Mercury Transit in 2023 - Transit Dates and Timeline
Mercury was in Sagittarius (Dhanu) when 2023 started and was in Scorpio (Vrishchika) when the year ended. This page gives planetary transit data of Mercury for the Year 2023. View all changes in Zodiac Signs and Nakshatras, combustion, and retrograde phases below.
Mercury Combustion:
- Jan 02 to Jan 13 in Sagittarius (Dhanu).
- Mar 03 to Mar 29 in Aquarius (Kumbha).
- Apr 24 to May 10 in Aries (Mesha).
- Jun 21 to Jul 12 in Taurus (Vrishabha).
- Aug 31 to Sep 13 in Leo (Simha).
- Oct 04 to Nov 09 in Virgo (Kanya).
- Dec 17 to Dec 28 in Sagittarius (Dhanu).
Mercury Retrograde Periods:
- Continued from previous year to Jan 18 in Sagittarius (Dhanu).
- Apr 21 to May 15 in Aries (Mesha).
- Aug 24 to Sep 16 in Leo (Simha).
- Starting Dec 13 in Sagittarius (Dhanu), it continues into the next year.
Mercury Transit Dates - 2023
| Date | Zodiac | Nakshatra | Combust | Retrograde |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-31 | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Uttara Ashadha (1) | Retrograde Yes | |
| 2023-01-02 | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Uttara Ashadha (1) | Combust Yes | Retrograde Yes |
| 2023-01-04 | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Purva Ashadha (4) | Combust Yes | Retrograde Yes |
| 2023-01-07 | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Purva Ashadha (3) | Combust Yes | Retrograde Yes |
| 2023-01-09 | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Purva Ashadha (2) | Combust Yes | Retrograde Yes |
| 2023-01-12 | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Purva Ashadha (1) | Combust Yes | Retrograde Yes |
| 2023-01-13 | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Purva Ashadha (1) | Retrograde Yes | |
| 2023-01-18 | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Purva Ashadha (1) | ||
| 2023-01-25 | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Purva Ashadha (2) | ||
| 2023-01-29 | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Purva Ashadha (3) | ||
| 2023-02-01 | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Purva Ashadha (4) | ||
| 2023-02-04 | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Uttara Ashadha (1) | ||
| 2023-02-07 | Capricorn (Makara) | Uttara Ashadha (2) | ||
| 2023-02-09 | Capricorn (Makara) | Uttara Ashadha (3) | ||
| 2023-02-12 | Capricorn (Makara) | Uttara Ashadha (4) | ||
| 2023-02-14 | Capricorn (Makara) | Shravana (1) | ||
| 2023-02-16 | Capricorn (Makara) | Shravana (2) | ||
| 2023-02-19 | Capricorn (Makara) | Shravana (3) | ||
| 2023-02-21 | Capricorn (Makara) | Shravana (4) | ||
| 2023-02-23 | Capricorn (Makara) | Dhanishta (1) | ||
| 2023-02-25 | Capricorn (Makara) | Dhanishta (2) | ||
| 2023-02-27 | Aquarius (Kumbha) | Dhanishta (3) | ||
| 2023-03-01 | Aquarius (Kumbha) | Dhanishta (4) | ||
| 2023-03-03 | Aquarius (Kumbha) | Shatabhisha (1) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-03-05 | Aquarius (Kumbha) | Shatabhisha (2) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-03-07 | Aquarius (Kumbha) | Shatabhisha (3) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-03-09 | Aquarius (Kumbha) | Shatabhisha (4) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-03-11 | Aquarius (Kumbha) | Purva Bhadrapada (1) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-03-12 | Aquarius (Kumbha) | Purva Bhadrapada (2) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-03-14 | Aquarius (Kumbha) | Purva Bhadrapada (3) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-03-16 | Pisces (Meena) | Purva Bhadrapada (4) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-03-18 | Pisces (Meena) | Uttara Bhadrapada (1) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-03-19 | Pisces (Meena) | Uttara Bhadrapada (2) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-03-21 | Pisces (Meena) | Uttara Bhadrapada (3) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-03-23 | Pisces (Meena) | Uttara Bhadrapada (4) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-03-24 | Pisces (Meena) | Revati (1) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-03-26 | Pisces (Meena) | Revati (2) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-03-28 | Pisces (Meena) | Revati (3) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-03-29 | Pisces (Meena) | Revati (4) | ||
