Dates and degrees
| Same sign | 3 December 2026 to 15 December 2026 (Vrishchik / Scorpio) |
|---|---|
| Closest approach | 15 December 2026, 18:00 Nepal time, 9°31' apart |
| Nakshatra at closest | Jyeshtha |
| Sun | 29°17' Vrishchik, friend |
| Mercury | 19°47' Vrishchik, neutral |
Sidereal (Lahiri) positions from the Swiss Ephemeris, computed for Kathmandu; the dates hold for South Asia and shift by at most a day elsewhere.
What Sun and Mercury meeting in Vrishchik means
Sun and Mercury share the sign of Vrishchik (Scorpio) from 3 December 2026 to 15 December 2026. Their closest approach, 9°31' apart, comes on 15 December 2026, 18:00 Nepal time in Jyeshtha nakshatra.
Mercury is never more than 28 degrees from the Sun, so this is the most common conjunction in any chart and it forms Budhaditya Yoga. The Sun gives conviction and Mercury gives the words, the reasoning and the trade sense. Whether the yoga delivers depends on Mercury staying far enough from the Sun to avoid combustion; too close, the intellect serves the ego rather than the truth.
Vrishchik is intense depth and transformative power. Here Sun is in a friend sign, Mercury is in a neutral sign, which sets how freely the pair can act. This meeting forms a passing Budhaditya Yoga, which for these weeks lends sharp intelligence, eloquence and success in intellectual or administrative work (unless Mercury is too close and combust).
For the full natal reading of this pair, house by house, see the Sun and Mercury conjunction page.
Who feels this transit most
People whose Moon sign or lagna is Vrishchik, for whom it falls in the 1st house. People running the mahadasha or antardasha of Sun or Mercury, because a transit repeats what the dasha lord is already saying. And people born with Sun and Mercury together in their own chart, in any house, whose natal promise is activated for the duration of the same-sign window.
Sun and Mercury in Vrishchik: effects on each rashi (Moon sign)
Count from your Moon sign (chandra rashi), not your Sun sign; if you do not know it, your free kundali shows it. Each verdict is the classical gochara rule from the Moon. It does not include vedha (an obstructing graha), your dasha or the pair's place in your birth chart, which can soften or cancel it. What each house from the Moon covers.
Mesh (Aries)8th house from the Moon · sudden change, shared money and the hidden
Mercury is favourable in the 8th from the Moon and Sun is not, so sudden change, shared money and the hidden see mixed results: the help comes through Mercury, the strain through Sun.
Gain: Research and investigative brilliance.
Watch: Unstable status and nervous trouble.
Natal version: Sun and Mercury in the 8th house.
Vrishabh (Taurus)7th house from the Moon · marriage, partners and the public
None of Sun and Mercury is favourable in the 7th from the Moon by the gochara rules, so marriage, partners and the public need care while the pair stays in Vrishchik.
Gain: An intelligent, communicative partner.
Watch: Arguments and ego in marriage.
Natal version: Sun and Mercury in the 7th house.
Mithun (Gemini)6th house from the Moon · work, health and rivals
Sun and Mercury are all favourable in the 6th from the Moon by the gochara rules, so this is a helpful window for work, health and rivals.
Gain: Success in service, law or medicine.
Watch: Nervous digestive trouble.
Natal version: Sun and Mercury in the 6th house.
Karkat (Cancer)5th house from the Moon · children, romance, study and speculation
None of Sun and Mercury is favourable in the 5th from the Moon by the gochara rules, so children, romance, study and speculation need care while the pair stays in Vrishchik.
Gain: Brilliance, scholarship and clever children.
Watch: Intellectual arrogance when Mercury is combust.
Natal version: Sun and Mercury in the 5th house.
Simha (Leo)4th house from the Moon · home, mother and peace of mind
Mercury is favourable in the 4th from the Moon and Sun is not, so home, mother and peace of mind see mixed results: the help comes through Mercury, the strain through Sun.
Gain: Good education, an educated mother and property through intellect.
