Budha Rashi Peyarchi — 2028

Budha Rashi Calendar 2028 — what this timeline shows

This is the complete Mercury sign-change calendar for 2028 — every rashi entry, retrograde loop, combust window, and peak-dignity moment for Mercury (Budha) laid out chronologically. The same underlying calendar is known by several regional names:

• Budha Rashi Peyarchi 2028 — the primary name we use across the site; combines the Sanskrit "Budha Rashi" (Mercury sign) with "Peyarchi" (transit) into one clear label.
• Budha Rashi Calendar 2028 / Mercury Rashi Calendar — pan-Indian generic name emphasising sign changes.
• Budha Peyarchi 2028 (புதன் பெயர்ச்சி) — Tamil / South Indian name; Peyarchi literally means “moving” or “transit”.
• Budha Gochar 2028 (बुध गोचर) — North Indian Hindi name; Gochar means “movement across the sky”.
• Budha Rashi Parivartan 2028 — Sanskrit name emphasising sign transformation.
• Mercury Yearly Transit 2028 — English name used in Western Vedic astrology.

All refer to the same event set: each Mercury sign visit for 2028 as a card, ordered chronologically. Because Mercury retrogrades about three times a year and can re-enter the previous sign, 2028 may contain more than 12 sign-visit cards — each retrograde re-entry counts as its own visit with its own entry and exit times.

Dignity filter chips

At the top of the timeline you'll find four dignity filter chips — Exalted, Own Sign, Debilitated, Neutral, and All — each showing a live count of matching Mercury visits in 2028. Tap any chip to instantly narrow the timeline to just those visits:

• Exalted — every Mercury-in-Virgo (Kanya) visit in 2028. Unlike most planets Mercury is not exalted across the whole sign: exaltation runs 0°00'00" to 14°59'59", then moolatrikona to 20°00'00", then own sign. Each Virgo card also carries a nested Peak Exaltation sub-event marking the exact 15°00'00" crossing, when Mercury is at its sidereal strongest.
• Own Sign — every Mercury-in-Gemini (Mithuna) and Mercury-in-Virgo (Kanya) visit. These are Mercury's own rashis and considered strong. Includes Mooltrikona degrees in Virgo (15°–20°) which some traditions treat as "even better than own".
• Debilitated — every Mercury-in-Pisces (Meena) visit. Sign-wide debilitation applies for the whole Pisces visit; each such card carries a nested Peak Debilitation (~15° Pisces) sub-event.
• Neutral — every other sign visit (Aries, Taurus, Cancer, Leo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius). Mercury's dignity here depends on aspects and Nakshatra placement rather than the sign itself.
• All — clears the filter and shows every card again.

Retrograde and combust cards continue to show the amber/red info chips regardless of the active dignity filter — these are motion-state flags, orthogonal to the sign-based dignity.

Common questions this page answers

Between the dignity filter, retrograde badges, and combust badges, most Mercury-timing questions can be answered in one or two clicks. Common examples:

• When is Mercury exalted in 2028? — click Exalted. The Virgo card(s) show the full sign-wide exaltation window plus the nested Peak Exaltation (the exact 15°00'00" Virgo crossing, about 15 seconds).
• When is Mercury debilitated in 2028? — click Debilitated. The Pisces card(s) show the full window plus nested Peak Debilitation moment.
• When is Mercury in its own sign (Gemini / Virgo) in 2028? — click Own Sign. Both Gemini and Virgo visits appear together with entry, exit, and duration.
• When is Mercury retrograde (Budha Vakri) in 2028? — scan for the red Retrograde badge on cards. Nested station-retrograde and station-direct moments give the exact ~21 day window. Mercury retrogrades about three times every year without exception, and a single retrograde often spans two sign visits.
• When is Mercury combust (Budha Asta) in 2028? — scan for the red Combust badge. Combust windows occur six or seven times a year at Sun-Mercury conjunctions. Nested entry and exit moments give the exact window.
• When is Mercury in Virgo / Gemini / Pisces in 2028? — use the dignity filter for a one-click answer, or scroll the timeline to the relevant month.
• When is Mercury in Aries / Taurus / Cancer / Leo / Libra / Scorpio / Sagittarius / Capricorn / Aquarius in 2028? — click Neutral. All nine neutral-dignity visits are shown with entry and exit dates.
• When are the best contract-Muhurta Mercury days in 2028? — classical rule: Mercury direct + uncombust + in Virgo or Gemini. Filter Exalted or Own Sign, then rule out any window that overlaps a retrograde or combust badge.

