Mercury Transit in Dhanishta
Mercury in Dhanishta nakshatra. Times are Nepal Time (GMT +5:45).
- Next entry
- 23 Jan 2027, 23:05, leaves 19 Mar 2027, 12:12
- Last stay
- 31 Jan 2026 to 7 Feb 2026
- Typical stay
- 8 days (median of 11 stays)
Mercury in Dhanishta: every entry and exit
Mercury returns to Dhanishta about every year. That makes 14 stays between 2021 and 2031, each one below to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2026, 03:40 | 7 Feb 2026, 16:45 | 8 days | 2026 |
| 23 Jan 2027, 23:05 | 2 Feb 2027, 01:14 | 9 days | 2027 |
| 17 Feb 2027, 22:27 | 19 Mar 2027, 12:12 | 30 days | 2027 |
Show the other 11 stays, 2021 to 2031
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 2021, 22:02 | 10 Feb 2021, 22:57 (retrograde, re-enters) | 22 days | 2021 |
| 5 Mar 2021, 07:32 | 16 Mar 2021, 18:50 | 11 days | 2021 |
| 1 Mar 2022, 20:47 | 10 Mar 2022, 19:59 | 9 days | 2022 |
| 23 Feb 2023, 13:36 | 3 Mar 2023, 16:31 | 8 days | 2023 |
| 16 Feb 2024, 08:44 | 24 Feb 2024, 00:44 | 8 days | 2024 |
| 7 Feb 2025, 18:48 | 15 Feb 2025, 05:20 | 7 days | 2025 |
| 19 Jan 2028, 18:36 | 29 Jan 2028, 10:30 (retrograde, re-enters) | 10 days | 2028 |
| 4 Mar 2028, 05:18 | 14 Mar 2028, 04:05 | 10 days | 2028 |
| 27 Feb 2029, 00:58 | 7 Mar 2029, 13:45 | 9 days | 2029 |
| 20 Feb 2030, 06:15 | 28 Feb 2030, 03:48 | 8 days | 2030 |
| 12 Feb 2031, 20:31 | 20 Feb 2031, 09:30 | 8 days | 2031 |
What Mercury in Dhanishta nakshatra means
The eight Vasus, gods of the elements and of wealth, are the deities of Dhanishta, and a drum is its symbol. Mars is the lord. The first two padas lie in Capricorn and the last two in Aquarius, both Saturn's signs, and Mercury counts Mars and Saturn neutral. Nothing here helps Mercury and nothing hinders it; rhythm is the whole of the stay.
Mercury stays about nine days and can stay a month under a retrograde. Music, rhythm, timing, wealth counted and shared, and fame won by a skill done in public are the themes. Speech falls into cadence. A person who speaks well here can hold a room, and a person who speaks carelessly finds the room repeating it.
Dhanishta is chara in Muhurta Chintamani's count, movable, good for travel, vehicles and any work that keeps time. Mars as lord adds drive and a taste for competition. In the Aquarius padas the mind turns to groups, networks and wealth held in common. Mercury's trade becomes the trade of a community.
For the Capricorn padas, Sagittarius, Libra, Leo, Gemini, Aries and Pisces Moons hold Mercury in Phaladeepika's favourable houses. For the Aquarius padas the gaining Moons are Capricorn, Scorpio, Virgo, Cancer, Taurus and Aries. Aquarius, Sagittarius, Libra, Leo, Gemini and Pisces Moons have the harder houses in Aquarius, and should keep to the time others have set. The lagna is read by the same count.
The transit shows a person's sense of timing, in speech and in money. The drum is played at the right moment or it is noise. Dhanishta lets the person hear which they are producing.
Remedy is rhythm kept: japa on a mala at a fixed hour, Om Budhaya Namah, for the length of the stay. Worship Vishnu and give green cloth or moong on Wednesday. Hanuman on Tuesday settles Mars as lord, and a gift to a musician honours the Vasus.