Jupiter retrograde 2026

2 periods, 88 days inside the year — 24.1% of 2026. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

109 days · retreats 9.89° · crosses the year boundary

22 November → 11 March 2026 in Cancer

Stations retrograde 22 Nov 2025, 00:00 UTC at 24.61° Cancer
Stations direct 11 Mar 2026, 02:18 UTC at 14.72° Cancer
Shadow closes 5 Jun 2026 (87 days after)

Read against Cancer, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

59 days · retreats 4.85° · crosses the year boundary

13 December → 9 February 2027 in Leo

Stations retrograde 13 Dec 2026, 01:21 UTC at 26.68° Leo
Stations direct 9 Feb 2027, 23:59 UTC at 21.83° Leo
Shadow opens 16 Oct 2026 (58 days before)

Read against Leo, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Jupiter retrogrades either side of 2026

Previous

2025 Ended 9 February 2026 after 90 days, moving back 8.71° through the zodiac.

Next

2027 Begins 13 December 2026 and runs 121 days.

Gap across 2026

0.8 years between the two — long enough for a whole calendar year to fall inside it with nothing to report.

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.

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