Mercury retrograde 1980: 3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.3% of 1980. Mercury turned retrograde at 1:33 AM UTC on February 26 at 21°30′ Pisces and turned direct at 1:59 PM UTC on March 19 at 7°24′ Pisces. The other four stations are in the table below.
Turns retrograde
Feb 26 1:33 AM UTC
Loops in 1980
3 retrograde periods
Retrograde in 1980
67 days 18.3% of the year
Signs
Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio last loop retreats 15.94°
Mercury’s path through 1980, day by day
Apparent position of Mercury against the zodiac, 1980
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Mercury starts 1980 at 27°40′ Sagittarius and ends it at 10°33′ Capricorn — a full lap of the zodiac plus 12.9°: 412.8° forward, 39.9° given back. Its three loops retrace 14.1°, 9.91° and 15.94° (23, 24 and 20 days). Fastest day: May 15, 2.19° forward; fastest backward: Nov 3, 1.3°. Counting the shadows, 169 days of 1980 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
Mercury retrograde 1980: exact times in your city
Mercury turned retrograde at 1:33 AM UTC on February 26, 1980 at 21°30′ Pisces — 10:33 PM on February 25 in Santiago, 8:33 PM on February 25 in New York, 1:33 AM in London and 10:33 AM in Tokyo.
City
Turns retrograde · Feb 26
Turns direct · Mar 19
Turns retrograde · Jun 28
Turns direct · Jul 22
Turns retrograde · Oct 23
Turns direct · Nov 12
UTC
Tue, Feb 26 · 21°30′ Pisces
Wed, Mar 19 · 7°24′ Pisces
Sat, Jun 28 · 25°07′ Cancer
Tue, Jul 22 · 15°11′ Cancer
Thu, Oct 23 · 19°55′ Scorpio
Wed, Nov 12 · 3°58′ Scorpio
Honolulu United States
3:33 PM Mon, Feb 25 · UTC−10
3:59 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−10
1:12 AM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−10
6:37 AM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC−10
3:59 PM Wed, Oct 22 · UTC−10
12:56 AM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States
3:33 PM Mon, Feb 25 · UTC−10
3:59 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−10
2:12 AM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−9
7:37 AM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC−9
4:59 PM Wed, Oct 22 · UTC−9
12:56 AM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States
5:33 PM Mon, Feb 25 · UTC−8
5:59 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−8
4:12 AM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−7
9:37 AM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC−7
6:59 PM Wed, Oct 22 · UTC−7
2:56 AM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States
6:33 PM Mon, Feb 25 · UTC−7
6:59 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−7
4:12 AM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−7
9:37 AM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC−7
6:59 PM Wed, Oct 22 · UTC−7
3:56 AM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC−7
Denver United States
6:33 PM Mon, Feb 25 · UTC−7
6:59 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−7
5:12 AM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−6
10:37 AM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC−6
7:59 PM Wed, Oct 22 · UTC−6
3:56 AM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC−7
Chicago United States
7:33 PM Mon, Feb 25 · UTC−6
7:59 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−6
6:12 AM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−5
11:37 AM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC−5
8:59 PM Wed, Oct 22 · UTC−5
4:56 AM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico
7:33 PM Mon, Feb 25 · UTC−6
7:59 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−6
5:12 AM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−6
10:37 AM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC−6
7:59 PM Wed, Oct 22 · UTC−6
4:56 AM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC−6
New York United States
8:33 PM Mon, Feb 25 · UTC−5
8:59 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−5
7:12 AM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−4
12:37 PM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC−4
9:59 PM Wed, Oct 22 · UTC−4
5:56 AM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada
8:33 PM Mon, Feb 25 · UTC−5
8:59 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−5
7:12 AM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−4
12:37 PM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC−4
9:59 PM Wed, Oct 22 · UTC−4
5:56 AM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia
8:33 PM Mon, Feb 25 · UTC−5
8:59 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−5
6:12 AM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−5
11:37 AM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC−5
8:59 PM Wed, Oct 22 · UTC−5
5:56 AM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC−5
Lima Peru
8:33 PM Mon, Feb 25 · UTC−5
8:59 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−5
6:12 AM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−5
11:37 AM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC−5
8:59 PM Wed, Oct 22 · UTC−5
5:56 AM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela
9:33 PM Mon, Feb 25 · UTC−4
9:59 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−4
7:12 AM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−4
12:37 PM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC−4
9:59 PM Wed, Oct 22 · UTC−4
6:56 AM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile
10:33 PM Mon, Feb 25 · UTC−3
9:59 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−4
7:12 AM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−4
12:37 PM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC−4
10:59 PM Wed, Oct 22 · UTC−3
7:56 AM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina
10:33 PM Mon, Feb 25 · UTC−3
10:59 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−3
8:12 AM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−3
1:37 PM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC−3
10:59 PM Wed, Oct 22 · UTC−3
7:56 AM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil
10:33 PM Mon, Feb 25 · UTC−3
10:59 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC−3
8:12 AM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC−3
1:37 PM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC−3
10:59 PM Wed, Oct 22 · UTC−3
7:56 AM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland
1:33 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC
1:59 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC
11:12 AM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC
4:37 PM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC
1:59 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC
10:56 AM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC
London United Kingdom
1:33 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC
2:59 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+1
12:12 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+1
5:37 PM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC+1
2:59 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+1
10:56 AM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria
2:33 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+1
2:59 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+1
12:12 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+1
5:37 PM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC+1
2:59 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+1
11:56 AM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+1
Paris France
2:33 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+1
2:59 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+1
1:12 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+2
6:37 PM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC+2
2:59 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+1
11:56 AM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany
2:33 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+1
2:59 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+1
1:12 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+2
6:37 PM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC+2
2:59 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+1
11:56 AM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa
3:33 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+2
3:59 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+2
1:12 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+2
6:37 PM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC+2
