Mercury is auspicious in the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th places from himself; in the 5th, 6th, 9th, 11th and 12th places from the Sun; in the 6th, 8th, 11th and 12th places from Jupiter; in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th places from Saturn and Mars; in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th and 11th places from Venus; in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th and 11th places from the Lagna; and lastly, in the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th and 11th places from the Moon.

बुध का अष्टकवर्ग — सूर्य से ५-६-९-११-१२; चन्द्र से २-४-६-८-१०-११; मंगल से १-२-४-७-८-९-१०-११; स्व-स्थान से १-२-५-६-९-१०-११-१२; बृहस्पति से ६-८-११-१२; शुक्र से १-२-३-४-५-८-९-११; शनि से १-२-४-७-८-९-१०-११; लग्न से १-२-४-६-८-१०-११। इस प्रकार बुध के अष्टकवर्ग में कुल ५४ शुभ बिन्दु पड़ते हैं — सूर्य से ५, चन्द्र से ६, मंगल से ८, बुध से ८, बृहस्पति से ४, शुक्र से ८, शनि से ८ और लग्न से ७।