| 2023-03-31 | Aries (Mesha) | Ashwini (1) | ||
| 2023-04-02 | Aries (Mesha) | Ashwini (2) | ||
| 2023-04-04 | Aries (Mesha) | Ashwini (3) | ||
| 2023-04-06 | Aries (Mesha) | Ashwini (4) | ||
| 2023-04-08 | Aries (Mesha) | Bharani (1) | ||
| 2023-04-11 | Aries (Mesha) | Bharani (2) | ||
| 2023-04-16 | Aries (Mesha) | Bharani (3) | ||
| 2023-04-21 | Aries (Mesha) | Bharani (3) | Retrograde Yes | |
| 2023-04-24 | Aries (Mesha) | Bharani (3) | Combust Yes | Retrograde Yes |
| 2023-04-27 | Aries (Mesha) | Bharani (2) | Combust Yes | Retrograde Yes |
| 2023-05-02 | Aries (Mesha) | Bharani (1) | Combust Yes | Retrograde Yes |
| 2023-05-08 | Aries (Mesha) | Ashwini (4) | Combust Yes | Retrograde Yes |
| 2023-05-10 | Aries (Mesha) | Ashwini (4) | Retrograde Yes | |
| 2023-05-15 | Aries (Mesha) | Ashwini (4) | ||
| 2023-05-22 | Aries (Mesha) | Bharani (1) | ||
| 2023-05-27 | Aries (Mesha) | Bharani (2) | ||
| 2023-05-30 | Aries (Mesha) | Bharani (3) | ||
| 2023-06-02 | Aries (Mesha) | Bharani (4) | ||
| 2023-06-05 | Aries (Mesha) | Krittika (1) | ||
| 2023-06-07 | Taurus (Vrishabha) | Krittika (2) | ||
| 2023-06-10 | Taurus (Vrishabha) | Krittika (3) | ||
| 2023-06-12 | Taurus (Vrishabha) | Krittika (4) | ||
| 2023-06-14 | Taurus (Vrishabha) | Rohini (1) | ||
| 2023-06-16 | Taurus (Vrishabha) | Rohini (2) | ||
| 2023-06-17 | Taurus (Vrishabha) | Rohini (3) | ||
| 2023-06-19 | Taurus (Vrishabha) | Rohini (4) | ||
| 2023-06-21 | Taurus (Vrishabha) | Mrigashirsha (1) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-06-22 | Taurus (Vrishabha) | Mrigashirsha (2) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-06-24 | Gemini (Mithuna) | Mrigashirsha (3) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-06-26 | Gemini (Mithuna) | Mrigashirsha (4) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-06-27 | Gemini (Mithuna) | Ardra (1) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-06-29 | Gemini (Mithuna) | Ardra (2) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-06-30 | Gemini (Mithuna) | Ardra (3) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-07-02 | Gemini (Mithuna) | Ardra (4) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-07-03 | Gemini (Mithuna) | Punarvasu (1) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-07-05 | Gemini (Mithuna) | Punarvasu (2) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-07-06 | Gemini (Mithuna) | Punarvasu (3) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-07-08 | Cancer (Karka) | Punarvasu (4) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-07-10 | Cancer (Karka) | Pushya (1) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-07-11 | Cancer (Karka) | Pushya (2) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-07-12 | Cancer (Karka) | Pushya (2) | ||
| 2023-07-13 | Cancer (Karka) | Pushya (3) | ||
| 2023-07-15 | Cancer (Karka) | Pushya (4) | ||
| 2023-07-17 | Cancer (Karka) | Ashlesha (1) | ||
| 2023-07-19 | Cancer (Karka) | Ashlesha (2) | ||
| 2023-07-21 | Cancer (Karka) | Ashlesha (3) | ||
| 2023-07-23 | Cancer (Karka) | Ashlesha (4) | ||
| 2023-07-25 | Leo (Simha) | Magha (1) | ||
| 2023-07-27 | Leo (Simha) | Magha (2) | ||
| 2023-07-29 | Leo (Simha) | Magha (3) | ||
| 2023-08-01 | Leo (Simha) | Magha (4) | ||
| 2023-08-03 | Leo (Simha) | Poorva Phalguni (1) | ||
| 2023-08-06 | Leo (Simha) | Poorva Phalguni (2) | ||
| 2023-08-09 | Leo (Simha) | Poorva Phalguni (3) | ||
| 2023-08-13 | Leo (Simha) | Poorva Phalguni (4) | ||
| 2023-08-19 | Leo (Simha) | Uttara Phalguni (1) | ||
| 2023-08-24 | Leo (Simha) | Uttara Phalguni (1) | Retrograde Yes | |
| 2023-08-28 | Leo (Simha) | Poorva Phalguni (4) | Retrograde Yes | |
