Jupiter retrograde 2028

1 period, 123 days inside the year — 33.5% of 2028. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

123 days · retreats 9.98°

12 January → 13 May 2028 in Virgo

Stations retrograde 12 Jan 2028, 08:26 UTC at 27.16° Virgo

Stations direct 13 May 2028, 20:27 UTC at 17.19° Virgo

Shadow opens 17 Oct 2027 (87 days before)

Shadow closes 11 Aug 2028 (90 days after)

Full window including shadows 299 days

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Jupiter retrogrades either side of 2028

2027 Ended 13 April 2027 after 121 days, moving back 10.03° through the zodiac.

2029 Begins 10 February 2029 and runs 123 days.

Gap across 2028

1.8 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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