Mercury retrograde 1988

3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.2% of 1988. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

21 days · retreats 15.39°

2 February → 23 February 1988 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde 2 Feb 1988, 06:16 UTC at 28.24° Aquarius
Stations direct 23 Feb 1988, 17:29 UTC at 12.85° Aquarius
Shadow opens 18 Jan 1988 (15 days before)
Shadow closes 14 Mar 1988 (20 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

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

24 days · retreats 8.63°

31 May → 24 June 1988 in Gemini

Stations retrograde 31 May 1988, 22:50 UTC at 26.94° Gemini
Stations direct 24 Jun 1988, 22:24 UTC at 18.31° Gemini
Shadow opens 16 May 1988 (15 days before)
Shadow closes 9 Jul 1988 (15 days after)
Full window including shadows 54 days

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

21 days · retreats 15.41°

28 September → 20 October 1988 in Libra

Stations retrograde 28 Sep 1988, 21:34 UTC at 27.22° Libra
Stations direct 20 Oct 1988, 05:14 UTC at 11.8° Libra
Shadow opens 8 Sep 1988 (20 days before)
Shadow closes 4 Nov 1988 (16 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 1988

Previous

1987 Ended 6 November 1987 after 21 days, moving back 15.82° through the zodiac.

Next

1989 Begins 16 January 1989 and runs 21 days.

Gap across 1988

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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