# Mercury Retrograde 1977

> Mercury is retrograde three times in 1977: from April 20 to May 13 in Taurus; from August 22 to September 14 in Virgo; from December 12 to December 31 in Capricorn and Sagittarius. Mercury also begins 1977 retrograde, continuing the period that started on December 28, 1976, and turns direct on January 17, 1977. The next Mercury retrograde after 1977 begins on April 1, 1978 at 26°07' Aries. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/1977

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 1976-12-28 04:33 UTC at 23°19' Capricorn | 1977-01-17 08:05 UTC at 7°05' Capricorn | Capricorn | 1976-12-11 to 1977-02-05 |
| Mercury | 1977-04-20 02:07 UTC at 14°30' Taurus | 1977-05-13 20:55 UTC at 4°42' Taurus | Taurus | 1977-04-06 to 1977-05-30 |
| Mercury | 1977-08-22 14:17 UTC at 20°46' Virgo | 1977-09-14 15:01 UTC at 6°56' Virgo | Virgo | 1977-08-02 to 1977-09-28 |
| Mercury | 1977-12-12 02:05 UTC at 7°26' Capricorn | 1977-12-31 22:07 UTC at 21°08' Sagittarius | Capricorn, Sagittarius | 1977-11-24 to 1978-01-19 |

Mercury retrograde is traditionally associated with reviewing plans, conversations, contracts, devices, and travel arrangements.

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 1977?

Mercury is retrograde three times in 1977: from April 20 to May 13 in Taurus; from August 22 to September 14 in Virgo; from December 12 to December 31 in Capricorn and Sagittarius. Mercury also begins 1977 retrograde, continuing the period that started on December 28, 1976, and turns direct on January 17, 1977. The next Mercury retrograde after 1977 begins on April 1, 1978 at 26°07' Aries. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 1977?

For the retrograde that begins April 20, 1977, the pre-retrograde shadow starts April 6, 1977 and the post-retrograde shadow ends May 30, 1977. For the retrograde that begins August 22, 1977, the pre-retrograde shadow starts August 2, 1977 and the post-retrograde shadow ends September 28, 1977. For the retrograde that begins December 12, 1977, the pre-retrograde shadow starts November 24, 1977 and the post-retrograde shadow ends January 19, 1978.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 1977?

From April 20, 1977, Mercury turns retrograde at 14°30' Taurus and turns direct at 4°42' Taurus. From August 22, 1977, Mercury turns retrograde at 20°46' Virgo and turns direct at 6°56' Virgo. From December 12, 1977, Mercury turns retrograde at 7°26' Capricorn and turns direct at 21°08' Sagittarius.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 1977?

Mercury spends about 83 days of 1977 retrograde.

### What Is Mercury Retrograde Known For?

Mercury retrograde is traditionally associated with reviewing plans, conversations, contracts, devices, and travel arrangements. Astrologers read it as a time to review rather than launch.

### Why Do Some Sites List a Different Retrograde Date?

Most astrology sites print a single date without a time zone. An ingress at 10:49 PM in New York is already the next day in London and Sydney, so two correct sources can disagree by a day. Selfgazer gives every time in both US Eastern time and UTC, and the tables switch to your own time zone in the browser.

## Method

Positions are geocentric and tropical: apparent longitudes on the true ecliptic and equinox of date, corrected for light time and aberration. They are computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library (VSOP87 planetary theory) and agree with the Swiss Ephemeris to within about one arcminute. The North Node is the mean node. Times are given in UTC and US Eastern time.

Source: [Selfgazer](https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/1977). Free to cite with a link to the source page.