Jupiter retrograde 2025

What it means

Jupiter turns retrograde once a year for about four months — this time 120 days, from November 11 to March 10, 2026. Jupiter is the planet of growth, optimism, learning and opportunity. When it is direct, growth tends to look outward: new offers, travel, more of everything. During the retrograde the growth is internal — you digest what you have taken on, check what is actually worth expanding, and catch up with your own beliefs.

In Cancer, where Jupiter is exalted, the retrograde turns growth toward home, family and emotional security. It is a good time to reassess what makes you feel safe and how generous you can afford to be. Family plans, a move or a renovation may be paused for a rethink, and that pause is useful: what you decide during the retrograde tends to suit your real needs rather than an ideal. Emotional generosity counts too — looking after others is a Cancer strength, as long as you include yourself.

Mercury and Mercury are retrograde at the same time (Nov 9 – Nov 29; Feb 26 – Mar 20), so the review covers more than one area of life at once.

Because Jupiter is retrograde for a third of every year, it rarely feels dramatic. The useful habit is to pause before saying yes to more, and to give second chances to plans and studies you dropped. Opportunities that return during the retrograde are often the ones that fit. If you have a Jupiter return this year — Jupiter back where it was when you were born, around ages 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 — the retrograde stretches it out and gives you more time to decide what to grow next.

What it means for your rising sign

Read your rising sign (Ascendant) first — it sets which area of life the event moves through. Whole-sign houses; the chart check above uses your exact houses.