Jupiter retrograde 2026: 2 periods, 88 days inside the year — 24.1% of 2026. Jupiter turned direct at 3:30 AM UTC on March 11 at 15°05′ Cancer, turns retrograde at 12:57 AM UTC on December 13 at 27°01′ Leo and turns direct at 2:11 AM UTC on April 13, 2027 at 17°00′ Leo.
Apparent position of Jupiter against the zodiac, 2026
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Jupiter starts 2026 at 21°21′ Cancer and ends it at 26°26′ Leo — 35.1° of net progress: 41.9° forward, 6.8° given back. Its two loops retrace 10.07° and 10.03° (119 and 121 days). Fastest day: Jul 18, 0.23° forward; fastest backward: Jan 17, 0.14°. Counting the shadows, 262 days of 2026 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
Jupiter retrograde 2026: exact times in your city
Jupiter turns retrograde at 12:57 AM UTC on December 13, 2026 at 27°01′ Leo — 9:57 PM on December 12 in Santiago, 7:57 PM on December 12 in New York, 12:57 AM in London and 9:57 AM in Tokyo.
City
Turns direct · Mar 11, 2026
Turns retrograde · Dec 13, 2026
Turns direct · Apr 13, 2027
UTC
Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · 15°05′ Cancer
Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · 27°01′ Leo
Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · 17°00′ Leo
Honolulu United States
5:30 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2026 · UTC−10
2:57 PM Sat, Dec 12, 2026 · UTC−10
4:11 PM Mon, Apr 12, 2027 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States
7:30 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2026 · UTC−8
3:57 PM Sat, Dec 12, 2026 · UTC−9
6:11 PM Mon, Apr 12, 2027 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States
8:30 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2026 · UTC−7
4:57 PM Sat, Dec 12, 2026 · UTC−8
7:11 PM Mon, Apr 12, 2027 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States
8:30 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2026 · UTC−7
5:57 PM Sat, Dec 12, 2026 · UTC−7
7:11 PM Mon, Apr 12, 2027 · UTC−7
Denver United States
9:30 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2026 · UTC−6
5:57 PM Sat, Dec 12, 2026 · UTC−7
8:11 PM Mon, Apr 12, 2027 · UTC−6
Chicago United States
10:30 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2026 · UTC−5
6:57 PM Sat, Dec 12, 2026 · UTC−6
9:11 PM Mon, Apr 12, 2027 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico
9:30 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2026 · UTC−6
6:57 PM Sat, Dec 12, 2026 · UTC−6
8:11 PM Mon, Apr 12, 2027 · UTC−6
New York United States
11:30 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2026 · UTC−4
7:57 PM Sat, Dec 12, 2026 · UTC−5
10:11 PM Mon, Apr 12, 2027 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada
11:30 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2026 · UTC−4
7:57 PM Sat, Dec 12, 2026 · UTC−5
10:11 PM Mon, Apr 12, 2027 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia
10:30 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2026 · UTC−5
7:57 PM Sat, Dec 12, 2026 · UTC−5
9:11 PM Mon, Apr 12, 2027 · UTC−5
Lima Peru
10:30 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2026 · UTC−5
7:57 PM Sat, Dec 12, 2026 · UTC−5
9:11 PM Mon, Apr 12, 2027 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela
11:30 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2026 · UTC−4
8:57 PM Sat, Dec 12, 2026 · UTC−4
10:11 PM Mon, Apr 12, 2027 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile
12:30 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC−3
9:57 PM Sat, Dec 12, 2026 · UTC−3
10:11 PM Mon, Apr 12, 2027 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina
12:30 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC−3
9:57 PM Sat, Dec 12, 2026 · UTC−3
11:11 PM Mon, Apr 12, 2027 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil
12:30 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC−3
9:57 PM Sat, Dec 12, 2026 · UTC−3
11:11 PM Mon, Apr 12, 2027 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland
3:30 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC
12:57 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC
2:11 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC
London United Kingdom
3:30 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC
12:57 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC
3:11 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria
4:30 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+1
1:57 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+1
3:11 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+1
Paris France
4:30 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+1
1:57 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+1
4:11 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany
4:30 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+1
1:57 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+1
4:11 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa
5:30 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+2
2:57 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+2
4:11 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt
5:30 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+2
2:57 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+2
4:11 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+2
Athens Greece
5:30 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+2
2:57 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+2
5:11 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey
6:30 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+3
3:57 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+3
5:11 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia
6:30 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+3
