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Jupiter Return Calculator
Jupiter comes back to the degree it held at your birth about every twelve years. Enter your birth date to see every Jupiter return of your life, each retrograde pass, and when Jupiter enters and leaves your Jupiter sign.
Quick Answer
Jupiter returns to its birth degree about every 12 years, near ages 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72 and 84. Jupiter moves between 15°05' Cancer and 27°01' Leo during 2026. A first Jupiter return reaches people born between September 7, 2013 and January 8, 2014, or between May 2, 2014 and July 27, 2015, who are 10 to 13 during 2026.
Jupiter Returns in 2026 and 2027
Birth dates whose Jupiter return is exact in each year, by cycle. Dates are UTC; a birth on the first or last day may fall either side.
Jupiter Returns in 2026
Jupiter moves between 15°05' Cancer and 27°01' Leo during 2026. Everyone born with Jupiter on that stretch of the zodiac has a return exact that year.
| Return | Born | Age in 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sep 7, 2013 to Jan 8, 2014 May 2, 2014 to Jul 27, 2015 | 10 to 13 |
| 2nd | Oct 14, 2001 to Nov 21, 2001 May 24, 2002 to Aug 13, 2003 | 22 to 25 |
| 3rd | Jun 12, 1990 to Aug 28, 1991 | 34 to 36 |
| 4th | Jun 28, 1978 to Sep 14, 1979 | 46 to 48 |
| 5th | Jul 14, 1966 to Oct 2, 1967 Mar 25, 1968 to May 19, 1968 | 57 to 60 |
| 6th | Jul 31, 1954 to Oct 23, 1955 Feb 13, 1956 to Jun 19, 1956 | 69 to 72 |
| 7th | Aug 18, 1942 to Dec 8, 1943 Dec 19, 1943 to Jul 10, 1944 | 81 to 84 |
| 8th | Sep 8, 1930 to Jan 9, 1931 May 3, 1931 to Jul 27, 1932 | 93 to 96 |
Jupiter Returns in 2027
Jupiter moves between 16°59' Leo and 27°18' Virgo during 2027. Everyone born with Jupiter on that stretch of the zodiac has a return exact that year.
| Return | Born | Age in 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Oct 7, 2014 to Feb 11, 2015 Jun 4, 2015 to Aug 27, 2016 | 10 to 13 |
| 2nd | Nov 8, 2002 to Dec 30, 2002 Jun 26, 2003 to Sep 12, 2004 | 22 to 25 |
| 3rd | Jul 14, 1991 to Sep 27, 1992 | 34 to 36 |
| 4th | Jul 30, 1979 to Oct 13, 1980 | 46 to 48 |
| 5th | Aug 15, 1967 to Oct 31, 1968 Apr 25, 1969 to Jun 20, 1969 | 57 to 60 |
| 6th | Aug 31, 1955 to Nov 21, 1956 Mar 14, 1957 to Jul 21, 1957 | 69 to 72 |
| 7th | Sep 18, 1943 to Dec 31, 1944 Jan 23, 1945 to Aug 11, 1945 | 81 to 84 |
| 8th | Oct 8, 1931 to Feb 12, 1932 Jun 3, 1932 to Aug 27, 1933 | 93 to 96 |
What a Jupiter Return Is
A Jupiter return is the moment Jupiter comes back to its position in your birth chart. Jupiter takes 11.86 years to circle the zodiac, so returns come near ages 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72 and 84.
Jupiter describes growth, trust, generosity and the search for meaning. Its return completes one cycle of that growth and begins another. It is often a time when people notice what they have come to believe, and whether those beliefs still widen their life or have begun to narrow it.
How Long It Lasts
Jupiter spends about a year in each sign. Many astrologers treat that year, from Jupiter's entry into your Jupiter sign to its exit, as the return year, with the exact passes at its center. When Jupiter is retrograde over your natal degree, the return is exact three times over several months.
Questions for Your Jupiter Return
Where has your sense of possibility grown since your last return, and where has it grown tired? What do you trust now that you did not twelve years ago? Jupiter invites generosity toward yourself as much as toward others, and asks whether your idea of a good life is your own.
How This Calculator Works
Without a birth time, Jupiter is placed where it stood at noon on your birth date. Jupiter moves at most about fifteen arcminutes a day, so the dates usually move by a few days at most. The calculator recalculates for the first and last minute of your birth day and tells you how far the dates can move.
Positions come from the engine behind every Selfgazer chart: VSOP87 planetary theory through Astronomy Engine, with Chiron from Swiss Ephemeris tables. Against the Swiss Ephemeris the planets agree to within half an arcminute. Each pass is found by scanning the planet's path and narrowing every crossing of your natal degree to the minute, with a finer scan around each station so a brief touch before the planet turns is not missed. Your birth time is converted with your birthplace's historical time zone rules.
Jupiter Return Questions
What Is a Jupiter Return?
A Jupiter return happens when Jupiter comes back to the zodiac degree it held at your birth. It completes a twelve-year cycle of growth and meaning in the birth chart.
At What Ages Does a Jupiter Return Happen?
Near ages 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72 and 84. Jupiter's orbit takes 11.86 years, so each return comes about two months earlier in the year than the one before, and a retrograde loop can spread one return over several months.
Who Has a Jupiter Return in 2026?
Jupiter moves between 15°05' Cancer and 27°01' Leo during 2026. A first Jupiter return reaches people born between September 7, 2013 and January 8, 2014, or between May 2, 2014 and July 27, 2015, who are 10 to 13 during 2026. A second Jupiter return reaches people born between October 14, 2001 and November 21, 2001, or between May 24, 2002 and August 13, 2003, who are 22 to 25 during 2026. A third Jupiter return reaches people born between June 12, 1990 and August 28, 1991, who are 34 to 36 during 2026. A fourth Jupiter return reaches people born between June 28, 1978 and September 14, 1979, who are 46 to 48 during 2026. A fifth Jupiter return reaches people born between July 14, 1966 and October 2, 1967, or between March 25, 1968 and May 19, 1968, who are 57 to 60 during 2026. A sixth Jupiter return reaches people born between July 31, 1954 and October 23, 1955, or between February 13, 1956 and June 19, 1956, who are 69 to 72 during 2026. A seventh Jupiter return reaches people born between August 18, 1942 and December 8, 1943, or between December 19, 1943 and July 10, 1944, who are 81 to 84 during 2026. A eighth Jupiter return reaches people born between September 8, 1930 and January 9, 1931, or between May 3, 1931 and July 27, 1932, who are 93 to 96 during 2026.
How Long Does a Jupiter Return Last?
The exact passes fall on one day or across a few months. Measured from Jupiter's entry into your Jupiter sign to its exit, the return lasts about a year.
Do I Need My Birth Time?
No. Your birth date gives dates accurate to within a few days. Adding the time and place shows which house of your chart Jupiter returns to.