Mercury Transit in Scorpio
Mercury in Scorpio (Vrishchika). Times are Nepal Time (GMT +5:45).
- Next entry
- 2 Dec 2026, 17:43, leaves 22 Dec 2026, 07:55
- Last stay
- 24 Oct 2025 to 29 Dec 2025
- Typical stay
- 20 days (median of 10 stays)
Mercury in Scorpio: every entry and exit
Mercury returns to Scorpio about every year. That makes 14 stays between 2021 and 2031, each one below to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2025, 21:01 | 29 Dec 2025, 07:39 | 22 days | 2025 |
| 2 Dec 2026, 17:43 | 22 Dec 2026, 07:55 | 20 days | 2026 |
| 26 Nov 2027, 00:45 | 15 Dec 2027, 02:22 | 19 days | 2027 |
Show the other 11 stays, 2021 to 2031
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 2021, 05:06 | 10 Dec 2021, 06:21 | 19 days | 2021 |
| 13 Nov 2022, 21:35 | 3 Dec 2022, 07:03 | 19 days | 2022 |
| 6 Nov 2023, 16:41 | 27 Nov 2023, 06:09 | 21 days | 2023 |
| 28 Dec 2023, 11:11 | 7 Jan 2024, 21:32 | 10 days | 2023 |
| 29 Oct 2024, 22:54 | 4 Jan 2025, 12:21 | about 2 months | 2024 |
| 24 Oct 2025, 12:49 | 23 Nov 2025, 20:23 (retrograde, re-enters) | 30 days | 2025 |
| 17 Nov 2028, 19:01 | 6 Dec 2028, 22:19 | 19 days | 2028 |
| 10 Nov 2029, 11:46 | 30 Nov 2029, 05:24 | 20 days | 2029 |
| 3 Nov 2030, 10:17 | 25 Nov 2030, 05:35 | 22 days | 2030 |
| 15 Dec 2030, 17:21 | 7 Jan 2031, 17:15 | 23 days | 2030 |
| 28 Oct 2031, 01:48 | after 2031 | — | 2031 |
What Mercury in Scorpio means
Scorpio belongs to Mars, who stands neutral to Mercury, and Budha passes through in about twenty-one days. The fixed, watery sign drives thought below the surface. Nothing is said plainly during the stay.
Scorpio governs the excretory organs, secrets, research and sudden change. Mercury in this sign suits investigation, mantra study and any work that needs digging. Speech turns guarded and can carry a sting. Suspicion of other people's motives rises.
The nakshatras are Vishakha, Anuradha and Jyeshtha. Vishakha, under Jupiter, opens with fixed purpose.
Anuradha, under Saturn, is the steadiest stretch and suits devotion and long study. Jyeshtha is Mercury's own nakshatra. The closing days bring rivalry and questions of rank.
Classical gochara counts Mercury well in the second, fourth, sixth, eighth, tenth and eleventh from the natal Moon. Libra, Leo, Gemini, Aries, Aquarius and Capricorn Moons receive it in those houses. Scorpio Moons hold it in the first, and Sagittarius Moons carry it in the twelfth, where secrets weigh.
The stay shows a person what they keep from being said. A thought held back for weeks shapes the speech around it, and saying one withheld thing plainly clears more than any amount of analysis. Research goes deep during these days.
- Recite Om Bram Breem Braum Sah Budhaya Namah on Wednesday.
- Take up research or mantra study during Anuradha.
- Say plainly the one thing that has gone unsaid too long.