Jupiter Retrograde 2027: Dates, Shadow & Meaning

Jupiter stations retrograde on December 12, 2026 at 27°01′ Leo and turns direct on April 12, 2027 at 16°59′ Leo. For 121 days the planet of growth and generosity retraces one stretch of Leo, inviting you to review what you are building and why.

Jupiter stands for growth, generosity, faith, teaching and good fortune, with excess as its shadow side. A retrograde asks you to review and redo the matters of a planet rather than launch them. Here the whole cycle stays in Leo, so the review is about heart, visibility and warmth: where you give, where you lead and where you perform for approval.

The pre-shadow begins September 17, 2026 at 16°59′ Leo, when Jupiter first crosses the degrees it will later retrace. This is when the themes first show. You may notice questions about how generous you are being, or whether a big plan rests on real sincerity or on enthusiasm alone. Leo's weak point is being led too easily by feeling, so impulsive promises made this autumn are worth a second look.

The station retrograde arrives December 12, 2026 at 27°01′ Leo (7:58 PM EST, 4:58 PM PST). From here until April 12, 2027, Jupiter moves backward through Leo's late degrees. This is a good time to revisit expansion rather than force it: a project you pushed ahead, a belief you took on, something you once taught or were taught. Leo's keywords of sincerity, faithfulness and authority point to the question of whether you live your ideals or only state them.

Other retrogrades overlap this stretch. Uranus, tied to sudden change and breaking routine, is retrograde until February 8, 2027. Mars, linked to drive and cutting decisions, runs January 10 to April 1, 2027. Mercury, which covers thinking and messages, is retrograde February 9 to March 3, 2027. With Mars and Mercury both reviewing, February and early March are a natural window for rethinking plans and the way you word them.

Two eclipses fall inside the cycle: an annular solar eclipse on February 6, 2027, and a penumbral lunar eclipse on February 20, 2027. Both land in the middle of Jupiter's backward motion in Leo, so that month may feel like a turning point for reviewing earlier plans and habits.

Jupiter turns direct April 12, 2027 at 16°59′ Leo (10:13 PM EDT, 7:13 PM PDT), and growth matters move forward again. The post-shadow lasts until July 11, 2027, when Jupiter returns to 27°01′ Leo. Modern practice reads this phase as the time issues get settled, so you may find that summer is when the choices you reconsidered over winter finally take a clear shape.