Upcoming, 121.1 days
Jupiter retrograde, December 2026
Jupiter stations retrograde on Sunday 13 December 2026, 00:57 UTC at 27°01′ Leo and turns direct on Tuesday 13 April 2027, 02:11 UTC at 17°00′ Leo. The shadow period runs from 17 September 2026 to 11 July 2027.
Jupiter turns retrograde at 27°01' Leo on 13 December 2026 at 00:57 UTC. For 121.1 days it appears to move backward through Leo, stationing direct at 17°00' Leo on 13 April 2027 at 02:11 UTC. The full cycle, including the shadow periods, stretches from 17 September 2026 to 11 July 2027, and the planet stays in Leo throughout.
The tradition associates Jupiter with growth, generosity, learning and confidence, and Leo with creativity, play, pride and the wish to be seen. During a retrograde, astrologers read Jupiter's expansive themes as turning inward: less about adding more, more about checking whether what has grown still feels like your own. Creative plans and personal ambitions are treated as ready for revision. A practical step is to return to a creative project set aside earlier and decide honestly whether it deserves more of your time.
By sign
Which house it walks through
| Sun sign | House | Jupiter's retrograde (Leo) falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Taurus | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Gemini | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Cancer | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Leo | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Virgo | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Libra | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Scorpio | tenth | career and public role | |
| Sagittarius | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Capricorn | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Aquarius | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Pisces | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
Whole-sign houses counted from the Sun sign, the convention behind every Sun-sign horoscope. Your rising sign gives a more personal count: draw your chart.