You will be blessed with a sharp memory and a lot of knowledge that would mostly be acquired from practical experiences, with Mercury’s influence. A Cancer moon sign native will gain on most grounds, during the transit of Mercury. You will earn good career prospects and your personal life will largely be cheerful, in this transit period. Some latent challenges may crop up, at times, but Mercury will give you the wisdom and acumen to fight off the tough situations.
Mercury will take around a year to complete a zodiac cycle and during its course of movement, it will be spending around 30 days in each sign. During its transit, it will undergo retrogression quite a few times and this period will require you to exercise due caution on both personal and professional front. Avoid making any new relationships, business deals or work agreements in the retrogression phase and utilize this period for self-assessment and evaluation.
When? 26th August to 11th September 2019
You will be able to build a good financial status with self-effort, when Mercury will transit in your 2nd house, in Leo sign. Sudden opportunities to travel will surface, in this period. Pleasure trips will be beneficial to strengthen the bond between you and your spouse and children. Overall, domestic life will be full of harmony and happiness. Business or work-related travel might take you far from your home land, may be to some foreign location. However, the success of this work trip could not be guaranteed.
When? 11th September to 29th September 2019
This will be a period of gains, when Mercury will transit in your 3rd house. You will get profits from business and work source. Family life will be full of contentment and there will be an atmosphere of bliss at the home. Travel will increase and prove beneficial, too. There is a strong possibility of mixing work-related travel with pleasure. So, you may consider taking your family along on your business trip. There is an opportunity to crack a good business deal, along with spending some quality time with your spouse and children, in this period.
When? 29th September to 23rd October 2019 & 7th November to 5th December 2019
There will be greater focus on home but career will need more attention, as Mercury will make a move into your 4th house. You will find your domestic life to be settled in a happy space with affection and bonding being strengthened with all family members. Marital life will also be delightful. Children will be a source of pride and you will cherish their achievement for a long time. However, career will take a backseat, and that should be avoided. Try to maintain a healthy balance between your work and personal life and be more active on the professional front, to bet better benefits in future.
When? 23rd October to 7th November 2019 & 5th December to 25th December 2019
You will be rather moody, as Mercury will make a move into your 5th house. Impulsiveness and temperamental issues won’t take you anywhere, so try to avoid being hasty and grumpy, especially, in matters of work. Since, career would still be second priority for you, your moodiness can worsen the professional atmosphere for you. Love and family relationship will get your due attention and you will see fruitful results on the domestic front. Pleasure trip with spouse or love partner is also indicated, in this period. For you, the challenge here will lie in finding a correct equilibrium between personal and professional life.
When? 25th December 2019 to 13th January 2020
Your health will pose the biggest challenge to you, in this period. Health related issues will surface and could be rather complicated. This will hinder progress at professional front and can even disturb your domestic and marital life. Some sudden changes may surface at work front – these could be related to location or job profile. This may lead to some anxiety, but it is advisable to handle them with diplomacy and tact. For personal relations, as well, use your wisdom and sensibilities to sort out differences and create a mutual understanding on serious concerns.
When? 13th January to 31st January 2020
Working in a systematic manner will give you gains on both personal and professional front, when Mercury will transit in your 7th house. Maintain a slow and steady pace and avoid impulsiveness under all circumstances. You need to review and reassess current options in professional life and diligently plan for future endeavors. Even on the personal front, mange things with sincerity and patience. Monetary issues might also surface, at times, but they could be managed. Methodical approach and optimistic attitude will help you sail through the challenges in this period.
When? 31st January to 7th April 2020
Some unexpected hurdles in both personal and professional life will keep you occupied in this period. Domestic life will need attention on maintaining cordial relationships and evading arguments on frivolous issues. Health of family members will also need care, and so does yours. Escape frequent outings and excessive travels to keep safe. Finances also need a check. Strict scrutiny of income and expenditure incurred in this transit phase will be desired. Expenditure may tend to go out of hand because of health complications as indicated, in this period.
When? 7th April to 25th April 2020
Fortune will only be supported by your honest efforts and acts of wisdom, when Mercury will transit in your 9th house. It will be your sincere efforts, dedication and intelligence that will pave way for your growth and success in this transit period. You will gain as much as you will work hard. So, you need to maximize your efforts to get desired results, both on personal and professional front. Greater attention will be needed on financial matters, as your expenditure may try to run out of control.
When? 25th April to 9th May 2020
This will be a great period for your professional growth, as Mercury will transit in your 10th house. You will get good business and job prospects, in this period. However, you need to take due care in leveraging these opportunities, to avoid messing up with them. Individual work options may give you superior results, but partnership projects could prove detrimental. So, avoid any kind of collaboration during this phase. Financial gains will be heightened and gains through professional endeavors will also be visible. It is advisable to keep a check on your aggression and temperament, in this period.
When? 9th May to 25th May 2020
A new love relationship may blossom, as Mercury will enter your 11th house, in Taurus sign. You will spend excessively on parties, social outings and pleasure trips. All this will keep you away from concentrating on work, and you need to keep a check on this ignorant tendency towards professional life. You have to put in extra efforts to maintain a healthy balance between family, finance and career. You will only be able to stabilize professional gains if you work hard with dedication and commitment, in this period. A reckless attitude will not give you any gains, of any kind.
When? 25th May to 2nd August 2020
Moving into your 12th house, Mercury will create chaos in your verbal expressions. Your speech patterns will be disturbed, and obviously that will not go down well your family mambas and even your office staff and business colleagues. Splurge of difference of opinions will create conflicts and quarrels in domestic life. The same level of arguments can also be foreseen on professional front. Hence, level of understanding with spouse, family members, business partners and co-workers will be disturbed. However, all this can be rectified with sanity, calm and composure. Avoid impulsiveness, at all cost, to curtail the damaging effects of this transit phase.
When? 2nd August to 17th August 2020
Transiting in your ascendant house, Mercury will make you more emotional and less practical. Dealing with day-to-day challenges will seem like a humongous task, as you will tend to weigh all things with your heart and not mind. This will cause undue stress in your life. However, the stability of your spouse’s mind will help you settle down in a steady routine and juggle things with a more concrete approach. On professional front, business partner or colleagues will come forward to lend support. Travel undertaken for the benefit of children, in this period, will prove beneficial, in the long term.
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