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Is Jupiter retrograde right now?
Not yet, but it is in its pre-retrograde shadow. Jupiter turns retrograde on 13 Dec 2026.
Jupiter retrograde dates
| Shadow begins | Turns retrograde | Turns direct | Shadow ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sept 2026 | 13 Dec 2026 27° Leo |
13 Apr 2027 16° Leo |
11 Jul 2027 |
| 17 Oct 2027 | 12 Jan 2028 27° Virgo |
13 May 2028 17° Virgo |
11 Aug 2028 |
Dates are in UTC. The shadow is the stretch before and after, when Jupiter passes over the same degrees it will retrace (or has just retraced).
Does it land on your chart?
These dates are the same for everyone. What they touch depends on your birth chart. Your free transit calendar shows the exact days they hit you.
See my personal datesWhat Jupiter retrograde means
Jupiter rules growth, luck, learning and big-picture beliefs. Jupiter spends about four months of every year retrograde. Growth happens on the inside: rethinking beliefs, studies and long-term goals.
What to do: Review where you are over-committing and what growth actually means to you.
No planet actually moves backwards. From Earth it only looks that way while we overtake it, or it overtakes us, on our orbits around the Sun.
Other retrogrades
Mercury · Venus · Mars · Saturn · Uranus · Neptune · Pluto · Which planets are retrograde now · Eclipses