Mercury Transit in Taurus

Taurus belongs to Venus, and Mercury counts Venus a friend. Budha passes through in about fifteen days. Both grahas value what is measured and kept, and thought slows and steadies.

Taurus governs the face, speech, food and family wealth. Mercury here turns the mind to money and to what is said aloud. Agreements made now hold well. Stubbornness sets in once an idea has been stated in public.

The nakshatras are Krittika, Rohini and Mrigashira. Krittika, under the Sun, opens with clear judgement, and Rohini, under the Moon, is the most productive stretch for anything meant to grow. Mrigashira, under Mars, closes the stay with searching and comparison.

Classical gochara counts Mercury well in the second, fourth, sixth, eighth, tenth and eleventh from the natal Moon, which here means Aries, Aquarius, Sagittarius, Libra, Leo and Cancer Moons. Taurus Moons hold it in the first, and Gemini Moons carry it in the twelfth, where accounts need checking.

The stay shows how firmly a person holds their stated opinions. Changing a position openly, once the facts have moved, saves weeks of defending it.

Write the accounts down and check them.

• Recite Om Bram Breem Braum Sah Budhaya Namah on Wednesday.
• Settle accounts and written agreements during Rohini.
• Change one stated opinion openly where the facts have moved.

Mercury in Taurus 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.