Mercury retrograde dates in 1983
Mercury turns retrograde 4 times in 1983.
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 1983
Turns retrograde
Friday 7 January 1983, 05:00
Aquarius 2°
Turns direct
Thursday 27 January 1983, 15:23
Capricorn 16°
Turns retrograde
Sunday 1 May 1983, 19:40
Taurus 25°
Turns direct
Wednesday 25 May 1983, 15:46
Taurus 16°
Turns retrograde
Friday 2 September 1983, 09:38
Libra 0°
Turns direct
Saturday 24 September 1983, 23:51
Virgo 16°
Turns retrograde
Thursday 22 December 1983, 02:53
Capricorn 16°
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.