Mercury retrograde 1982

3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.3% of 1982. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

21 days · retreats 15.72°

23 January → 13 February 1982 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde 23 Jan 1982, 05:53 UTC at 18.9° Aquarius
Stations direct 13 Feb 1982, 07:15 UTC at 3.18° Aquarius
Shadow opens 7 Jan 1982 (16 days before)
Shadow closes 5 Mar 1982 (20 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

Read against Aquarius, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

24 days · retreats 8.56°

21 May → 13 June 1982 in Gemini

Stations retrograde 21 May 1982, 01:53 UTC at 15.43° Gemini
Stations direct 13 Jun 1982, 23:19 UTC at 6.87° Gemini
Shadow opens 6 May 1982 (15 days before)
Shadow closes 29 Jun 1982 (15 days after)
Full window including shadows 54 days

Read against Gemini, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

22 days · retreats 15.1°

19 September → 11 October 1982 in Libra

Stations retrograde 19 Sep 1982, 10:48 UTC at 17.77° Libra
Stations direct 11 Oct 1982, 05:20 UTC at 2.67° Libra
Shadow opens 30 Aug 1982 (20 days before)
Shadow closes 26 Oct 1982 (15 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

Read against Libra, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mercury retrogrades either side of 1982

Previous

1981 Ended 27 October 1981 after 21 days, moving back 15.61° through the zodiac.

Next

1983 Begins 7 January 1983 and runs 20 days.

Gap across 1982

1.2 years between the two — long enough for a whole calendar year to fall inside it with nothing to report.

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.

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