Mercury, planet of the mind and speech, is in Shatabishta from March 10th to April 1st 2026, an extended transit that includes part of Mercury’s retrograde phase up to March 20th.

This is also a repeat of Mercury’s transit in Shatabishta from February 7th to 15th 2026, where a problem or question may have proved unexpectedly complex, and you only now achieve clarity. This nakshatra translates to ‘A Hundred Medicines’ (or Doctors) and its Shakti, or special gift, for Healing also sees your mind turn to wellness, in whatever form it takes for you. Mercury makes you curious and intelligent about new ideas, as you gather information or read around a particular form of medicine or positive-thinking program.

You have an excellent bond with your subject, are aware of the mind-body relationship, and may heal yourself through positive thinking, with mantras and affirmations. Mercury coming together with powerful Mars through this whole transit also gives you a direct way of speaking, especially from March 14th to 17th, but try to maintain your basic social skills. Shatabishta has a reputation for blunt speech, which can see tensions arising between you and a close friend.

This asterism’s rulership by Varuna, God of the Seas, favours immersion in the inner meditative ocean, or else being in contact with actual physical water to heal and hydrate. Shatabishta’s symbol of an invisible container or shoreline represents infinity, separating the land from the sea, or earth from the sky, and you can tap into a mystical quality and ponder esoteric ideas and technology, and have good insight into divination and esoteric arts.