# Mercury Retrograde 1990

> Mercury is retrograde three times in 1990: from April 23 to May 17 in Taurus; from August 25 to September 17 in Virgo; from December 14 to January 3, 1991 in Capricorn and Sagittarius. Mercury also begins 1990 retrograde, continuing the period that started on December 30, 1989, and turns direct on January 20, 1990. The next Mercury retrograde after 1990 begins on April 4, 1991 at 29°01' Aries. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/1990

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 1989-12-30 23:26 UTC at 25°53' Capricorn | 1990-01-20 04:32 UTC at 9°41' Capricorn | Capricorn | 1989-12-14 to 1990-02-08 |
| Mercury | 1990-04-23 06:54 UTC at 17°31' Taurus | 1990-05-17 02:03 UTC at 7°54' Taurus | Taurus | 1990-04-09 to 1990-06-02 |
| Mercury | 1990-08-25 14:05 UTC at 23°34' Virgo | 1990-09-17 12:04 UTC at 9°35' Virgo | Virgo | 1990-08-05 to 1990-10-01 |
| Mercury | 1990-12-14 21:03 UTC at 10°00' Capricorn | 1991-01-03 17:55 UTC at 23°42' Sagittarius | Capricorn, Sagittarius | 1990-11-27 to 1991-01-22 |

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

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 1990?

Mercury is retrograde three times in 1990: from April 23 to May 17 in Taurus; from August 25 to September 17 in Virgo; from December 14 to January 3, 1991 in Capricorn and Sagittarius. Mercury also begins 1990 retrograde, continuing the period that started on December 30, 1989, and turns direct on January 20, 1990. The next Mercury retrograde after 1990 begins on April 4, 1991 at 29°01' Aries. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 1990?

For the retrograde that begins April 23, 1990, the pre-retrograde shadow starts April 9, 1990 and the post-retrograde shadow ends June 2, 1990. For the retrograde that begins August 25, 1990, the pre-retrograde shadow starts August 5, 1990 and the post-retrograde shadow ends October 1, 1990. For the retrograde that begins December 14, 1990, the pre-retrograde shadow starts November 27, 1990 and the post-retrograde shadow ends January 22, 1991.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 1990?

From April 23, 1990, Mercury turns retrograde at 17°31' Taurus and turns direct at 7°54' Taurus. From August 25, 1990, Mercury turns retrograde at 23°34' Virgo and turns direct at 9°35' Virgo. From December 14, 1990, Mercury turns retrograde at 10°00' Capricorn and turns direct at 23°42' Sagittarius.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 1990?

Mercury spends about 83 days of 1990 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/1990). Free to cite with a link to the source page.