Mercury retrograde dates in 1980
Mercury turns retrograde 3 times in 1980.
Mercury is the fastest planet and turns retrograde more often than any other, about three times a year. Each retrograde lasts between 20 and 24 days, and the start of one comes 108 to 125 days after the start of the last.
Mercury stays near the Sun in the sky, and its retrograde happens when it passes between the Earth and the Sun. In tradition Mercury stands for thinking, speech and travel, and astrologers who follow retrogrades read a Mercury retrograde as a time to revisit them. That is a tradition of interpretation, not a measured effect.
Stations in 1980
Turns retrograde
Tuesday 26 February 1980, 03:32
Pisces 21°
Turns direct
Wednesday 19 March 1980, 15:59
Pisces 7°
Turns retrograde
Saturday 28 June 1980, 14:16
Cancer 25°
Turns direct
Tuesday 22 July 1980, 19:36
Cancer 15°
Turns retrograde
Thursday 23 October 1980, 04:02
Scorpio 19°
Turns direct
Wednesday 12 November 1980, 12:54
Scorpio 3°
Stations are found by Astrely's own code from the planets' positions and are shown in Nicosia time. Mercury's stations are checked against NASA/JPL Horizons to within four minutes; the outer planets move so slowly around a station that their times are best read to the day. The method page has the details.
Astrology is a tradition of interpretation. What is written here is traditional, offered for reflection and entertainment, not advice and not a prediction.