Jupiter is currently in retrograde, in Gemini located at 18 Gem 29' 07"

Planetary Aspects

(out 5 Days)

Jupiter is currently in Opposition Mercury

   Ends on Saturday, 23 November, 2024

Upcoming Retrogrades

PlanetStationary (retrograde)Stationary (direct)In Sign
jupiter2025-11-11 16:42:00 UTC2026-03-11 03:30:00 UTCCancer

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

20.11.2024 at 22:35:03 UTC

chart wheel
PlanetLongitude
The Sun29 Sco 06' 05"
The Moon04 Leo 43' 42"
Mercury20 Sag 47' 51"
Venus10 Cap 53' 47"
Mars04 Leo 33' 16"
Jupiter18 Gem 29' 07" R
Saturn12 Pis 43' 04"
Uranus25 Tau 04' 55" R
Neptune27 Pis 12' 48" R
Pluto00 Aqu 01' 11"

Solar Status

BZ Status:6
Proton Density:7.62
Proton Speed:373.2 k/sec
KP Status:1.00
TypeNov 21Nov 22Nov 23
Active10%25%25%
Minor5%15%15%
Moderate1%1%1%
Strong1%1%1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT1.672.002.33
03-06UT1.331.671.67
06-09UT1.332.332.00
09-12UT1.331.002.33
12-15UT1.331.332.33
15-18UT1.331.672.33
18-21UT1.673.002.33
21-00UT1.673.002.33
Solar Activity
Solar activity was at low levels with only C-class flares during the period. Region 3897 (S10W82, Dai/beta) underwent notable growth but only produced some infrequent C-class flares. Region 3901 (S08E44, Dao/beta-gamma) was still foreshortened, but appeared to have mixed polarity characteristics and the region was a source of only C-class activity thus far. Region 3898 (S17W18, Cro/beta) experienced minor growth. The remaining regions were mostly stable and underwent little change. No Earth-directed CMEs were observed in available coronagraph imagery.
Solar Wind
Solar wind conditions were indicative of an enhanced interplanetary magnetic field (IMF), but rather benign solar wind speeds. The IMF strength increased from 5 - 7nT up to 10nT as the period progressed. The Bz component was primarily southward directed, but turned mainly northward after 19/1620 UTC. Solar wind speed was fairly steady from 350-400 km/s and the phi angle was predominantly in a positive sector.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was normal to moderate and the greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at background levels.