| 2023-08-31 | Leo (Simha) | Poorva Phalguni (4) | Combust Yes | Retrograde Yes |
| 2023-09-02 | Leo (Simha) | Poorva Phalguni (3) | Combust Yes | Retrograde Yes |
| 2023-09-06 | Leo (Simha) | Poorva Phalguni (2) | Combust Yes | Retrograde Yes |
| 2023-09-09 | Leo (Simha) | Poorva Phalguni (1) | Combust Yes | Retrograde Yes |
| 2023-09-13 | Leo (Simha) | Poorva Phalguni (1) | Retrograde Yes | |
| 2023-09-16 | Leo (Simha) | Poorva Phalguni (1) | ||
| 2023-09-22 | Leo (Simha) | Poorva Phalguni (2) | ||
| 2023-09-25 | Leo (Simha) | Poorva Phalguni (3) | ||
| 2023-09-27 | Leo (Simha) | Poorva Phalguni (4) | ||
| 2023-09-29 | Leo (Simha) | Uttara Phalguni (1) | ||
| 2023-10-01 | Virgo (Kanya) | Uttara Phalguni (2) | ||
| 2023-10-03 | Virgo (Kanya) | Uttara Phalguni (3) | ||
| 2023-10-04 | Virgo (Kanya) | Uttara Phalguni (3) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-10-05 | Virgo (Kanya) | Uttara Phalguni (4) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-10-07 | Virgo (Kanya) | Hasta (1) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-10-09 | Virgo (Kanya) | Hasta (2) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-10-11 | Virgo (Kanya) | Hasta (3) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-10-13 | Virgo (Kanya) | Hasta (4) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-10-15 | Virgo (Kanya) | Chitra (1) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-10-17 | Virgo (Kanya) | Chitra (2) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-10-19 | Libra (Tula) | Chitra (3) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-10-21 | Libra (Tula) | Chitra (4) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-10-23 | Libra (Tula) | Swati (1) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-10-25 | Libra (Tula) | Swati (2) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-10-27 | Libra (Tula) | Swati (3) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-10-29 | Libra (Tula) | Swati (4) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-10-31 | Libra (Tula) | Vishakha (1) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-11-02 | Libra (Tula) | Vishakha (2) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-11-04 | Libra (Tula) | Vishakha (3) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-11-06 | Scorpio (Vrishchika) | Vishakha (4) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-11-08 | Scorpio (Vrishchika) | Anuradha (1) | Combust Yes | |
| 2023-11-09 | Scorpio (Vrishchika) | Anuradha (1) | ||
| 2023-11-11 | Scorpio (Vrishchika) | Anuradha (2) | ||
| 2023-11-13 | Scorpio (Vrishchika) | Anuradha (3) | ||
| 2023-11-15 | Scorpio (Vrishchika) | Anuradha (4) | ||
| 2023-11-17 | Scorpio (Vrishchika) | Jyeshtha (1) | ||
| 2023-11-20 | Scorpio (Vrishchika) | Jyeshtha (2) | ||
| 2023-11-22 | Scorpio (Vrishchika) | Jyeshtha (3) | ||
| 2023-11-24 | Scorpio (Vrishchika) | Jyeshtha (4) | ||
| 2023-11-27 | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Moola (1) | ||
| 2023-11-29 | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Moola (2) | ||
| 2023-12-02 | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Moola (3) | ||
| 2023-12-05 | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Moola (4) | ||
| 2023-12-10 | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Purva Ashadha (1) | ||
| 2023-12-13 | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Purva Ashadha (1) | Retrograde Yes | |
| 2023-12-16 | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Moola (4) | Retrograde Yes | |
| 2023-12-17 | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Moola (4) | Combust Yes | Retrograde Yes |
| 2023-12-20 | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Moola (3) | Combust Yes | Retrograde Yes |
| 2023-12-22 | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Moola (2) | Combust Yes | Retrograde Yes |
| 2023-12-25 | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Moola (1) | Combust Yes | Retrograde Yes |
| 2023-12-28 | Scorpio (Vrishchika) | Jyeshtha (4) | Retrograde Yes |