Mercury Transit 1781 Dates: 15 Sign Changes and Nakshatras

All 15 Mercury sign changes in 1781 with date, time and nakshatra, plus 3 retrograde periods.

Mercury was in Scorpio (Vrishchika) when 1781 started and was in Sagittarius (Dhanu) when the year ended. This page gives planetary transit data of Mercury for the Year 1781. View all changes in Zodiac Signs and Nakshatras, combustion, and retrograde phases below.

Mercury changed sign 15 times in 1781: Jan 03 into Sagittarius (Dhanu) · Jan 26 into Capricorn (Makara) · Feb 13 into Aquarius (Kumbha) · Mar 01 into Pisces (Meena) · May 07 into Aries (Mesha) · May 26 into Taurus (Vrishabha) · Jun 09 into Gemini (Mithuna) · Jun 24 into Cancer (Karka) · Jul 16 into Leo (Simha) · Aug 08 into Cancer (Karka) · Aug 31 into Leo (Simha) · Sep 17 into Virgo (Kanya) · Oct 05 into Libra (Tula) · Oct 24 into Scorpio (Vrishchika) · Dec 30 into Sagittarius (Dhanu)

Mercury Combustion in 1781

Every Mercury combustion period in 1781, with positions

Mercury Retrograde Periods in 1781

Every Mercury retrograde period in 1781, with station degrees

Mercury Transit Dates in 1781

DateZodiacNakshatraCombustRetrograde
1781-01-01Scorpio (Vrishchika)Jyeshtha (4)NoNo
1781-01-03Sagittarius (Dhanu)Mula (1)NoNo
1781-01-14Sagittarius (Dhanu)Purva Ashadha (1)NoNo
1781-01-24Sagittarius (Dhanu)Uttara Ashadha (1)NoNo
1781-01-26Capricorn (Makara)Uttara Ashadha (2)NoNo
1781-01-30Capricorn (Makara)Uttara Ashadha (3)YesNo
1781-02-01Capricorn (Makara)Shravana (1)YesNo
1781-02-09Capricorn (Makara)Dhanishta (1)YesNo
1781-02-13Aquarius (Kumbha)Dhanishta (3)YesNo
1781-02-17Aquarius (Kumbha)Shatabhisha (1)YesNo
1781-02-24Aquarius (Kumbha)Purva Bhadrapada (1)YesNo
1781-03-01Pisces (Meena)Purva Bhadrapada (4)YesNo
1781-03-03Pisces (Meena)Uttara Bhadrapada (1)YesNo
1781-03-07Pisces (Meena)Uttara Bhadrapada (3)NoNo
1781-03-11Pisces (Meena)Revati (1)NoNo
1781-03-24Pisces (Meena)Revati (4)NoYes
1781-03-27Pisces (Meena)Revati (4)YesYes
1781-04-10Pisces (Meena)Revati (1)NoYes
1781-04-15Pisces (Meena)Uttara Bhadrapada (4)NoYes
1781-04-17Pisces (Meena)Uttara Bhadrapada (4)NoNo
1781-04-19Pisces (Meena)Revati (1)NoNo
1781-05-07Aries (Mesha)Ashwini (1)NoNo
1781-05-16Aries (Mesha)Bharani (1)NoNo
1781-05-24Aries (Mesha)Krittika (1)NoNo
1781-05-26Taurus (Vrishabha)Krittika (2)YesNo
1781-05-30Taurus (Vrishabha)Rohini (1)YesNo
1781-06-06Taurus (Vrishabha)Mrigashira (1)YesNo
1781-06-09Gemini (Mithuna)Mrigashira (3)YesNo
1781-06-12Gemini (Mithuna)Ardra (1)YesNo
1781-06-18Gemini (Mithuna)Punarvasu (1)YesNo
1781-06-19Gemini (Mithuna)Punarvasu (1)NoNo
1781-06-24Cancer (Karka)Punarvasu (4)NoNo
1781-06-26Cancer (Karka)Pushya (1)NoNo
1781-07-04Cancer (Karka)Ashlesha (1)NoNo
1781-07-16Leo (Simha)Magha (1)NoNo
1781-07-28Leo (Simha)Magha (2)NoYes
1781-08-04Leo (Simha)Magha (1)YesYes
1781-08-08Cancer (Karka)Ashlesha (4)YesYes
1781-08-18Cancer (Karka)Ashlesha (2)NoYes
1781-08-20Cancer (Karka)Ashlesha (2)NoNo
1781-08-31Leo (Simha)Magha (1)NoNo
1781-09-06Leo (Simha)Magha (3)YesNo
1781-09-08Leo (Simha)Purva Phalguni (1)YesNo
1781-09-16Leo (Simha)Uttara Phalguni (1)YesNo
1781-09-17Virgo (Kanya)Uttara Phalguni (2)YesNo
1781-09-23Virgo (Kanya)Hasta (1)YesNo
1781-10-01Virgo (Kanya)Chitra (1)YesNo
1781-10-05Libra (Tula)Chitra (3)YesNo
1781-10-09Libra (Tula)Swati (1)YesNo
1781-10-13Libra (Tula)Swati (3)NoNo
1781-10-17Libra (Tula)Vishakha (1)NoNo
1781-10-24Scorpio (Vrishchika)Vishakha (4)NoNo
1781-10-27Scorpio (Vrishchika)Anuradha (1)NoNo
1781-11-07Scorpio (Vrishchika)Jyeshtha (1)NoNo
1781-11-18Scorpio (Vrishchika)Jyeshtha (3)NoYes
1781-11-23Scorpio (Vrishchika)Jyeshtha (2)YesYes
1781-11-27Scorpio (Vrishchika)Anuradha (4)YesYes
1781-12-04Scorpio (Vrishchika)Anuradha (2)NoYes
1781-12-08Scorpio (Vrishchika)Anuradha (2)NoNo
1781-12-20Scorpio (Vrishchika)Jyeshtha (1)NoNo
1781-12-30Sagittarius (Dhanu)Mula (1)NoNo

Questions about Mercury in 1781

Which sign is Mercury in during 1781?

Mercury begins 1781 in Scorpio (Vrishchika) and ends the year in Sagittarius (Dhanu). The table on this page lists every sign and nakshatra change.

How are these Mercury transit dates calculated?

Positions are sidereal, using the Lahiri ayanamsa, read at Kathmandu in Nepal Time (GMT +5:45). Every ingress and station is computed to the minute.

What does combustion mean for Mercury?

A planet is combust when it sits close enough to the Sun to lose its visibility and, in Vedic astrology, some of its strength. The orbs follow Brihat Jataka.