Jupiter retrograde 1978: 2 periods, 86 days inside the year — 23.6% of 1978. Jupiter turned direct at 1:24 AM UTC on February 20 at 26°04′ Gemini, turned retrograde at 8:30 PM UTC on November 25 at 9°03′ Leo and turned direct at 12:55 AM UTC on March 26, 1979 at 29°00′ Cancer.
Turns direct
Feb 20 1:24 AM UTC
Turns retrograde
Nov 25 8:30 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1978
86 days 23.6% of the year
Signs
Cancer, Leo last loop retreats 10.05°
Jupiter’s path through 1978, day by day
Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 1978
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Jupiter starts 1978 at 29°33′ Gemini and ends it at 6°42′ Leo — 37.1° of net progress: 43° forward, 5.9° given back. Its two loops retrace 10.07° and 10.05° (119 and 120 days). Fastest day: Jul 8, 0.23° forward; fastest backward: Jan 1, 0.13°. Counting the shadows, 259 days of 1978 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
Jupiter retrograde 1978: exact times in your city
Jupiter turned direct at 1:24 AM UTC on February 20, 1978 at 26°04′ Gemini — 10:24 PM on February 19 in Santiago, 8:24 PM on February 19 in New York, 1:24 AM in London and 10:24 AM in Tokyo.
City
Turns direct · Feb 20, 1978
Turns retrograde · Nov 25, 1978
Turns direct · Mar 26, 1979
UTC
Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · 26°04′ Gemini
Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · 9°03′ Leo
Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · 29°00′ Cancer
Honolulu United States
3:24 PM Sun, Feb 19, 1978 · UTC−10
10:30 AM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC−10
2:55 PM Sun, Mar 25, 1979 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States
3:24 PM Sun, Feb 19, 1978 · UTC−10
10:30 AM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC−10
2:55 PM Sun, Mar 25, 1979 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States
5:24 PM Sun, Feb 19, 1978 · UTC−8
12:30 PM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC−8
4:55 PM Sun, Mar 25, 1979 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States
6:24 PM Sun, Feb 19, 1978 · UTC−7
1:30 PM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC−7
5:55 PM Sun, Mar 25, 1979 · UTC−7
Denver United States
6:24 PM Sun, Feb 19, 1978 · UTC−7
1:30 PM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC−7
5:55 PM Sun, Mar 25, 1979 · UTC−7
Chicago United States
7:24 PM Sun, Feb 19, 1978 · UTC−6
2:30 PM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC−6
6:55 PM Sun, Mar 25, 1979 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico
7:24 PM Sun, Feb 19, 1978 · UTC−6
2:30 PM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC−6
6:55 PM Sun, Mar 25, 1979 · UTC−6
New York United States
8:24 PM Sun, Feb 19, 1978 · UTC−5
3:30 PM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC−5
7:55 PM Sun, Mar 25, 1979 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada
8:24 PM Sun, Feb 19, 1978 · UTC−5
3:30 PM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC−5
7:55 PM Sun, Mar 25, 1979 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia
8:24 PM Sun, Feb 19, 1978 · UTC−5
3:30 PM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC−5
7:55 PM Sun, Mar 25, 1979 · UTC−5
Lima Peru
8:24 PM Sun, Feb 19, 1978 · UTC−5
3:30 PM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC−5
7:55 PM Sun, Mar 25, 1979 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela
9:24 PM Sun, Feb 19, 1978 · UTC−4
4:30 PM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC−4
8:55 PM Sun, Mar 25, 1979 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile
10:24 PM Sun, Feb 19, 1978 · UTC−3
5:30 PM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC−3
8:55 PM Sun, Mar 25, 1979 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina
10:24 PM Sun, Feb 19, 1978 · UTC−3
5:30 PM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC−3
9:55 PM Sun, Mar 25, 1979 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil
10:24 PM Sun, Feb 19, 1978 · UTC−3
5:30 PM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC−3
9:55 PM Sun, Mar 25, 1979 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland
1:24 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC
8:30 PM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC
12:55 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC
London United Kingdom
1:24 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC
8:30 PM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC
1:55 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria
2:24 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+1
9:30 PM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC+1
1:55 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+1
Paris France
2:24 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+1
9:30 PM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC+1
1:55 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany
2:24 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+1
9:30 PM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC+1
1:55 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa
3:24 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+2
10:30 PM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC+2
2:55 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt
3:24 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+2
10:30 PM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC+2
2:55 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+2
Athens Greece
3:24 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+2
10:30 PM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC+2
2:55 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey
3:24 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+2
11:30 PM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC+3
3:55 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia
4:24 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+3
11:30 PM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC+3
3:55 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya
4:24 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+3
11:30 PM Sat, Nov 25, 1978 · UTC+3
3:55 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran
5:24 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+4
12:00 AM Sun, Nov 26, 1978 · UTC+3:30
