Jupiter retrograde dates in 2009
Jupiter turns retrograde once in 2009.
Jupiter turns retrograde once about every 13 months, and each retrograde lasts between 118 and 124 days, a little under four months. Its stations therefore move a month later each year, and a calendar year can have none or one of each kind.
A retrograde of Jupiter is centred on its opposition to the Sun, when the Earth overtakes it. In tradition Jupiter stands for growth, generosity and meaning, and astrologers who follow retrogrades read a Jupiter retrograde as a time to revisit those themes. That is a tradition of interpretation, not a measured effect.
Stations in 2009
Turns retrograde
Monday 15 June 2009, 10:48
Aquarius 27°
Turns direct
Tuesday 13 October 2009, 07:29
Aquarius 17°
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.