What's inside each sign-visit card

• Sign & entry / exit times in your local timezone, plus the total duration.
• Sign-wide dignity — Exalted (Virgo), Own (Gemini and Virgo), or Debilitated (whole Pisces visit) — the badge names the strongest dignity the visit reaches. Virgo is not uniform: see the band breakdown below.
• Retrograde sub-events — if Mercury goes retrograde during this sign visit, the exact station-retrograde and station-direct moments are listed as nested rows.
• Combust sub-events — if Mercury enters and/or exits the Sun's combustion range during this visit, both boundary moments are listed.
• Peak Exaltation / Debilitation sub-events — the moment Mercury crosses the exact peak degree (15°00'00" Virgo or 15°00'00" Pisces). Not a range: roughly 15 seconds, stretching to about a minute when the crossing falls near a station.
• Dignity band sub-events — Virgo holds three dignities in sequence, so every Virgo card lists each with its own entry and exit times: exalted 0°00'00"–14°59'59", moolatrikona 15°00'01"–20°00'00", then own sign 20°00'01"–29°59'59". Mercury is the only planet whose sign carries all three. Hover any band badge for its exact bounds.

How to use the 2028 timeline

The colored year-progress bar above the cards shows the whole year at a glance, with each colored segment representing one sign visit. Hover any bar segment to preview its start and end dates. Cards below give the full readout. Practical use cases for 2028:

• Contract date planning — find every window when Mercury is direct, uncombust, and in Virgo / Gemini during 2028. These are the classical preferred Muhurta windows.
• Retrograde awareness — every Mercury retrograde in 2028 is called out. Vedic tradition considers these periods less favorable for signing contracts, launching communications, or committing to written agreements.
• Combust awareness — combust windows in 2028 are called out for Mercury-signified matters like contract signing, correspondence, and detailed revisions.
• Peak dignity moments — the 2028 peak-exaltation windows in Virgo are considered the strongest annual Mercury moments and are prized for careful correspondence.

How the 2028 events are calculated

Every sign entry, retrograde station, combust boundary, and peak-dignity boundary in the 2028 timeline is computed via Swiss Ephemeris with Lahiri Ayanamsha, resolved to the exact ephemeris instant via binary search. Retrograde stations are found by tracking when Mercury's sidereal speed reverses sign; combust boundaries by tracking the Sun-Mercury angular distance against the classical 14° direct / 12° retrograde threshold from the Surya Siddhanta; sign, nakshatra, and peak-dignity boundaries by tracking Mercury's sidereal longitude. No analytical formulas, interpolation tables, or approximations are used.

Related tools

Use the year arrows in the timeline header to page to 2027 or 2029 — or click the year itself to type any past or future year. This yearly timeline captures every Mercury retrograde loop and peak-dignity moment; for finer-grained views or other Mercury queries, use one of these companion tools:

• Live Tracker — Mercury's current sidereal longitude, sign (Rashi), Nakshatra, Pada, sign lord, and current motion state (Direct / Retrograde / Combust). Auto-updates through the day.
• Date Lookup — Mercury's complete readout at local sunrise for any past or future date. Useful for verifying a specific date rather than scrolling the timeline.
• Find Mercury Transit Dates — reverse lookup. Pick a nakshatra or rashi and get every Mercury window in the next 730 days — wide enough to span several Mercury retrogrades and the visits around them, including retrograde re-entries as separate rows.
• Budha Nakshatra Peyarchi (Nakshatra Year Timeline) — the same year at the finer Nakshatra layer — 33–35 cards with pada-level entry / exit times. Retrograde re-entries as separate cards; Mercury-owned Nakshatras (Ashlesha, Jyeshtha, Revati) highlighted; combust-overlap badges on affected cards.