Mercury Transit in Leo

Leo belongs to the Sun, and Mercury counts the Sun a friend. Budha passes through in about nineteen days and is often combust here, since it never travels far from Surya. Speech carries authority during the stay.

Leo governs the stomach, the heart, children and creative work. Mercury here makes the voice public and confident, and speaking, performance and teaching all go well. Opinion hardens into pronouncement where nobody pushes back.

The nakshatras are Magha, Purva Phalguni and Uttara Phalguni. Magha, under Ketu, opens with inherited standing and ancestral matters. Purva Phalguni, under Venus, suits performance, writing and pleasure, and Uttara Phalguni, under the Sun, closes the stay with steady, useful counsel.

Classical gochara counts Mercury well in the second, fourth, sixth, eighth, tenth and eleventh from the natal Moon: Cancer, Taurus, Pisces, Capricorn, Scorpio and Libra Moons. Leo Moons hold it in the first, and Virgo Moons carry it in the twelfth, where the mind tires.

The stay shows how much authority a person puts into their own opinion. Asking a real question during these days changes the tone of the whole passage.

Keep the stomach light.

• Recite Om Bram Breem Braum Sah Budhaya Namah on Wednesday.
• Ask one genuine question each day.
• Teach or write publicly during Purva Phalguni.

Mercury in Leo for each Moon sign

Counted from the natal Moon, following Phaladeepika. Read the ascendant the same way. Vedha and the birth chart can change the result.