Mercury retrograde 1987

3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.4% of 1987. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

22 days · retreats 14.56°

18 February → 12 March 1987 in Pisces

Stations retrograde 18 Feb 1987, 16:07 UTC at 14.69° Pisces
Stations direct 12 Mar 1987, 21:14 UTC at 0.13° Pisces
Shadow opens 4 Feb 1987 (15 days before)
Shadow closes 1 Apr 1987 (20 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 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 favours rest, creative reflection and double-checking anything that must be exact.

It begins in Aquarius season and ends in Pisces season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Pluto in Scorpio — 18 Feb to 12 Mar 1987 (22 days of overlap)

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

24 days · retreats 9.41°

21 June → 15 July 1987 in Cancer

Stations retrograde 21 Jun 1987, 03:36 UTC at 16.98° Cancer
Stations direct 15 Jul 1987, 07:39 UTC at 7.57° Cancer
Shadow opens 4 Jun 1987 (16 days before)
Shadow closes 29 Jul 1987 (14 days after)
Full window including shadows 55 days

Mercury retrograde in Cancer

In Cancer the retrograde turns towards 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 in Gemini season and ends in Cancer season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Saturn in Sagittarius — 21 Jun to 15 Jul 1987 (24 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Sagittarius — 21 Jun to 15 Jul 1987 (24 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Capricorn — 21 Jun to 15 Jul 1987 (24 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Scorpio — 21 Jun to 15 Jul 1987 (24 days of overlap)

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

21 days · retreats 15.82°

16 October → 6 November 1987 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde 16 Oct 1987, 16:38 UTC at 13.39° Scorpio
Stations direct 6 Nov 1987, 07:34 UTC at 27.57° Libra
Shadow opens 26 Sep 1987 (20 days before)
Shadow closes 22 Nov 1987 (16 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 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.

…and back into Libra

In Libra the retrograde centres on relationships, agreements and contracts. Negotiations stall or reopen, misunderstandings arise in partnerships, and people from the past reappear. It favours renegotiating terms and clarifying what was assumed rather than signing new deals.

It begins in Libra season and ends in Scorpio season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Taurus — 16 Oct to 6 Nov 1987 (21 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mercury retrogrades either side of 1987

Previous

1986 Ended 22 November 1986 after 20 days, moving back 16.08° through the zodiac.

Next

1988 Begins 2 February 1988 and runs 21 days.

Gap across 1987

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.

Computed for 1987

Mercury through the zodiac in 1987

Every sign Mercury occupies during 1987, 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.

Mercury in Capricorn From 1 Jan – 17 Jan
Mercury in Aquarius 17 Jan – 4 Feb
Mercury in Pisces 4 Feb – 12 Apr
Mercury in Aries 12 Apr – 29 Apr
Mercury in Taurus 29 Apr – 13 May
Mercury in Gemini 13 May – 30 May
Mercury in Cancer 30 May – 6 Aug
Mercury in Leo 6 Aug – 21 Aug
Mercury in Virgo 21 Aug – 7 Sep
Mercury in Libra 7 Sep – 28 Sep
Mercury in Scorpio 28 Sep – 1 Nov
Mercury in Libra 1 Nov – 11 Nov
Mercury in Scorpio 11 Nov – 3 Dec
Mercury in Sagittarius 3 Dec – 22 Dec
Mercury in Capricorn 22 Dec – 31 Dec and beyond

15 segments in 1987. Dates from JPL orbital elements, good to about a day at sign changes.

1987 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1987

Pluto in Scorpio 11 Feb 1987 – 18 Jul 1987 · 157 days
Saturn in Sagittarius 31 Mar 1987 – 19 Aug 1987 · 141 days
Uranus in Sagittarius 1 Apr 1987 – 1 Sep 1987 · 154 days
Neptune in Capricorn 9 Apr 1987 – 17 Sep 1987 · 160 days
Jupiter in Taurus 19 Aug 1987 – 15 Dec 1987 · 118 days
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