Mercury retrograde dates in 1982
Mercury turns retrograde 3 times in 1982.
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 1982
Turns retrograde
Saturday 23 January 1982, 08:05
Aquarius 18°
Turns direct
Saturday 13 February 1982, 09:18
Aquarius 2°
Turns retrograde
Friday 21 May 1982, 05:02
Gemini 15°
Turns direct
Monday 14 June 1982, 02:21
Gemini 6°
Turns retrograde
Sunday 19 September 1982, 14:01
Libra 17°
Turns direct
Monday 11 October 1982, 07:25
Libra 2°
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.