बुध Budha

Parashara calls Budha the speech of the natural person, the prince among the grahas, of mixed (tridosha) constitution, fond of humour, and skilled in words. He is a benefic when alone or with benefics, and takes on the nature of malefics that join him. He is the karaka for speech, intellect, and trade. His deity is Vishnu; his direction is north; his day is Wednesday.

— Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 3 (Graha Svarūpa)

Mercury is exalted in Kanya (deepest at 15°), debilitated in Meena, with moolatrikona in Kanya 15°–20° and own signs Mithuna and Kanya — uniquely exalted, moolatrikona and own in the same sign. Friends are the Sun and Venus; the Moon is an enemy; the rest are neutral. Mercury tolerates combustion better than other grahas in many classical treatments, but combustion still weakens judgement and speech. As a mutable benefic he turns functional malefic readily in company with malefics, which any assessment must check first.

Your placement is shown in the band above: this states where Mercury falls in your chart and links each term to its page.

Interpretation — what the placement means for your life and timing — belongs to your personal reading, not the reference library.