Retrograde Periods 1987

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The year at a glance 1987

Pre-shadow / Post-shadow Station Retrograde Fast planets retrograde together

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Busiest: 5 planets retrograde at once (21 June – 14 July).

Overlapping retrogrades

This year the fast planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars) are never retrograde at the same time.

Continuing from the previous year

  • Chiron retrograde Stations direct 21 February 1987 Gemini 15°48' Completed · stations retrograde 29 September 1986
11 February 1987 Wednesday

Pluto retrograde

Scorpio 9°58' Scorpio 7°08'

Completed

  1. Station10–12 Februarystations retrograde 11 February
  2. Retrograde11 February – 18 July
  3. Station17–19 Julystations direct 18 July
Chart at the station →
18 February 1987 Wednesday

Mercury retrograde

Pisces 14°30' Aquarius 29°57'

Signs Pisces 18 Feb – 11 Mar Aquarius 11–12 Mar

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow4–17 February
  2. Station17–19 Februarystations retrograde 18 February, 18:07
  3. Retrograde18 February, 18:07 – 12 March, 23:22
  4. Station11–13 Marchstations direct 12 March, 23:22
  5. Post-shadow13 March – 1 April
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31 March 1987 Tuesday

Saturn retrograde

Sagittarius 21°09' Sagittarius 14°32'

Completed

  1. Station30 March – 1 Aprilstations retrograde 31 March
  2. Retrograde31 March – 19 August
  3. Station18–20 Auguststations direct 19 August
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1 April 1987 Wednesday

Uranus retrograde

Sagittarius 26°43' Sagittarius 22°43'

Completed

  1. Station31 March – 2 Aprilstations retrograde 1 April
  2. Retrograde1 April – 1 September
  3. Station31 August – 2 Septemberstations direct 1 September
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10 April 1987 Friday

Neptune retrograde

Capricorn 8°00' Capricorn 5°13'

Completed

  1. Station9–11 Aprilstations retrograde 10 April
  2. Retrograde10 April – 17 September
  3. Station16–18 Septemberstations direct 17 September
Chart at the station →
21 June 1987 Sunday

Mercury retrograde

Cancer 16°48' Cancer 7°24'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow5–20 June
  2. Station20–22 Junestations retrograde 21 June, 06:44
  3. Retrograde21 June, 06:44 – 15 July, 10:51
  4. Station14–16 Julystations direct 15 July, 10:51
  5. Post-shadow16–29 July
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20 August 1987 Thursday

Jupiter retrograde

Aries 29°43' Aries 19°45'

Completed

  1. Station19–21 Auguststations retrograde 20 August
  2. Retrograde20 August – 15 December
  3. Station14–16 Decemberstations direct 15 December
Chart at the station →
7 October 1987 Wednesday

Chiron retrograde

Gemini 28°49' Gemini 23°06'

Completed

  1. Station6–8 Octoberstations retrograde 7 October
  2. Retrograde7 October – 28 February 1988
  3. Station27–29 February 1988stations direct 28 February 1988
Chart at the station →
16 October 1987 Friday

Mercury retrograde

Scorpio 13°12' Libra 27°23'

Signs Scorpio 16 Oct – 1 Nov Libra 1–6 Nov

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow26 September – 15 October
  2. Station15–17 Octoberstations retrograde 16 October, 18:46
  3. Retrograde16 October, 18:46 – 6 November, 09:39
  4. Station5–7 Novemberstations direct 6 November, 09:39
  5. Post-shadow7–22 November
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← 1986 1988 →

When planets appear to move backward: shadow, station and retrograde phases, with signs.