Exact ephemeris dates for every sign Jupiter occupies in 2026, with entry and exit times, retrograde stations and combustion windows. Jupiter stays about one year per sign.
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Signs transited
3
Gemini, Cancer, Leo
Sign changes
2
First on 2 June 2026
Retrograde stations
1
Times Jupiter turns back
Combustion windows
1
Jupiter hidden in Sun glare
Jupiter transit dates in 2026
•Jupiter is in Gemini from 5 December 2025 to 2 June 2026 (6 months). Jupiter entered Gemini before this year and stays until 2 June 2026.
•Jupiter is in Cancer from 2 June 2026 to 31 October 2026 (5 months). Jupiter enters and leaves Cancer within this year.
•Jupiter is in Leo from 31 October 2026 to 25 January 2027 (3 months). Jupiter enters Leo and remains there into 2027.
Dates are calculated once from the ephemeris and displayed in your local time zone. A sign listed twice is a retrograde step back into the earlier sign, not a second separate transit.
Jupiter sign changes in 2026
Each row is one continuous period in a single sign. Jupiter slows down and appears to reverse direction partway through, so a sign can appear twice.
Jupiter transit sign changes with entry and exit dates in 2026
Sign
Enters
Leaves
Duration
Notes
Gemini
6 months
Retrograde partBegan in 2025
Cancer
5 months
Combust part
Leo
3 months
Retrograde partEnds in 2027
Jupiter sign, month by month in 2026
A quick month-by-month view. Highlighted rows are the months in which Jupiter changes sign.
Jupiter zodiac sign in each month of 2026
Month
Jupiter in
Sign change
Station
Combust
Jan
Gemini
No
No
No
Feb
Gemini
No
No
No
Mar
Gemini
No
Progressive
No
Apr
Gemini
No
No
No
May
Gemini
No
No
No
Jun
GeminiCancer
to Cancer on
No
No
Jul
Cancer
No
No
Combust
Aug
Cancer
No
No
Combust
Sep
Cancer
No
No
No
Oct
CancerLeo
to Leo on
No
No
Nov
Leo
No
No
No
Dec
Leo
No
Retrograde
No
Jupiter retrograde and direct stations in 2026
Jupiter appears to reverse direction and then turns direct again. During retrograde motion it can step back into the sign it has just left. Shadow planets never turn retrograde, so this table appears only when the ephemeris reports a station.
Jupiter retrograde and direct station dates in 2026
Date
Event
Sign
Longitude
Progressive
Gemini
80.86°
Retrograde
Leo
122.79°
Jupiter combustion periods in 2026
Jupiter is combust when it passes too close to the Sun to be seen. Traditional astrology treats a combust Jupiter as weakened.
Jupiter combustion periods in 2026
Starts
Ends
Duration
Sign
29 days
Cancer
Which house Jupiter sits in, from your Moon sign
Find your birth Moon sign on the left. Read across to see which house Jupiter occupies
that year. In 2026 Jupiter moves through Gemini, Cancer and Leo.
House occupied by Jupiter from each birth Moon sign during 2026
Your birth Moon sign
Jupiter in Gemini
Jupiter in Cancer
Jupiter in Leo
Aries
3rd house
4th house
5th house
Taurus
2nd house
3rd house
4th house
Gemini
1st house
2nd house
3rd house
Cancer
12th house
1st house
2nd house
Leo
11th house
12th house
1st house
Virgo
10th house
11th house
12th house
Libra
9th house
10th house
11th house
Scorpio
8th house
9th house
10th house
Sagittarius
7th house
8th house
9th house
Capricorn
6th house
7th house
8th house
Aquarius
5th house
6th house
7th house
Pisces
4th house
5th house
6th house
Read it as: “if my Moon sign is Aries, then when Jupiter is in
Gemini it sits in my 3rd house.”
The 1st house is your Moon sign itself, the 7th is the opposite sign, and the 10th is the sign
three places after it.
Guru, the slowest visible teacher
Jupiter spends close to a year in each sign and takes about twelve years to complete one cycle of the zodiac. Because it moves so slowly, Jupiter transit dates are the backbone of long-range Vedic planning: dasha periods, Ashtakarg and yearly predictions are all anchored to Jupiter's position.
Guru Peyada and the double transit
The Jupiter transit is traditionally paired with the Saturn transit as the Guru Peyada, the year in which both move at once. When Jupiter and Saturn occupy the same sign, the two slow bodies combine their significations, and classical texts attach specific results to that year.
What Jupiter rules
Jupiter is the karaka for knowledge, dharma, wealth, children, teachers and counsel. It is exalted in Cancer and owns Sagittarius and Pisces. Read its transits against the houses from your Moon sign and ascendant to see where expansion and support are directed.
Jupiter transit questions
How long does Jupiter stay in one sign?
Roughly eleven to twelve months. Jupiter therefore changes sign only about once a year, which makes its transit dates the easiest long-range planning dates in Vedic astrology.
What is Guru Peyada?
Guru Peyada is the year in which Jupiter and Saturn occupy the same zodiac sign. Because both are slow, this combination occurs roughly every fourteen years and is given specific results in classical texts.
Why does Jupiter matter for Ashtakarg?
Ashtakarg binds planets to specific divisions of the zodiac, and Jupiter is bound to Pisces, its sign of exaltation. When Jupiter transits its own bound sign it is treated as especially supportive, which is why Ashtakarg predictions weight Jupiter heavily.
Are these transit dates the same for every city?
Yes. The instant a body changes sign is an astronomical fact, not a local one, so the underlying UTC date is identical everywhere on Earth. This page converts those instants to your selected city for display, so changing your location changes the clock time you see but never the date, and never triggers a new calculation.
Enter your birth date, time and place to see Jupiter’s sign, house and Nakshatra, the running Dasha period, and every transit currently affecting your chart.