Jupiter is currently in retrograde, in Gemini located at 14 Gem 26' 54"

Planetary Aspects

(out 5 Days)

Jupiter is currently Trine Venus

   Ends on Sunday, 22 December, 2024

Jupiter is currently Square Saturn

Jupiter is in Opposition Mercury

   Starts on Monday, 23 December, 2024

Upcoming Retrogrades

PlanetStationary (retrograde)Stationary (direct)In Sign
jupiter2025-11-11 16:42:00 UTC2026-03-11 03:30:00 UTCCancer
jupiter2026-12-13 00:57:00 UTC2027-04-13 02:12:00 UTCLeo

In a general sense, at first glance, Jupiter sounds like an alright planet. The Greater Benefic, that implies it’s...well, beneficial, right? Kind of. This planet rules higher truths, wisdom, law, teaching, expansion, and risk taking. Cast in this “bringer of abundance” light- yeah, I don’t know, don’t ask me to explain woo-speak. I can translate it but I don’t get it, either. Jupiter may seem a pretty great planetary influence both in a natal chart and in transit. Jupiter is a very long game kinda player: spending roughly a year and a half in each sign. So, give or take, about 12 years to go full circle. Thing is, it depends on what sign it’s hanging out in and how that interacts with the rest of things. For instance, if I tell you that Jupiter is “in its fall” in Capricorn: jeez, that sounds bad, doesn’t it? You have big dreams, plans for expansion meets a Saturn ruled sign renowned for plotting, planning, and discipline. Do the math. Astrology is like math, psychology, astronomy and psychology had an orgy, so yes, you have to. No one's taken it on Maury, yet.

Ruling both Sagittarius and the 9th House in astrology, you might imagine Jupiter is a bit of a flaky, pretentious douche. It’s also exalted in Cancer, so you might want to add emotional to the list. So, imagine Jupiter, sitting there, weeping as it tries to explain existentialism to you but then, deciding you’re too stupid to understand and wandering off.

The Retrograde

Jupiter’s retrograde transit happens right around every 13 months. It will have about 3 months leading up to the retrograde station itself- known colloquially as the “Shadow”. Then, it stations retrograde for about 4 months, 2 days. After that, 3 months of still feeling the impact a bit here and there. Those times before and after are actually when the planet is “stationing”. That is, it's “going in” and “going out” of retrograde station itself.

To guild the turd a bit, it shows you where your excess and greed might be a little out of control. It can also illuminate those areas where you’re a bit less the doer than you ought to be. That said, it will also point out where you have been leaping before you look. It does so by stalling out some awesome shit you were working on, or having it implode in your face. In respect to “a little out of control”, you get to see how your delivery habit has over drafted the crap out of you. Things like that. Like all retrograde cycles, this is cast as “external challenges to help aid in beautiful opportunities for inner growth” which, when translated: you’re going to find out where you need to get your shit together. Where excess might be an issue or what you might be doing that completely derailed your start up, project, budget or whatever. As in, everything expansive blows up in your face or absolutely crawls and hits a wall.

This gives you the opportunity to reflect on quite a bit, but may also lead to some unhealthy coping mechanisms.

Planetary Positions

21.12.2024 at 11:33:59 UTC

chart wheel
PlanetLongitude
The Sun00 Cap 05' 40"
The Moon14 Vir 16' 12"
Mercury08 Sag 38' 27"
Venus16 Aqu 10' 54"
Mars04 Leo 43' 42" R
Jupiter14 Gem 26' 54" R
Saturn13 Pis 48' 25"
Uranus23 Tau 55' 47" R
Neptune27 Pis 11' 03"
Pluto00 Aqu 45' 09"

Solar Status

BZ Status:3
Proton Density:5.14
Proton Speed:528.4 k/sec
KP Status:2.00
TypeDec 21Dec 22Dec 23
Active20%10%20%
Minor5%5%5%
Moderate1%1%1%
Strong1%1%1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT3.001.672.33
03-06UT2.001.332.67
06-09UT3.001.332.00
09-12UT2.001.332.00
12-15UT1.671.331.00
15-18UT1.001.672.00
18-21UT1.001.332.00
21-00UT2.331.672.67
Solar Activity
Solar activity reached moderate levels. The largest event was an M2.5 flare (R1-Minor) at 20/1118 UTC from Region 3928 (S17E49, Dao/beta-gamma). The region also produced a C9.4 flare at 20/1011 UTC. Associated with that event was a Type II radio sweep (est. shock: 726 km/s) and a Tenflare (220 sfu). No Earth-directed CMEs were detected in available data.
Solar Wind
A mildly enhanced solar wind environment prevailed throughout the period. Total field strength reached 9 nT and the Bz component ranged between +/-8 nT. Solar wind speeds ranged between 440-540 km/s. The phi angle was predominantly oriented in the negative sector.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was at normal to moderate levels and the greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at near-background levels.