Mercury enters Swati nakshatra on 3 November 2026: what it means for every birth star
β¨ Published 27 Oct 2026, 11:22 IST
Mercury moves from Vishakha into Swati nakshatra on 3 November 2026 at 05:59 IST. The reading for all 27 birth stars.
Mercury leaves Vishakha and enters Swati nakshatra (in Libra) on 3 November 2026 at 05:59 IST (New Delhi).
Swati nakshatra
Lord: Rahu. Deity: Vayu, the wind. Symbol: a young shoot swaying in the wind. Nature: movable (chara); gana: deva (divine).
Mercury governs trade, communication, study, writing and the markets; for the next weeks these take on the colour of Swati and of its lord Rahu.
What it means for each birth star (tara)
Read from your birth nakshatra (janma nakshatra), counting to the star the planet now enters:
- Ardra, Swati, Shatabhisha β Janma (your own star): trade and study weigh on mind and body β keep a steady routine and avoid hasty decisions.
- Mrigashira, Chitra, Dhanishta β Sampat (wealth): gains and support through trade and study.
- Rohini, Hasta, Shravana β Vipat (danger): obstacles and losses through trade and study β check before you commit.
- Krittika, Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha β Kshema (well-being): comfort and ease in trade and study.
- Bharani, Purva Phalguni, Purva Ashadha β Pratyak (opposition): others may stand in your way in trade and study β avoid quarrels.
- Ashwini, Magha, Mula β Sadhana (achievement): effort in trade and study succeeds β a good time to complete work.
- Ashlesha, Jyeshtha, Revati β Naidhana (the hardest): take extra care of health and avoid risks in trade and study.
- Pushya, Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapada β Mitra (friend): friends and well-wishers help in trade and study.
- Punarvasu, Vishakha, Purva Bhadrapada β Param Mitra (great friend): strong support and good news in trade and study.
A nakshatra transit is a finer layer on the sign transit and on your own chart's dasha; it colours the weeks rather than decides them.
A general reading is only a start: see how this falls in your own chart.