3:59 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+2
12:56 PM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt
3:33 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+2
3:59 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+2
2:12 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+3
7:37 PM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC+3
3:59 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+2
12:56 PM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+2
Athens Greece
3:33 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+2
3:59 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+2
2:12 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+3
7:37 PM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC+3
3:59 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+2
12:56 PM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey
4:33 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+3
4:59 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+3
2:12 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+3
7:37 PM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC+3
4:59 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+3
1:56 PM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia
4:33 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+3
4:59 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+3
2:12 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+3
7:37 PM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC+3
4:59 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+3
1:56 PM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya
4:33 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+3
4:59 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+3
2:12 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+3
7:37 PM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC+3
4:59 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+3
1:56 PM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran
5:03 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+3:30
5:29 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+3:30
3:42 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+4:30
9:07 PM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC+4:30
5:29 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+3:30
2:26 PM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates
5:33 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+4
5:59 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+4
3:12 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+4
8:37 PM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC+4
5:59 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+4
2:56 PM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan
6:33 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+5
6:59 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+5
4:12 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+5
9:37 PM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC+5
6:59 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+5
3:56 PM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+5
New Delhi India
7:03 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+5:30
7:29 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+5:30
4:42 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+5:30
10:07 PM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC+5:30
7:29 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+5:30
4:26 PM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal
7:03 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+5:30
7:29 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+5:30
4:42 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+5:30
10:07 PM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC+5:30
7:29 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+5:30
4:26 PM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh
7:33 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+6
7:59 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+6
5:12 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+6
10:37 PM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC+6
7:59 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+6
4:56 PM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand
8:33 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+7
8:59 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+7
6:12 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+7
11:37 PM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC+7
8:59 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+7
5:56 PM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia
8:33 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+7
8:59 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+7
6:12 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+7
11:37 PM Tue, Jul 22 · UTC+7
8:59 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+7
5:56 PM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+7
Singapore
9:03 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+7:30
9:29 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+7:30
6:42 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+7:30
12:07 AM Wed, Jul 23 · UTC+7:30
9:29 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+7:30
6:26 PM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China
9:33 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+8
9:59 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+8
7:12 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+8
12:37 AM Wed, Jul 23 · UTC+8
9:59 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+8
6:56 PM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines
9:33 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+8
9:59 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+8
7:12 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+8
12:37 AM Wed, Jul 23 · UTC+8
9:59 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+8
6:56 PM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+8
Perth Australia
9:33 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+8
9:59 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+8
7:12 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+8
12:37 AM Wed, Jul 23 · UTC+8
9:59 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+8
6:56 PM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea
10:33 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+9
10:59 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+9
8:12 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+9
1:37 AM Wed, Jul 23 · UTC+9
10:59 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+9
7:56 PM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan
10:33 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+9
10:59 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+9
8:12 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+9
1:37 AM Wed, Jul 23 · UTC+9
10:59 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+9
7:56 PM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia
12:03 PM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+10:30
11:29 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+9:30
8:42 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+9:30
2:07 AM Wed, Jul 23 · UTC+9:30
11:29 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+9:30
9:26 PM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia
11:33 AM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+10
11:59 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+10
9:12 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+10
2:37 AM Wed, Jul 23 · UTC+10
11:59 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+10
8:56 PM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia
12:33 PM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+11
11:59 PM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+10
9:12 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+10
2:37 AM Wed, Jul 23 · UTC+10
11:59 AM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+10
9:56 PM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand
2:33 PM Tue, Feb 26 · UTC+13
1:59 AM Thu, Mar 20 · UTC+12
11:12 PM Sat, Jun 28 · UTC+12
4:37 AM Wed, Jul 23 · UTC+12
1:59 PM Thu, Oct 23 · UTC+12
11:56 PM Wed, Nov 12 · UTC+13
Stations from the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris. Swiss Ephemeris agrees on every Mercury station 1900–2050: all within a minute. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.
