Mercury Transit in Uttara Bhadrapada
Mercury in Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra. Times are Nepal Time (GMT +5:45).
- Next entry
- 7 Apr 2027, 18:01, leaves 15 Apr 2027, 10:10
- Last stay
- 13 Apr 2026 to 22 Apr 2026
- Typical stay
- 7 days (median of 11 stays)
Mercury in Uttara Bhadrapada: every entry and exit
Mercury returns to Uttara Bhadrapada about every year. That makes 13 stays between 2021 and 2031, each one below to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 2026, 14:38 | 22 Apr 2026, 13:53 | 9 days | 2026 |
| 7 Apr 2027, 18:01 | 15 Apr 2027, 10:10 | 8 days | 2027 |
| 30 Mar 2028, 10:38 | 6 Apr 2028, 11:17 | 7 days | 2028 |
Show the other 10 stays, 2021 to 2031
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 2021, 23:16 | 10 Apr 2021, 05:24 | 7 days | 2021 |
| 26 Mar 2022, 05:58 | 2 Apr 2022, 01:10 | 7 days | 2022 |
| 18 Mar 2023, 03:58 | 24 Mar 2023, 19:47 | 7 days | 2023 |
| 9 Mar 2024, 03:05 | 16 Mar 2024, 06:35 | 7 days | 2024 |
| 2 Mar 2025, 00:26 | 3 Apr 2025, 18:14 (retrograde, re-enters) | 33 days | 2025 |
| 11 Apr 2025, 18:25 | 27 Apr 2025, 15:52 | 16 days | 2025 |
| 22 Mar 2029, 12:29 | 29 Mar 2029, 05:14 | 7 days | 2029 |
| 14 Mar 2030, 09:33 | 21 Mar 2030, 03:27 | 7 days | 2030 |
| 6 Mar 2031, 13:48 | 14 Mar 2031, 12:41 | 8 days | 2031 |
| 10 Apr 2031, 02:30 | 27 Apr 2031, 14:03 | 17 days | 2031 |
What Mercury in Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra means
Ahirbudhnya, the serpent of the deep, is the deity of Uttara Bhadrapada, and Saturn is the lord. The symbols are the back legs of a funeral cot and a pair of twins. The nakshatra lies in Pisces, Jupiter's sign, and holds Mercury's deepest debilitation at the fifteenth degree, as Brihat Jataka gives it. Mercury counts Saturn and Jupiter neutral, and here it is at its weakest by dignity.
The stay is about eight days, and a retrograde can hold Mercury here for over a month. A debilitated Mercury reasons poorly and feels well. The intellect softens into intuition, the accounts blur, and a person believes more than they can show. Saturn's lordship steadies this: the mood is patient, withdrawn and serious, and the nakshatra is counted among the best for deep sadhana.
Muhurta Chintamani counts Uttara Bhadrapada dhruva, fixed. The days suit foundations, vows meant to last, meditation retreats and the settling of a family matter for good. Mercury's trade and travel go slowly, and contracts want a second reading after the graha has left Pisces.
The transit shows the value of a mind that cannot argue. Neecha Mercury has no clever reply, and in that silence a person may hear something the reasoning usually covers. That is the gift of this nakshatra to a person of practice.
The remedy is meditation over reading. Recite Om Budhaya Namah, worship Vishnu, and give green cloth or moong on Wednesday. Sesame oil to a lamp on Saturday honours Saturn as lord. Milk offered at a Shiva shrine honours Ahirbudhnya, counted among the Rudras in some lists.
Aquarius, Sagittarius, Libra, Leo, Gemini and Taurus Moons and lagnas hold Mercury in Phaladeepika's favourable houses, and for them the weakness is mild. Pisces, Capricorn, Scorpio, Virgo, Cancer and Aries Moons have the harder houses, and should delay any decision that depends on a calculation.