Mercury retrograde dates in 1987
Mercury turns retrograde 3 times in 1987.
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 1987
Turns retrograde
Wednesday 18 February 1987, 18:07
Pisces 14°
Turns direct
Thursday 12 March 1987, 23:25
Aquarius 29°
Turns retrograde
Sunday 21 June 1987, 06:52
Cancer 16°
Turns direct
Wednesday 15 July 1987, 10:45
Cancer 7°
Turns retrograde
Friday 16 October 1987, 18:50
Scorpio 13°
Turns direct
Friday 6 November 1987, 09:37
Libra 27°
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.