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Jupiter (Guru) Stations Retrograde
November 11, 2025. Jupiter stations Retrograde.
Tropical. 25° Cancer 09'. Sidereal. 01° Cancer 01’. punarvasū
December 6, 2025. Jupiter Retrograde re-enters sidereal Gemini
January 10, 2026. Sun opposite Jupiter.
Tropical. 20° Capricorn-Cancer 06’. Sidereal. 25° Sagittarius-Gemini 58’. uttaraṣādhā-
punarvasū
March 11, 2026. Jupiter stations Direct.
Tropical. 15° Cancer 05'. Sidereal. 20° Gemini 57’. rohiṇī
The following is adapted from other newsletters about Jupiter retrograde, but the dates and degrees are different.
Retrogradation. (You can scroll down to Jupiter retrograde if you have read this information about retrogradation before).
The phenomenon of retrogradation takes place when a planet appears to reduce the speed by which it travels, stops (stations retrograde) at a particular degree (November 11, 2025), and, as a result, “appears” to move backwards for a fixed amount of time, causing it to linger longer than usual in a portion of the zodiac. At some point in the retrograde cycle, as it moves “backwards” through the zodiac, the planet slows once more, stops once more (stations direct) at a particular degree (March 11, 2026), and then moves forward again. Midway through the retrograde cycle, the inferior planets (Mercury and Venus) form a conjunction with the Sun as they are closest to the earth, and the superior planets (Mars through Pluto) form an opposition with the Sun. Both inferior and superior planets seem closest to the earth. The superior planets can only be retrograde when they oppose the Sun. Of course this is all from the standpoint of the observer on Earth. We can see above that the Sun-Jupiter opposition will be exact on January 10, 2025.
Planetary stations (the degree where the planet stations retrograde and direct) are among the most powerful degrees and the retrograde journey of the planets is always fascinating to watch. If you look at the table above you will note that Jupiter only travels ten degrees between the direct and planetary stations, and because it is already a slow-moving planet, unlike Mercury through Mars, Jupiter already slowed up over the past few weeks, so activities since mid-September, will define the movement of Jupiter's retrograde motion, which reaches its peak during the opposition with the Sun on January 10, and then moves slowly towards its direct station on March 11, 2026. At this time, do not expect things that have started recently to have a clear-cut solution and be prepared for twists and turns, reassessments and revisions, to take place in your private life and on the world stage. We can interpret Jupiter stationing retrograde as having already weakened in terms of its effect to increase, provide beneficence, and expansion. Jupiter always retrogrades for approximately 120 days and each year it advances one month. So this year it retrogrades from November 11, 2025 to March 11, 2026, and in 2026-27, it will retrograde from December 12, 2026 to April 12, 2027.
The degrees above where it stations, and where it also has its opposition, are sensitive and will be affected by Jupiter especially if it is the degree of a planet, point, or angle in your chart. You can scroll down to the end to see what areas may be affected if you do have a planet, point, or angle within about one degree of these sensitive placements or the houses where it travels. Since Jupiter will be in one sign in the tropical zodiac, but two signs in the sidereal zodiac, these are the areas in your chart that you need to watch and think about. Jupiter will be in tropical Cancer during Jupiter retrograde, while Jupiter will be in sidereal Cancer until December 6, and then will be in sidereal Gemini for the remainder of the retrograde.
Jupiter Retrograde. Jupiter loves to expand and whenever it retrogrades, it is forced to slow down, which is against the nature of Jupiter. Often it means that you will not profit as much as you would during the eight months of the year when Jupiter is direct. If you can help it, normally it is not good to sell a house, car, etc., during Jupiter’s retrograde cycle, since you will earn less. However, it will be a good time to buy since prices normally go down. Again, this is general and we need to look at other mitigating factors especially the real world, where interest rates, which expanded during direct Jupiter, may not allow Jupiter's message to work in that way. However, Jupiter retrograde could give a reversal of expansion which could even mean that inflation will actually go down rather than up, due to Jupiter slowing up, but it also means that returns on investments may be slower over the next few months.
Jupiter retrograde is a time to rethink, slow down, or change something you have been working on that you may have done too quickly or think that you must get it finished because you want to move on to something else. Don’t worry if something gets delayed when Jupiter begins to retrograde since it does not mean things are finished, but that you have to go back to the drawing board. If you are up for a promotion, or job, or are working on writing a book, starting a company, or working on a project that will net you more money, things may just take slower than usual, but it might actually happen once Jupiter goes direct especially if you have done some reorganizing.
When Jupiter is retrograde be realistic and do not aim too high for something that you expect to happen immediately or for the time it retrogrades but take this time to plan for when Jupiter stations direct and you can aim high. Like all retrograde periods, this is the time to rethink and revise. You can plan ahead but do not take risks or be frustrated if things take a detour, or you do not get that opportunity you thought would happen, or that house sale you planned on does not sell, or that promotion you were hoping for did not yet get decided. It may still occur but during the retrograde is a time to review some of your plans, projects, and goals, since you might just have to take more time to complete something, or switch midstream. And that will be all right. Retrogrades are a great time to review and restructure. Look at the area it transits and planets it conjoins or aspects.as of your chart that are affected by Jupiter’s “slow down” are where tropical Cancer, and sidereal Cancer and Gemini are located.
