# What Sign Is Jupiter in Right Now? > Jupiter is in Leo right now, at 19°37' Leo as of October 1, 2026 at 04:45 UTC. Jupiter entered Leo on June 30, 2026 at 1:56 AM ET (05:56 UTC) and stays until July 26, 2027 at 12:45 AM ET (04:45 UTC), when it moves into Virgo. Jupiter is direct, not retrograde. Computed October 1, 2026 at 04:45 UTC. Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/jupiter | Body | Sign | Position | Motion | In sign since | Next sign change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Jupiter | Leo | 19°37'34" Leo | direct | 2026-06-30 | 2027-07-26 04:45 UTC into Virgo | ## Retrograde No. Jupiter is direct as of October 1, 2026 at 04:45 UTC. Its next retrograde begins on December 12, 2026 at 7:59 PM ET (00:59 UTC on December 13) at 27°01' Leo and ends on April 13, 2027. Jupiter is already in its pre-retrograde shadow, which began September 17, 2026. | Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Jupiter | 2024-10-09 07:03 UTC at 21°20' Gemini | 2025-02-04 09:39 UTC at 11°16' Gemini | Gemini | 2024-07-15 to 2025-04-30 | | Jupiter | 2025-11-11 16:45 UTC at 25°09' Cancer | 2026-03-11 03:27 UTC at 15°05' Cancer | Cancer | 2025-08-17 to 2026-06-06 | | Jupiter | 2026-12-13 00:59 UTC at 27°01' Leo | 2027-04-13 02:13 UTC at 16°59' Leo | Leo | 2026-09-17 to 2027-07-11 | ## Sign Changes | Date (UTC) | Enters | Leaves | Retrograde | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2022-05-10 23:29 UTC | Aries | Pisces | no | | 2022-10-28 04:44 UTC | Pisces | Aries | yes | | 2022-12-20 14:54 UTC | Aries | Pisces | no | | 2023-05-16 17:28 UTC | Taurus | Aries | no | | 2024-05-25 23:19 UTC | Gemini | Taurus | no | | 2025-06-09 21:04 UTC | Cancer | Gemini | no | | 2026-06-30 05:56 UTC | Leo | Cancer | no | | 2027-07-26 04:45 UTC | Virgo | Leo | no | | 2028-08-24 05:04 UTC | Libra | Virgo | no | | 2029-09-24 06:27 UTC | Scorpio | Libra | no | | 2030-10-22 23:13 UTC | Sagittarius | Scorpio | no | | 2031-11-15 10:27 UTC | Capricorn | Sagittarius | no | | 2032-04-12 00:57 UTC | Aquarius | Capricorn | no | | 2032-06-26 12:56 UTC | Capricorn | Aquarius | yes | | 2032-11-30 03:32 UTC | Aquarius | Capricorn | no | | 2033-04-14 22:42 UTC | Pisces | Aquarius | no | | 2033-09-12 22:31 UTC | Aquarius | Pisces | yes | | 2033-12-01 22:29 UTC | Pisces | Aquarius | no | | 2034-04-21 09:34 UTC | Aries | Pisces | no | ## Aspects in the Next 30 Days | Date (UTC) | Event | Detail | | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-10-15 08:21 UTC | The Sun sextile Jupiter | Exact sextile | ## Questions ### What Sign Is Jupiter in Right Now? Jupiter is in Leo right now, at 19°37' Leo as of October 1, 2026 at 04:45 UTC. Jupiter entered Leo on June 30, 2026 at 1:56 AM ET (05:56 UTC) and stays until July 26, 2027 at 12:45 AM ET (04:45 UTC), when it moves into Virgo. Jupiter is direct, not retrograde. ### Is Jupiter Retrograde Right Now? No. Jupiter is direct as of October 1, 2026 at 04:45 UTC. Its next retrograde begins on December 12, 2026 at 7:59 PM ET (00:59 UTC on December 13) at 27°01' Leo and ends on April 13, 2027. Jupiter is already in its pre-retrograde shadow, which began September 17, 2026. ### When Is the Next Jupiter Retrograde? The next Jupiter retrograde begins on December 12, 2026 at 7:59 PM ET (00:59 UTC on December 13) at 27°01' Leo and ends on April 12, 2027 at 10:13 PM ET (02:13 UTC on April 13) at 16°59' Leo. The shadow period runs from September 17, 2026 to July 11, 2027. ### What Does Jupiter in Leo Mean? Jupiter represents growth, opportunity, optimism, faith, teaching, and generosity. In Leo, those themes take on a warm, expressive, proud, and creative quality. Jupiter's sign marks where the culture expands, invests, and looks for meaning. Many people track it for their own year of growth. ### How Long Does Jupiter Stay in Each Sign? Jupiter spends about a year in each sign and returns to the same place every 12 years. It turns retrograde for about four months every year. ### Why Do Some Sites List a Different Date for This Sign Change? Most astrology sites print a single date without a time zone. An ingress at 10:49 PM in New York is already the next day in London and Sydney, so two correct sources can disagree by a day. Selfgazer gives every time in both US Eastern time and UTC, and the tables switch to your own time zone in the browser. ## Method Positions are geocentric and tropical: apparent longitudes on the true ecliptic and equinox of date, corrected for light time and aberration. They are computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library (VSOP87 planetary theory) and agree with the Swiss Ephemeris to within about one arcminute. The North Node is the mean node. Times are given in UTC and US Eastern time. Source: [Selfgazer](https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/jupiter). Free to cite with a link to the source page.