Jupiter is currently in retrograde, in Gemini located at 11 Gem 47' 42"

Planetary Aspects

(out 5 Days)

No aspects in the next 5 days.

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

17.01.2025 at 23:21:32 UTC

chart wheel
PlanetLongitude
The Sun28 Cap 06' 25"
The Moon15 Vir 48' 10"
Mercury14 Cap 03' 39"
Venus15 Pis 03' 18"
Mars25 Can 28' 04" R
Jupiter11 Gem 47' 42" R
Saturn15 Pis 59' 10"
Uranus23 Tau 19' 56" R
Neptune27 Pis 36' 29"
Pluto01 Aqu 36' 07"

Solar Status

BZ Status:6
Proton Density:1.64
Proton Speed:574.2 k/sec
KP Status:4.00
TypeJan 18Jan 19Jan 20
Active35%25%20%
Minor25%10%5%
Moderate10%1%1%
Strong1%1%1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT2.672.672.00
03-06UT3.673.002.67
06-09UT2.672.672.67
09-12UT2.672.672.00
12-15UT3.672.002.00
15-18UT2.671.671.67
18-21UT2.671.672.00
21-00UT3.002.672.33
Solar Activity
Solar activity increased to moderate levels with R1-Minor activity observed. Region 3964 (N07W29, Eai/beta-gamma) produced an M1.3 flare at 17/0211 UTC and an M2.0 flare at 17/0919 UTC. This region also produced numerous C-class flares. The region increased in size, spot count and magnetic complexity over the period. Region 3961 (S09E38, Eki/beta-gamma-delta) produced an M1.1 flare at 17/0320 UTC. The region grew in size and spot count, particularly in the intermediate portion. The remaining spotted regions were quiet and stable. No GOES X-ray flux data was available between ~16/1630-2010 UTC due to a network outage.
Solar Wind
Negative polarity CH HSS influences and mildly enhanced solar wind conditions prevailed this period. Total field strength reached 11 nT and the Bz component varied between +/-10 nT. Solar wind speeds slowly decreased from 480 to around 450 km/s before an increase to about 525 was observed at 17/0700 UTC. The phi angle was negative.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was at normal and moderate levels and the greater than 10 MeV proton flux was steady at background levels. No GOES particle flux data was available between ~16/1630-2010 UTC due to a network outage.