Upcoming, 122.5 days
Jupiter retrograde, January 2028
Jupiter stations retrograde on Wednesday 12 January 2028, 08:54 UTC at 27°31′ Virgo and turns direct on Saturday 13 May 2028, 20:00 UTC at 17°32′ Virgo. The shadow period runs from 17 October 2027 to 11 August 2028.
Jupiter stations retrograde on 12 January 2028 at 08:54 UTC, at 27°31' Virgo. For the next 122.5 days it appears to move backward against the stars, an effect of Earth overtaking it in orbit. It stations direct on 13 May 2028 at 17°32' Virgo, and the whole loop stays in Virgo. Its pre-retrograde shadow begins on 17 October 2027, and the post-retrograde shadow lasts until 11 August 2028.
Astrologers read Virgo as the sign of craft, daily routines, useful work and careful attention to detail. Jupiter is taken to emphasize growth and wider meaning, so the tradition treats its retrograde here as a season for reviewing how habits and skills serve larger aims, rather than piling on more. One modest step is to choose a single routine and refine what already works.
By sign
Which house it walks through
| Sun sign | House | Jupiter's retrograde (Virgo) falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Taurus | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Gemini | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Cancer | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Leo | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Virgo | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Libra | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Scorpio | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Sagittarius | tenth | career and public role | |
| Capricorn | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Aquarius | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Pisces | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
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.