If you have a planet, point, or angle in your chart between Tropical 15° Cancer 05’-25° Cancer 09' or Sidereal 20° Gemini 57'-01° Cancer 01', Jupiter will cross it three times (direct, retrograde, and direct) and reviewing or rearranging of plans will emphasize whatever that represents in the chart. If the stationary degree falls on a planet, point, or angle, it will only hit it twice, but will be intense because it will sit on the station for a while. Read below for the zodiac you use.
Read if you use sidereal Indian astrology. If you have a planet, point, or angle in your chart between Sidereal 20° Gemini 57’-01° Cancer 01', where Jupiter retrogrades, it will cross those degrees three times when Jupiter is direct, retrograde, and direct between August 17, 2025 and June 6, 2026. If you have a planet, point, or angle on one of the stationary degrees, it will be there twice with the station being very potent. This is what will be expanded and where you will have an opportunity, but will be slowed down and maybe will even disappear during the retrograde period, which it has to be revised, renewed, and pursued again, after Jupiter goes direct and crosses that same planet, point or angle for a final time. It is a long period, but the goal is to take advantage of an opening, while at the same time, examining it more closely and developing patience. General descriptions of the grahas (planets) are as follows:
Sun. power, vigor; Moon. maternal, mind; Mars. strength, courage; Mercury. speech, learning; Jupiter. knowledge, wealth; Venus. love, happiness; Saturn. sorrow, fear; Rahu. intensity, compulsion; Ketu. extremes, spirituality; Lagna. destiny, vitality. If you want to use Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and other angles, you can look below at tropical Western astrology for their keywords.
Jupiter spans sidereal Gemini and Cancer between May 14, 2025-June 1, 2026. Jupiter enters Gemini on May 14, 2025; Jupiter enters Cancer on October 17, 2025; Jupiter stations retrograde on November 11, 2025. Jupiter R re-enters Gemini on December 6, 2025; Jupiter goes direct in Gemini on March 11-June 1, 2026. It retrogrades from November 11, 2025 to March 11, 2026. The bhavas (houses) that sidereal Gemini and Cancer occupy are the areas where Jupiter will expand when direct, contract and retreat when retrograde, and then move forward with a vengeance. If you do not know which houses Gemini and Cancer occupy, look at your ascendant (lagna) or Moon, or even your Sun (if you do not know your ascendant or Moon), and just count from there. General descriptions for bhavas (houses) are as follows:
1. appearance, destiny, temperament, personality, constitution; 2. Money, family life, food, speech, early childhood; 3. Siblings, Fine arts, courage, desires; 4. Mother, happiness, real estate, vehicles; 5. Children, romance, investments, speculation; 6. Open enemies, work, competition, obstacles, illness; 7. Marriage, partners, contracts, passion; 8. Life and death cycle, research, accidents, other's money, inheritance; 9. Father, teacher (guru), religion, higher learning, opportunity; 10. Career, status, public recognition, reputation; 11. Profits, rewards, gains from work, awards, older siblings; 12. spiritual practice, secret enemies, foreign travel, debt, confinement.
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Read if you use tropical Western astrology. If you have a planet, point, or angle in your chart between Tropical 15° Cancer 05’-25° Cancer 09'', where Jupiter retrogrades, it will cross those degrees three times when Jupiter is direct, retrograde, and direct between August 17, 2025 and June 6, 2026. If you have a planet, point, or angle on one of the stationary degrees, it will be there twice with the station being very potent. This is what will be expanded and where you will have an opportunity, but will be slowed down and maybe will even disappear during the retrograde period, which it has to be revised, renewed, and pursued again, after Jupiter goes direct and crosses that same planet, point or angle for a final time. It is a long period, but the goal is to take advantage of an opening, while at the same time, examining it more closely and developing patience. General descriptions of the planets and angles are as follows:
Sun. vitality, individuality, ego; Moon. emotions, habits, conditioning; Mercury. communication, intelligence; Venus. love, beauty, creativity; Mars. physical energy, aggression, courage; Jupiter. expansion, abundance; Saturn. limitation, disciplined, fear; Uranus. originality, independent, rebellious; Neptune. spiritual, immaterial, imagination; Pluto. intensity, power; North Node. power, place where you must strive; South Node. place where it is easy, habits; Ascendant. personality, destiny; IC. home, family, mother; Descendant. partnerships, contracts; Midheaven. career, father
Jupiter is in tropical Cancer from June 9, 2025 to June 30, 2026 and retrograde from November 11, 2025 to March 11, 2026. The house that tropical Cancer occupies is the area where Jupiter will expand when direct, contract and retreat when retrograde, and then move forward with a vengeance when direct again in the house that tropical Cancer occupies. If you do not know which house that is, look at your Ascendant, or Sun, and just count from there. General descriptions for houses are as follows:
1. personality, body, appearance; 2. finances, possessions, values. 3. communication, siblings, short journeys, learning; 4. family, mother, home; 5. children, recreation, entertainment; 6. health, service, pets; 7. marriage, contracts, partnership; 8. business transactions, sexuality, life and death matters; 9. higher education, travel abroad, publishing, law; 10. profession, status, father; 11. gains, friendships, hopes, dreams; 12. compassion, spirituality, limitations, solitude.
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