Jupiter in astrology
Jupiter is in Leo today. Its next retrograde begins on 13 December.
- Cycle
- About 11.9 years round the Sun
- Time in a sign
- About a year
- Rules
- Sagittarius, and Pisces in the traditional scheme
- Turns retrograde
- Yes
Jupiter is the largest planet of the solar system, the fifth from the Sun. It circles the Sun in about 11.9 years and spends about a year in each sign, so it passes through all twelve signs in about twelve years.
In tradition Jupiter stands for growth, generosity, belief and meaning, and the traditional name for it is the greater benefic. The traditional keywords are expansion, optimism, learning and goodwill. It rules Sagittarius and, in the traditional scheme, Pisces. Jupiter turns retrograde once a year, for around four months.
A retrograde of an outer planet is centred on its opposition to the Sun, when the Earth overtakes the planet, which is why Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto each turn retrograde about once a year. Astrologers who use retrogrades often read them as a time to revisit the planet's themes; that is a tradition of interpretation, not a measured effect.
Jupiter is so large that more than a thousand Earths would fit inside it.
Jupiter through the signs
- Jupiter in Aries
- Jupiter in Aries is read as confidence that grows by daring: faith in the first move, generosity in encouragement, and an appetite for new starts.
- Jupiter in Taurus
- Jupiter in Taurus is read as growth through the tangible: enjoyment of comfort and craft, generosity with food and shelter, and a trust in slow building.
- Jupiter in Gemini
- Jupiter in Gemini is read as growth through learning: a wide curiosity, many acquaintances, and a tendency to know a little about everything.
- Jupiter in Cancer
- Jupiter in Cancer, where tradition says it is exalted, is read as generosity of the hearth: care that extends to many, and a faith rooted in family and memory.
- Jupiter in Leo
- Jupiter in Leo is read as large-hearted confidence: a love of celebration and audience, generosity on a grand scale, and a belief in one's own light.
- Jupiter in Virgo
- Jupiter in Virgo is read as growth through usefulness: faith in the detail done well, generosity in practical help, and an expansion that stays modest.
- Jupiter in Libra
- Jupiter in Libra is read as growth through others: a wide circle, a strong sense of fairness, and a faith that things can be settled by agreement.
- Jupiter in Scorpio
- Jupiter in Scorpio is read as faith in depth: expansion through crisis and transformation, generosity to the trusted few, and a taste for the hidden.
- Jupiter in Sagittarius
- Jupiter in Sagittarius, its own sign, is read as optimism at full stretch: travel, philosophy and teaching as natural ground, and a faith that the road provides.
- Jupiter in Capricorn
- Jupiter in Capricorn is read as measured growth: expansion through discipline and good structure, generosity that expects effort, and a faith in earned things.
- Jupiter in Aquarius
- Jupiter in Aquarius is read as faith in the collective: growth through friends, causes and ideas, with a generosity that is impartial and broad.
- Jupiter in Pisces
- Jupiter in Pisces, its traditional sign, is read as boundless compassion: faith felt rather than argued, generosity without a ledger, and an imagination that expands everything.
Jupiter through the houses
- Jupiter in the first house
- Jupiter in the first house is read as confidence in person: a big presence, optimism worn openly, and generosity as a first impression.
- Jupiter in the second house
- Jupiter in the second house is read as faith in plenty: generosity with resources, a taste for abundance, and confidence in one's ability to provide.
- Jupiter in the third house
- Jupiter in the third house is read as a wide mind close to home: learning for pleasure, many connections nearby, and a love of talk.
- Jupiter in the fourth house
- Jupiter in the fourth house is read as a generous home: a large or open household, faith rooted in family, and comfort in one's origins.
- Jupiter in the fifth house
- Jupiter in the fifth house is read as joy in creation: a love of celebration, romance and play, and a generous creative streak.
- Jupiter in the sixth house
- Jupiter in the sixth house is read as growth through work and service: faith in being useful, enjoyment of routine done well, and helpers in daily life.
- Jupiter in the seventh house
- Jupiter in the seventh house is read as growth through partnership: generous, hopeful relationships and a belief in fairness between two people.
- Jupiter in the eighth house
- Jupiter in the eighth house is read as faith in depth: growth through shared resources, intimacy and transformation, and ease with the taboo.
- Jupiter in the ninth house
- Jupiter in the ninth house, its traditional home, is read as a philosopher and traveller: faith, study and distance as the places one grows.
- Jupiter in the tenth house
- Jupiter in the tenth house is read as growth in public: a confident career, a generous reputation, and faith in one's calling.
- Jupiter in the eleventh house
- Jupiter in the eleventh house is read as growth among friends: a wide circle, hopeful causes, and generosity toward the group.
- Jupiter in the twelfth house
- Jupiter in the twelfth house is read as faith in the unseen: compassion for the hidden, growth through solitude, and a quiet protective optimism.
Astrology is a tradition of interpretation. What is written here is traditional, offered for reflection and entertainment, not advice and not a prediction.