Jupiter Retrograde 2024 begins on October 9 at 21° Gemini and ends on February 4, 2025, at 11° Gemini.

Generally, Jupiter retrograde is associated with philosophical and spiritual introspection and reflection, with a focus on particular issues involving growth and development, happiness, and success.

Jupiter retrograde 2024 brings philosophical and religious thinking but the danger of hypocrisy, jealousy, fanaticism, slander, and unforeseen losses.

More detail about Jupiter retrograde in 2024 follows some general information on Jupiter retrograde in transit. Information about Jupiter retrograde in the natal chart can be found at the end of this article.

Jupiter Retrograde Meaning

Jupiter retrograde is a regular cycle of four months duration, occurring every thirteen months. It is a time of philosophical and spiritual introspection and reflection. You could have to deal with particular issues involving growth and development, happiness, and success.

Jupiter retrograde encourages you to look inward to discover what makes you happy deep in your soul. It is time to think about your future. The focus is on your spiritual and material growth, on how to be the best person you can be. You may be tested to ensure you are ready to receive the good fortune, ideal relationship, or increased wealth you seek.

Perhaps a destructive behavior like greed or addiction is out of control. In this case, opportunities will arise to recognize and admit the problem. Things may get so out of control that an intervention or some drastic event must occur to shake you out of your complacency or ignorance. Once Jupiter stations direct, you should have come to terms with the relevant issues and be ready to advance toward success and happiness.

Because of the relative orbits of Jupiter and the Sun, Jupiter always stations retrograde and directs trine the Sun within a six-degree orb. So, the luckiest planet in astrology also has the most fortunate retrograde phase.

Sun trine Jupiter brings enthusiasm, self-confidence, happiness, generosity and good fortune. There will be opportunities for personal, spiritual, and material growth. Business, studies, travel, the law, religion and spiritual practices can lead to greater self-understanding, knowledge, wealth, and a broader outlook.

Jupiter Retrograde October 2024

Jupiter station retrograde on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at 21°20′ Gemini. There are two significant aspects to consider: Mercury trine Jupiter and Venus quincunx Jupiter. The very bright star Bellatrix is also in close alignment with Jupiter retrograde.

Mercury trine Jupiter brings optimism, good luck and good news. It is ideal for studying, socializing, making plans, traveling, organizing, negotiating and handling business and legal matters. Future-oriented thinking, open-mindedness and a progressive outlook enable you to increase your general knowledge and expand your horizons.

You may also find yourself helping out charities or human rights organizations. You could meet a range of people with an increase in social activity. Making friends comes easy, and mutually beneficial friendships can prove profitable.

Venus quincunx Jupiter can cause relationship tension due to an imbalance between the love you give and receive. If you do too much for someone, they may take advantage of the situation and make you feel used and abused. If you have taken someone for granted, they may withdraw their affection until you realize how much you need and love them.

Extra charm, diplomacy, and tact will help relieve any relationship tension. You can also use your enhanced sense of humor to entertain your friends or break the ice. However, a tendency to push the limits could result in someone taking offense. People may be more sensitive about religious, moral and sexual topics. Use moderation and humility to avoid controversy, scandal and financial or legal problems.

The Amazon Star

Jupiter retrograde 2024 is in the Sign of Gemini, but as the star map below shows, it is in the Constellation of Taurus. The Signs and the Constellations do not match up. Over the last 2000 years, the Constellations have moved nearly 30° out of alignment with the Signs because of the precession of the equinoxes.

Fixed star Bellatrix at 21°18′ Gemini on the Hunter’s left shoulder is the Amazon Star, the Female Warrior Star. It gives great civil or military honor, a fondness for power, victory over competitors, great authority, renown, wealth, eminent friends, quick decision-making, thoughts and plans realized with energy, courage, a fighting spirit, strategic talents, and the ability to organize and discriminate.

Bellatrix makes people ambitious, rash, energetic, headstrong and changeable. It makes women lucky, forceful, loquacious, and shrewish, with a mighty tongue or a high-pitched, hard and sharp voice. However, there is a danger of sudden dishonor and accidents causing blindness and ruin. Harsh aspects (retrograde and quincunx Venus) can make people recklessly aggressive; belligerent daredevils that have a tendency to fight futile or lost causes.

With Jupiter: Great honor, favorable for military, legal and religious matters. Philosophical and religious thinking but the danger of hypocrisy, jealousy, fanaticism, slander, and unforeseen losses. Caution is needed to avoid making enemies.

Jupiter Direct 2025

Jupiter stations direct on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at 11°16′ Gemini [see chart]. Like the direct station, it is trine the Sun and Mercury. It is still in the Taurus Constellation but on the Alpha star, Aldebaran, at 10°08′ Gemini.

Fixed star Aldebaran, at 10°08′ Gemini in the left eye of the Bull, is one of the four Royal Stars, representing Archangel Michael. This fortunate star is associated with war and military careers and portends riches and honor (especially public or military), intelligence, eloquence, steadfastness, integrity, popularity, courage, ferocity, a responsible position, success in making money, and the gain of power and wealth through others.

However, benefits seldom prove lasting, and there is the danger of violence, self-destruction and sickness. It can make people argumentative, exaggerative, restless, riotous, stressed and anxious, stirring up popular dissent and revolution and madly desiring civil and domestic wars. 

With Jupiter: Great ecclesiastical honor, leadership potential, success in military and public matters but possibly laziness and recognition or glory that is not earned and eventually lost.

Jupiter Retrograde Dates

• Sept 04, 2023, to Dec 30, 2023 – 14° to 5° Taurus.
• Oct 09, 2024, to Feb 4, 2025 – 21°  to 11° Gemini.
• Nov 11, 2025, to Mar 10, 2026– 25°  to 15° Cancer.

Natal Jupiter Retrograde

Being born with Jupiter retrograde suggests there may have been a problem being happy and successful in a previous life. Some lessons or extra effort will be required in this life so you can become truly happy and content.

Jupiter’s planetary aspects and fixed star conjunctions will help describe the areas of life or the personality traits and behaviors that need extra development. The optimum Jupiter nature is broad-minded, happy, comfortable, and content. A healthy Jupiter continually grows and expands in philosophical and spiritual outlook. The aim is to be charitable, generous, friendly, and welcoming to everyone, regardless of social status, religion, cultural or ethnic background.

Natal Jupiter retrograde could cause greed, selfishness, gluttony, extravagance, wastefulness, or self-righteousness. Addiction, intolerance, bigotry, ignorance, or showing off might be holding you back. Whatever is stunting your personal and spiritual growth is what you must focus on. This could well have been an ongoing problem hindering success over many incarnations. Events or relationships will reinforce this life’s problem area, especially when Jupiter transits retrograde.