Mercury retrograde dates in 1989
Mercury turns retrograde 4 times in 1989.
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 1989
Turns retrograde
Monday 16 January 1989, 03:47
Aquarius 11°
Turns direct
Sunday 5 February 1989, 22:07
Capricorn 25°
Turns retrograde
Friday 12 May 1989, 14:57
Gemini 6°
Turns direct
Monday 5 June 1989, 11:01
Taurus 28°
Turns retrograde
Monday 11 September 1989, 23:51
Libra 10°
Turns direct
Wednesday 4 October 1989, 01:49
Virgo 25°
Turns retrograde
Sunday 31 December 1989, 01:29
Capricorn 25°
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.