3:57 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+3
5:11 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya
6:30 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+3
3:57 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+3
5:11 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran
7:00 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+3:30
4:27 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+3:30
5:41 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates
7:30 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+4
4:57 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+4
6:11 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan
8:30 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+5
5:57 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+5
7:11 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+5
New Delhi India
9:00 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+5:30
6:27 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+5:30
7:41 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal
9:15 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+5:45
6:42 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+5:45
7:56 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh
9:30 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+6
6:57 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+6
8:11 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand
10:30 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+7
7:57 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+7
9:11 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia
10:30 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+7
7:57 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+7
9:11 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+7
Singapore
11:30 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+8
8:57 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+8
10:11 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+8
Beijing China
11:30 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+8
8:57 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+8
10:11 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines
11:30 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+8
8:57 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+8
10:11 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+8
Perth Australia
11:30 AM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+8
8:57 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+8
10:11 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea
12:30 PM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+9
9:57 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+9
11:11 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan
12:30 PM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+9
9:57 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+9
11:11 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia
2:00 PM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+10:30
11:27 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+10:30
11:41 AM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia
1:30 PM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+10
10:57 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+10
12:11 PM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia
2:30 PM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+11
11:57 AM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+11
12:11 PM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand
4:30 PM Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · UTC+13
1:57 PM Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · UTC+13
2:11 PM Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · 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
November 11, 2025 → March 11, 2026 in Cancer
Stations retrograde
Nov 11, 2025, 4:41 PM UTC at
25°08′ Cancer
Stations direct
Mar 11, 2026, 3:30 AM UTC at
15°05′ Cancer
Shadow opens
Aug 17, 2025, 7:34 AM UTC
(86 days before)
Shadow closes
Jun 6, 2026, 3:40 PM UTC
(88 days after)
Full window including shadows293 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.
It begins in Scorpio season and ends in
Pisces season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Mercury
in Sagittarius —
Nov 11 to Nov 29, 2025 (18 days of overlap)
Saturn
in Aries —
Nov 11 to Nov 28, 2025 (16 days of overlap)
Uranus
in Gemini —
Nov 11 to Feb 4, 2026 (84 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Aries —
Nov 11 to Dec 10, 2025 (29 days of overlap)
Mercury
in Pisces —
Feb 26 to Mar 11, 2026 (13 days of overlap)
121 days · retreats 10.03°
· crosses the year boundary
December 13, 2026 → April 13, 2027 in Leo
Stations retrograde
Dec 13, 2026, 12:57 AM UTC at
27°01′ Leo
Stations direct
Apr 13, 2027, 2:11 AM UTC at
17°00′ Leo
Shadow opens
Sep 17, 2026, 4:29 AM UTC
(87 days before)
Shadow closes
Jul 11, 2027, 4:50 AM UTC
(89 days after)
Full window including shadows297 days
Only 19 of its 121 days fall in 2026 — the loop
belongs mostly to 2027. The reading of the sign, the season and the
other planets retrograde alongside it is on
Jupiter retrograde 2027.
Computed from the actual motion
The nearest Jupiter retrogrades either side of 2026
Previous
2025
Ended February 4, 2025 after
118 days, moving back
10.06° through the zodiac.
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 2026
Jupiter through the zodiac in 2026
Every sign Jupiter occupies during 2026, 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 2026 Dates: Until Mar 11, From Dec 13.” Accessed October 28, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/jupiter/2026/
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