Jupiter

Jupiter in astrology

Jupiter, king of the Roman gods and the largest planet, is astrology's great benefic, the planet of good fortune. It shows where you grow, where luck finds you and what you believe in. It spends about a year in each sign.

Jupiter through the signs

Planets often dip back into the previous sign while retrograde, so the months at each edge can go either way. The birthday lookup gives your exact placement.

Jupiter retrograde

Jupiter is retrograde for about four months every year. Lore treats it as a time for inner growth: reflecting on beliefs and goals rather than expanding outward.

In astronomy, retrograde is an illusion: the planet only seems to move backward because Earth is passing it, or it is passing Earth, as we both orbit the Sun.

Jupiter facts

How to see it: Brilliant and steady, usually the second-brightest planet. Binoculars show its four largest moons, first seen by Galileo in 1610.

Source: NASA planetary fact sheets.

The planets on your birthday

Positions from NASA JPL for the US Eastern date. No birth time needed, except for the Moon, which changes signs every two or three days. We don’t save your birthdate or link it to you.