Dec	25 days
♑ Capricorn	2 Dec	29 Dec	26 days
♒ Aquarius	29 Dec	into 2017	3 days

Full Venus transit 2016, day by day

Saturn in 2016

no sign change · 1 retrograde period · 1 combust period

Saturn in 2016: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♏ Scorpio	from 2015	into 2017	about 1 year
Retrograde	25 Mar	13 Aug	about 5 months
Combust	24 Nov	27 Dec	33 days

Full Saturn transit 2016, day by day

Rahu in 2016

1 sign change · always retrograde

Rahu in 2016: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♍ Virgo	from 2015	30 Jan	29 days
♌ Leo	30 Jan	into 2017	about 11 months

Rahu moves backwards as its ordinary motion, so it is retrograde all year.

Full Rahu transit 2016, day by day

Ketu in 2016

1 sign change · always retrograde

Ketu in 2016: every stay and period
	From	To	Length
♓ Pisces	from 2015	30 Jan	29 days
♒ Aquarius	30 Jan	into 2017	about 11 months

Ketu moves backwards as its ordinary motion, so it is retrograde all year.

Full Ketu transit 2016, day by day