23 days · retreats 14.1°
February 26 → March 19, 1980 in Pisces
Stations retrograde
Feb 26, 1980, 1:33 AM UTC at
21°30′ Pisces
Stations direct
Mar 19, 1980, 1:59 PM UTC at
7°24′ Pisces
Shadow opens
Feb 11, 1980, 4:44 PM UTC
(14 days before)
Shadow closes
Apr 8, 1980, 6:25 AM UTC
(20 days after)
Full window including shadows57 days
The February loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 14.1° between 7°24′ Pisces and 21°30′ Pisces three times: forward in the pre-shadow (14 days), back while retrograde (23 days), forward again in the post-shadow (20 days).
Mercury retrograde in Pisces
In Pisces the retrograde blurs details and heightens intuition. Instructions are misread, dates are forgotten and communication relies on feeling rather than fact. It favors rest, creative reflection and double-checking anything that must be exact.
It begins and ends within Pisces season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Mars
in Virgo —
Feb 26 to Mar 19, 1980 (23 days of overlap)
Jupiter
in Virgo —
Feb 26 to Mar 19, 1980 (23 days of overlap)
Saturn
in Virgo —
Feb 26 to Mar 19, 1980 (23 days of overlap)
Pluto
in Libra —
Feb 26 to Mar 19, 1980 (23 days of overlap)
Uranus
in Scorpio —
Feb 29 to Mar 19, 1980 (19 days of overlap)
Stations retrograde
Jun 28, 1980, 11:12 AM UTC at
25°07′ Cancer
Stations direct
Jul 22, 1980, 4:37 PM UTC at
15°11′ Cancer
Shadow opens
Jun 11, 1980, 7:06 PM UTC
(17 days before)
Shadow closes
Aug 5, 1980, 9:24 PM UTC
(14 days after)
Full window including shadows55 days
The June loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 9.91° between 15°11′ Cancer and 25°07′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (17 days), back while retrograde (24 days), forward again in the post-shadow (14 days).
Mercury retrograde in Cancer
In Cancer the retrograde turns toward home, family and memory. Old family conversations resurface, house moves hit snags, and people revisit the past more than usual. It suits sorting photographs, repairing the home and having the talk you postponed with a relative.
It begins and ends within Cancer season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Venus
in Cancer —
Jun 28 to Jul 6, 1980 (8 days of overlap)
Uranus
in Scorpio —
Jun 28 to Jul 22, 1980 (24 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Sagittarius —
Jun 28 to Jul 22, 1980 (24 days of overlap)
Stations retrograde
Oct 23, 1980, 1:59 AM UTC at
19°55′ Scorpio
Stations direct
Nov 12, 1980, 10:56 AM UTC at
3°58′ Scorpio
Shadow opens
Oct 3, 1980, 3:44 AM UTC
(20 days before)
Shadow closes
Nov 29, 1980, 12:52 AM UTC
(17 days after)
Full window including shadows57 days
The October loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 15.94° between 3°58′ Scorpio and 19°55′ Scorpio three times: forward in the pre-shadow (20 days), back while retrograde (20 days), forward again in the post-shadow (17 days).
Mercury retrograde in Scorpio
In Scorpio the retrograde goes digging. Secrets surface, shared finances need re-examining, and conversations turn intense. It suits research, therapy and honest reckonings, and it punishes suspicion that runs ahead of the facts.
It begins in Libra season and ends in
Scorpio season.
No other planet is retrograde during this period, which is unusual.
Both dates are computed from the planet’s apparent motion, not taken from a
table. A retrograde begins the moment its daily movement against the stars turns
negative, and that moment is findable to the hour.
Computed for 1980
Mercury through the zodiac in 1980
Every sign Mercury occupies during 1980, with the dates it enters and leaves. A sign that
appears twice means the planet backed into the previous sign during a retrograde and crossed again.
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