Best Placement of Mercury in Birth Chart | House & Sign

Mercury is the planet of networking, intelligence and intellect in Vedic Astrology. It governs all matters related to brain functioning and communication. For example, intuition power, thoughts, information collection & process, expanding network through communication, decision making, intellectual skills, discussion, and many more related to brain works. Therefore, Mercury/Budh must have good placement in the Birth Chart for success, and in this article, we will discuss which houses and signs/Rashi bless the best results.

Since Mercury is our overall Mind, this planet takes time to mature. If it is weak in the Chart, Natives first make mistakes, learn from them, and do better in the future. If it is good, the native will succeed in the first trial with fewer mistakes and do better in the future. So, the weak Mercury/Budh Dev for natives to try again while stronger helps in invention and innovation. Moreover, Saturn also plays a significant role in giving maturity to Mercury.

Auspicious House placement for Mercury

First House

Mercury in the 1st house is considered one of the perfect placements in Vedic Astrology for personal development and growth. Since it occupies the lordship of 2 houses, Natives with Budh in this Bhava are clever, intelligent, planners, practical, and influential. It shapes the personality positively, making the native highly optimistic. Here, Mercury gives the person enough courage to initiate actions and powerful communication skills to attract people. If the 6th, 10th, and 11th Lords are strong, the native becomes business-minded and starts a business and success.

Second House

Budh in 2nd Bhava is another auspicious placement for wealth accumulation and good family relations. The second house is the house of Venus, who is a friend of Mercury, and it is Arth Trikona House. So, here, Mercury blesses the natives with good health and a happy family. Native is well-mannered from childhood, have polite speech and good relation with relatives. If Mercury is in the Second house, you will have enough savings for further investment and to fulfill emergency needs. In the needy time, you don’t have to beg from others–instead, you have sufficient wealth to help others. You have all the qualities to manage finance.

Fifth House

Natives with Mercury in the 5th house are born with natural talents and a sharp brain, and its aspect to the 11th house helps them use all that creativity and talent to fulfill desires. Mercury in the fifth house is considered a beneficial position for a quality education and dream job by passing competitive exams. Native may not be that practical in action, but his brain is always full of new ideas and creativity. If the natives with this placement get a good and practical partner, they earn huge profits from sharing ideas and implementing them together.

Sixth House

In the 6th house, Mercury’s own house blesses the natives with diplomatic behavior and business minds. You will be wise in every situation and use intellectual skills to handle conflicts and crises. In this house, Budh gives all the qualities to natives by which he can run a self-business or continue parental business. You will be a perfect money handler.

Tenth House

Mercury/Budh in the 10th house is the favorable position for long-term success and fame in any professional field. You might go through some ups and downs in the early days, but if you show consistency, you will be mature enough to expand your business. If Saturn is good, this placement is also best for political success as Mercury accepts the 4th house, the House of Public Relations. Native’s diplomatic and friendly relations with coworkers and seniors help him to be a favorite employee and get quick promotions.

Best Signs for Mercury/Budha

Since Mercury is our brain, it should be a stable, progressive, analytical, flexible, and emotional-logical thinker. So, generally, Mercury gives beneficial results in the Earth and Airy signs. Fire signs fill aggressive and quick qualities, while watery signs make them emotional. So, here are the auspicious signs or Rashi for Mercury:

Virgo (Kanya Rashi)

Mercury in Virgo feels exalted, so it is the most favorable Rashi for this planet in Vedic Astrology. Budh in Kanya Rashi natives have long-term memory, analytical, and problem-solving skills. This placement makes the native deep thinker, researcher, and intellectually fit.

Taurus (Vrishabha Rashi)

Taurus is another beneficial horoscope for Mercury to get good results. The person is stable, goal-oriented, and ideological. This placement also makes the person highly practical in action. You may have a lot of ideas in your brain and dare to fulfill them by doing Karma. Due to the influence of luxury Venus, your desires are your motivating factors.

Capricorn (Makar Rashi)

Mercury in the Capricorn sign is the auspicious position for long-term career development. Native may have political and diplomatic minds and always want to follow their principles. You can say that people with this placement are born with one goal, and they get it anyhow using their intellect. Your consistent learning pattern can build an empire over time. This placement makes one a mature person.

Gemini (Mithuna Rashi)

The placement of Budh in Mithuna Rashi is good for expanding the social network. Mercury in this horoscope blesses you with excellent communication power. You will always be eager to explore new things, collect information, and meet new people. You may be highly extroverted in the matter of self-expression. This placement gives you dynamic thinking skills. People will see you as the source of information. Mercury in Gemini is best for influencing people and earning name and fame through public dealing and social media.

Libra (Tula Rashi)

The blessings of Mercury in Libra are the balance between emotional and logical thinking, compromising nature, and good common sense. Due to these qualities, natives escape critical situations and get public attention. Budha in Tula Rashi is also suitable for healthy relationships.

Overall, if the placement of Mercury is in debilitated or in an enemy sign, natives will make frequent mistakes related to that sign or house and learn from them. Due to this, mental suffering is possible. However, if it is in the signs/houses that we explained in this article, natives will use brains rather than hearts for any matters.
As you know, those who think from the heart make more mistakes and suffer more but get more lessons.