# Mercury Retrograde 1987

> Mercury is retrograde three times in 1987: from February 18 to March 12 in Pisces and Aquarius; from June 21 to July 15 in Cancer; from October 16 to November 6 in Scorpio and Libra. The next Mercury retrograde after 1987 begins on February 2, 1988 at 28°04' Aquarius. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/1987

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 1987-02-18 16:07 UTC at 14°30' Pisces | 1987-03-12 21:27 UTC at 29°57' Aquarius | Pisces, Aquarius | 1987-02-04 to 1987-04-01 |
| Mercury | 1987-06-21 03:52 UTC at 16°48' Cancer | 1987-07-15 07:43 UTC at 7°24' Cancer | Cancer | 1987-06-04 to 1987-07-29 |
| Mercury | 1987-10-16 16:46 UTC at 13°12' Scorpio | 1987-11-06 07:40 UTC at 27°24' Libra | Scorpio, Libra | 1987-09-26 to 1987-11-22 |

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

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 1987?

Mercury is retrograde three times in 1987: from February 18 to March 12 in Pisces and Aquarius; from June 21 to July 15 in Cancer; from October 16 to November 6 in Scorpio and Libra. The next Mercury retrograde after 1987 begins on February 2, 1988 at 28°04' Aquarius. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 1987?

For the retrograde that begins February 18, 1987, the pre-retrograde shadow starts February 4, 1987 and the post-retrograde shadow ends April 1, 1987. For the retrograde that begins June 21, 1987, the pre-retrograde shadow starts June 4, 1987 and the post-retrograde shadow ends July 29, 1987. For the retrograde that begins October 16, 1987, the pre-retrograde shadow starts September 26, 1987 and the post-retrograde shadow ends November 22, 1987.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 1987?

From February 18, 1987, Mercury turns retrograde at 14°30' Pisces and turns direct at 29°57' Aquarius. From June 21, 1987, Mercury turns retrograde at 16°48' Cancer and turns direct at 7°24' Cancer. From October 16, 1987, Mercury turns retrograde at 13°12' Scorpio and turns direct at 27°24' Libra.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 1987?

Mercury spends about 67 days of 1987 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/1987). Free to cite with a link to the source page.