4:25 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates
5:24 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+4
12:30 AM Sun, Nov 26, 1978 · UTC+4
4:55 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan
6:24 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+5
1:30 AM Sun, Nov 26, 1978 · UTC+5
5:55 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+5
New Delhi India
6:54 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+5:30
2:00 AM Sun, Nov 26, 1978 · UTC+5:30
6:25 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal
6:54 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+5:30
2:00 AM Sun, Nov 26, 1978 · UTC+5:30
6:25 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh
7:24 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+6
2:30 AM Sun, Nov 26, 1978 · UTC+6
6:55 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand
8:24 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+7
3:30 AM Sun, Nov 26, 1978 · UTC+7
7:55 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia
8:24 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+7
3:30 AM Sun, Nov 26, 1978 · UTC+7
7:55 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+7
Singapore
8:54 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+7:30
4:00 AM Sun, Nov 26, 1978 · UTC+7:30
8:25 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China
9:24 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+8
4:30 AM Sun, Nov 26, 1978 · UTC+8
8:55 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines
9:24 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+8
4:30 AM Sun, Nov 26, 1978 · UTC+8
8:55 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+8
Perth Australia
9:24 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+8
4:30 AM Sun, Nov 26, 1978 · UTC+8
8:55 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea
10:24 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+9
5:30 AM Sun, Nov 26, 1978 · UTC+9
9:55 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan
10:24 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+9
5:30 AM Sun, Nov 26, 1978 · UTC+9
9:55 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia
11:54 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+10:30
7:00 AM Sun, Nov 26, 1978 · UTC+10:30
10:25 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia
11:24 AM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+10
6:30 AM Sun, Nov 26, 1978 · UTC+10
10:55 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia
12:24 PM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+11
7:30 AM Sun, Nov 26, 1978 · UTC+11
10:55 AM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand
2:24 PM Mon, Feb 20, 1978 · UTC+13
9:30 AM Sun, Nov 26, 1978 · UTC+13
12:55 PM Mon, Mar 26, 1979 · UTC+12
Stations from the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris. Swiss Ephemeris agrees on every Jupiter station 1900–2050: all within a minute. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.
119 days · retreats 10.07°
· crosses the year boundary
October 24, 1977 → February 20, 1978 in Cancer
Stations retrograde
Oct 24, 1977, 10:13 AM UTC at
6°08′ Cancer
Stations direct
Feb 20, 1978, 1:24 AM UTC at
26°04′ Gemini
Shadow opens
Jul 30, 1977, 10:42 AM UTC
(86 days before)
Shadow closes
May 17, 1978, 11:18 AM UTC
(86 days after)
Full window including shadows291 days
Jupiter retrograde in Cancer
Jupiter retrograde in Cancer, its sign of exaltation, reviews growth through family and home. Questions of belonging, emotional security and generosity toward relatives return. It suits healing family ties and reconsidering living arrangements.
…and back into Gemini
Jupiter retrograde in Gemini reviews learning, networks and ideas. Too many interests get pruned, contacts are reassessed and plans for study or writing are rethought. It suits deepening knowledge rather than collecting more.
It begins in Scorpio season and ends in
Pisces season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Saturn
in Virgo —
Dec 11 to Feb 20, 1978 (71 days of overlap)
Mercury
in Capricorn —
Dec 12 to Dec 31, 1977 (20 days of overlap)
Mars
in Leo —
Dec 12 to Feb 20, 1978 (69 days of overlap)
Pluto
in Libra —
Jan 19 to Feb 20, 1978 (32 days of overlap)
120 days · retreats 10.05°
· crosses the year boundary
November 25, 1978 → March 26, 1979 in Leo
Stations retrograde
Nov 25, 1978, 8:30 PM UTC at
9°03′ Leo
Stations direct
Mar 26, 1979, 12:55 AM UTC at
29°00′ Cancer
Shadow opens
Aug 31, 1978, 5:54 AM UTC
(87 days before)
Shadow closes
Jun 22, 1979, 7:42 AM UTC
(88 days after)
Full window including shadows295 days
Jupiter retrograde in Leo
Jupiter retrograde in Leo reviews confidence, creativity and self-expression. Big creative plans are revised, the need for recognition is examined and generosity is recalibrated. It suits refining creative projects before a larger launch.
…and back into Cancer
Jupiter retrograde in Cancer, its sign of exaltation, reviews growth through family and home. Questions of belonging, emotional security and generosity toward relatives return. It suits healing family ties and reconsidering living arrangements.
It begins in Sagittarius season and ends in
Aries season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Venus
in Scorpio —
Nov 25 to Nov 28, 1978 (3 days of overlap)
Mercury
in Sagittarius —
Nov 25 to Dec 15, 1978 (20 days of overlap)
Saturn
in Virgo —
Dec 24 to Mar 26, 1979 (91 days of overlap)
Pluto
in Libra —
Jan 21 to Mar 26, 1979 (63 days of overlap)
Uranus
in Scorpio —
Feb 24 to Mar 26, 1979 (30 days of overlap)
Mercury
in Aries —
Mar 15 to Mar 26, 1979 (11 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Sagittarius —
Mar 23 to Mar 26, 1979 (3 days of overlap)
Both dates are computed from the planet’s apparent motion, not taken from a
table. A retrograde begins the moment its daily movement against the stars turns
negative, and that moment is findable to the hour.
Computed for 1978
Jupiter through the zodiac in 1978
Every sign Jupiter occupies during 1978, with the dates it enters and leaves. A sign that
appears twice means the planet backed into the previous sign during a retrograde and crossed again.
AstroHot. “Jupiter Retrograde 1978 Dates: Until Feb 20, From Nov 25.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/jupiter/1978/
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