Watch: Arguments at home when Mercury is combust.
Natal version: Sun and Mercury in the 4th house.
Kanya (Virgo)3rd house from the Moon · effort, siblings and short journeys
Sun is favourable in the 3rd from the Moon and Mercury is not, so effort, siblings and short journeys see mixed results: the help comes through Sun, the strain through Mercury.
Gain: Success in writing, media, sales and communication.
Watch: A preachy tone when Mercury is combust.
Natal version: Sun and Mercury in the 3rd house.
Tula (Libra)2nd house from the Moon · money, speech and family
Mercury is favourable in the 2nd from the Moon and Sun is not, so money, speech and family see mixed results: the help comes through Mercury, the strain through Sun.
Gain: Wealth through intellect, speech or commerce.
Watch: Arrogance in speech when Mercury is combust.
Natal version: Sun and Mercury in the 2nd house.
Vrishchik (Scorpio)1st house from the Moon · you, your body and your decisions
None of Sun and Mercury is favourable in the 1st from the Moon by the gochara rules, so you, your body and your decisions need care while the pair stays in Vrishchik.
Gain: A reputation for intelligence and an articulate, youthful bearing.
Watch: Nervous restlessness and speech that wounds when Mercury is combust.
Natal version: Sun and Mercury in the 1st house.
Dhanu (Sagittarius)12th house from the Moon · expenses, foreign lands, sleep and letting go
None of Sun and Mercury is favourable in the 12th from the Moon by the gochara rules, so expenses, foreign lands, sleep and letting go need care while the pair stays in Vrishchik.
Gain: Research and foreign intellectual success.
Watch: Loss of status; nervous confusion.
Natal version: Sun and Mercury in the 12th house.
Makar (Capricorn)11th house from the Moon · gains, friends and ambitions
Sun and Mercury are all favourable in the 11th from the Moon by the gochara rules, so this is a helpful window for gains, friends and ambitions.
Gain: Gains through intellect and trade.
Watch: Friends used rather than valued.
Natal version: Sun and Mercury in the 11th house.
Kumbh (Aquarius)10th house from the Moon · career, status and authority
Sun and Mercury are all favourable in the 10th from the Moon by the gochara rules, so this is a helpful window for career, status and authority.
Gain: A brilliant professional reputation.
Watch: Arrogance at work when Mercury is combust.
Natal version: Sun and Mercury in the 10th house.
Meen (Pisces)9th house from the Moon · fortune, father, faith and long journeys
None of Sun and Mercury is favourable in the 9th from the Moon by the gochara rules, so fortune, father, faith and long journeys need care while the pair stays in Vrishchik.
Gain: The native earns recognition as a teacher, scholar or published author, with their work carrying genuine moral authority..
Watch: When Mercury is combust, the native's communication becomes overbearing; they lecture rather than converse and alienate potential mentors..
Natal version: Sun and Mercury in the 9th house.
Other Sun and Mercury meetings
- Sun and Mercury in Meen, April 2026 (11 April 2026 to 13 April 2026)
- Sun and Mercury in Mesh, May 2026 (30 April 2026 to 14 May 2026)
- Sun and Mercury in Vrishabh, May 2026 (15 May 2026 to 28 May 2026)
- Sun and Mercury in Mithun, June 2026 (16 June 2026 to 22 June 2026)
- Sun and Mercury in Mithun, July 2026 (7 July 2026 to 16 July 2026)
- Sun and Mercury in Karkat, August 2026 (6 August 2026 to 16 August 2026)
- Sun and Mercury in Simha, August 2026 (23 August 2026 to 7 September 2026)
- Sun and Mercury in Kanya, September 2026 (17 September 2026 to 26 September 2026)
- Sun and Mercury in Tula, November 2026 (18 October 2026 to 16 November 2026)
See the Sun and Mercury transit in Vrishchik for your chart in your own kundali
Your own chart shows which house the Sun and Mercury transit in Vrishchik for your chart activates for you, how strong it is, and when your dasha brings it out.