Quick Overview
Planet
Mercury
Sign
Cancer
Element
Water
Compatibility
Moderate
About This Transit
When Mercury (बुध) transits through Cancer (कर्क), it brings significant changes in areas related to Communication, intellect, business, education.
Cancer is a Water sign, and Mercury's energy becomes emotional and intuitive. This combination is considered Moderate in Vedic astrology.
Effects by Life Area
Career & Finances
Business communication and intellectual pursuits favored
Relationships
Communication improves in relationships
Health
Nervous system needs care, avoid overthinking
Spirituality
Study of scriptures and mantras beneficial
Effects on Other Signs
When Mercury is in Cancer, it affects all zodiac signs differently based on the house placement:
- Aries: 4th house - Home, mother, property matters
- Taurus: 3rd house - Siblings, courage, short travels
- Gemini: 2nd house - Financial changes, speech matters
- Cancer: 1st house - Self-focus, new beginnings
- Leo: 12th house - Expenses, spirituality, foreign
- Virgo: 11th house - Gains, friends, aspirations
- Libra: 10th house - Career, status, public image
- Scorpio: 9th house - Luck, father, long journeys
- Sagittarius: 8th house - Transformation, inheritance, occult
- Capricorn: 7th house - Marriage, partnerships, contracts
- Aquarius: 6th house - Health, enemies, daily work
- Pisces: 5th house - Children, creativity, romance
Remedies
To maximize benefits and minimize challenges of Mercury in Cancer:
- Recite Vishnu Sahasranama
- Wear Emerald
- Donate green items on Wednesday
- Feed birds
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