Mercury Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this articleShare via Email Print this Page Mercury Sanskrit name: Budha Owns: Gemini, Virgo Mulatrikona: Virgo 16° - 20° Exaltation: Virgo 15° Debilitation: Pisces 15° Type/Guna: Depends/Rajasic Friends (Mitra): Sun, Venus Neutrals (Sama): Mars, Jupiter, Saturn Enemies (Satru): Moon Element: Earth Color: Green Gem: Green Emerald MercuryMercury, Budha Signifies: Intelligence Budha Planets Primary Significator: Intelligence Friends Houses: Taurus, Leo, Libra Rules Nakshatras: Ashlesha, Jyeshtha, Revati Neutrals Houses: Aries, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius Aspects houses: 7 Enemies Houses: Cancer Strong Houses: 3 Maha Dasha length: 17 Neutral Houses: 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 1 Dasha Order: 7 Weak Houses: 6, 8, 12, 7 Direction: N Karakas: Intellect, childhood, speech Main significations: Intellect, Speech, Relating, Diplomacy, Communications Mercury is the smallest and closest to the Sun of the eight planets in the Solar System,[a] with an orbital period of about 88 Earth days. < Mars Jupiter > Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print About Mercury Bio of Mercury Books by/about Mercury Mercury videos Mercury on Wikipedia