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Venus retrograde 1987

There was no Venus retrograde in 1987: the planet stayed direct all year — the previous retrograde ended on November 26, 1986 in Scorpio, and the next began on May 22, 1988 in Cancer.

Retrograde in 1987
None direct all year
Previous direct station
Nov 26, 1986 2:46 AM UTC
Next retrograde station
May 22, 1988 1:26 PM UTC
Gap between loops
543 days
Venus Retrograde 1987: None — Next Starts May 22, 1988

Venus’s path through 1987, day by day

Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1987
Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1987. Venus starts 1987 at 23°54′ Scorpio and ends it at 11°50′ Aquarius — a full lap of the zodiac plus 77.9°, all of it forward. Fastest day: Oct 26, 1.25° forward. ScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Venus against the zodiac, 1987. Venus starts 1987 at 23°54′ Scorpio and ends it at 11°50′ Aquarius — a full lap of the zodiac plus 77.9°, all of it forward. Fastest day: Oct 26, 1.25° forward. ScorpioCapricornPiscesTaurusCancerVirgoScorpioCapricornJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Venus starts 1987 at 23°54′ Scorpio and ends it at 11°50′ Aquarius — a full lap of the zodiac plus 77.9°, all of it forward. Fastest day: Oct 26, 1.25° forward.

Exact times

The Venus stations either side of 1987: exact times in your city

Venus turned retrograde at 1:26 PM UTC on May 22, 1988 at 0°26′ Cancer — 9:26 AM in Santiago, 9:26 AM in New York, 2:26 PM in London and 10:26 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns direct · Nov 26, 1986 Turns retrograde · May 22, 1988
UTC Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · 4°53′ Scorpio Sun, May 22, 1988 · 0°26′ Cancer
Honolulu United States 4:46 PM Tue, Nov 25, 1986 · UTC−10 3:26 AM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 5:46 PM Tue, Nov 25, 1986 · UTC−9 5:26 AM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 6:46 PM Tue, Nov 25, 1986 · UTC−8 6:26 AM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 7:46 PM Tue, Nov 25, 1986 · UTC−7 6:26 AM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC−7
Denver United States 7:46 PM Tue, Nov 25, 1986 · UTC−7 7:26 AM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 8:46 PM Tue, Nov 25, 1986 · UTC−6 8:26 AM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 8:46 PM Tue, Nov 25, 1986 · UTC−6 7:26 AM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC−6
New York United States 9:46 PM Tue, Nov 25, 1986 · UTC−5 9:26 AM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 9:46 PM Tue, Nov 25, 1986 · UTC−5 9:26 AM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 9:46 PM Tue, Nov 25, 1986 · UTC−5 8:26 AM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 9:46 PM Tue, Nov 25, 1986 · UTC−5 8:26 AM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 10:46 PM Tue, Nov 25, 1986 · UTC−4 9:26 AM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 11:46 PM Tue, Nov 25, 1986 · UTC−3 9:26 AM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 11:46 PM Tue, Nov 25, 1986 · UTC−3 10:26 AM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 12:46 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC−2 10:26 AM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 2:46 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC 1:26 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC
London United Kingdom 2:46 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC 2:26 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 3:46 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+1 2:26 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+1
Paris France 3:46 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+1 3:26 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 3:46 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+1 3:26 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 4:46 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+2 3:26 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 4:46 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+2 4:26 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 4:46 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+2 4:26 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 4:46 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+2 4:26 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 5:46 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+3 5:26 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 5:46 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+3 4:26 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 6:16 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+3:30 4:56 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 6:46 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+4 5:26 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 7:46 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+5 6:26 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 8:16 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+5:30 6:56 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 8:31 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+5:45 7:11 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 8:46 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+6 7:26 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 9:46 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+7 8:26 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 9:46 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+7 8:26 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+7
Singapore 10:46 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+8 9:26 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+8
Beijing China 10:46 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+8 10:26 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+9
Manila Philippines 10:46 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+8 9:26 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 10:46 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+8 9:26 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 11:46 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+9 11:26 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+10
Tokyo Japan 11:46 AM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+9 10:26 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 1:16 PM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+10:30 10:56 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 12:46 PM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+10 11:26 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 1:46 PM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+11 11:26 PM Sun, May 22, 1988 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 3:46 PM Wed, Nov 26, 1986 · UTC+13 1:26 AM Mon, May 23, 1988 · UTC+12

Stations from the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris. Swiss Ephemeris agrees on every Venus station 1900–2050: all within a minute. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.

Venus in 1987: a year between two loops

543 days separate the end of one Venus retrograde from the start of the next, and 1987 falls entirely inside that stretch. Venus turns back once every 583.92 days — longer than a calendar year — and each loop is over in weeks, so now and then a whole year passes between two of them.

The loops themselves are on the 1986 and 1988 pages.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Venus retrogrades either side of 1987

Previous

1986 Ended November 26, 1986 after 41 days, moving back 15.5° through the zodiac.

Next

1988 Begins May 22, 1988 and runs 43 days.

Gap across 1987

1.5 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

Venus through the zodiac in 1987

Every sign Venus 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.

Venus in Scorpio From Jan 1 – Jan 7
Venus in Sagittarius Jan 7 – Feb 5
Venus in Capricorn Feb 5 – Mar 3
Venus in Aquarius Mar 3 – Mar 28
Venus in Pisces Mar 28 – Apr 22
Venus in Aries Apr 22 – May 17
Venus in Taurus May 17 – Jun 11
Venus in Gemini Jun 11 – Jul 5
Venus in Cancer Jul 5 – Jul 30
Venus in Leo Jul 30 – Aug 23
Venus in Virgo Aug 23 – Sep 16
Venus in Libra Sep 16 – Oct 10
Venus in Scorpio Oct 10 – Nov 3
Venus in Sagittarius Nov 3 – Nov 28
Venus in Capricorn Nov 28 – Dec 22
Venus in Aquarius Dec 22 – Dec 31 and beyond

16 segments in 1987. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1987 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1987

Pluto in Scorpio Feb 11, 1987 – Jul 18, 1987 · 157 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 18, 1987 – Mar 12, 1987 · 22 days
Saturn in Sagittarius Mar 31, 1987 – Aug 19, 1987 · 141 days
Uranus in Sagittarius Apr 1, 1987 – Sep 1, 1987 · 153 days
Neptune in Capricorn Apr 10, 1987 – Sep 17, 1987 · 160 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 21, 1987 – Jul 15, 1987 · 24 days
Jupiter in Aries Aug 19, 1987 – Dec 15, 1987 · 118 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 16, 1987 – Nov 6, 1987 · 21 days
← 1986 Venus retrograde in 1986. All Venus retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1988 → Venus retrograde in 1988.

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