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Jupiter retrograde 2026

Jupiter turns retrograde at 27°01′ Leo on Dec 13, 2026 and turns direct at 16°59′ Leo on Apr 13, 2027.

Once a year Jupiter turns retrograde for about four months. It reviews where you want to grow, what you believe and the risks you take on hope.

The pace of growth slows and turns inward. Plans to expand, study or travel get a second look. It is a time to check whether a promise or a belief still holds, and to grow in understanding rather than in size. When Jupiter turns direct, openings that waited come back with more sense behind them.

The shadow is the stretch of sky that Jupiter crosses three times. It enters the shadow before it turns retrograde and leaves it after it turns direct.

Dec 13, 2026, to Apr 13, 2027: Leo

Jupiter crosses the shadow, 16°59′ Leo to 27°01′ Leo, three times: forward, back, then forward again.Turns retrograde 27°01′ Leo, Dec 13Jupiter slows, stands still and starts to move back over ground it has already crossed once.Turns direct 16°59′ Leo, Apr 13Jupiter stands still again and turns forward. It crosses the shadow a third time before it reaches new degrees.Jupiter retrogradeJupiter is the principle of expansion — where you grow, where you stretch, where you say yes. Also where you overdo. The placement describes the room you have to become bigger than you have been.
Exact timeWhere
Shadow begins16°59′ Leo
Turns retrograde27°01′ Leo
Turns direct16°59′ Leo
Shadow ends27°01′ Leo

Times are in UTC.

Which retrograde touches you

The degrees in the table are the part of the zodiac that Jupiter goes over again. If that stretch crosses a planet or an angle in your chart, this retrograde is one to watch. Solstice checks it against your chart and tells you which part of your life it reviews.

Other retrogrades

Calculated with the Swiss Ephemeris, tropical zodiac. Updated Nov 6, 2026.

Where does Jupiter retrograde fall in your chart?

Each retrograde covers a stretch of the zodiac. If that stretch crosses a planet in your chart, that is the one to watch. Solstice checks it for you.

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