Jupiter Transit 2026
What Jupiter does through 2026: when it changes sign and nakshatra, when it turns retrograde, and when the Sun burns it. Every date is the real one — a stretch that began before January says so.
Jupiter year by year
Jupiter changes sign twice this year
Jupiter does not hold one sign through 2026 — the dates below are its real entry and exit points, not the calendar's.
- Sign changes
- 2
- Nakshatra changes
- 3
- Turning points
- 2
- Combust spells
- 1
Jupiter sign by sign
- Gemini 5 Dec 2025 → 2 Jun 2026 (began earlier) Re-entry
- Cancer 2 Jun 2026 → 31 Oct 2026 Re-entry
- Leo 31 Oct 2026 → 25 Jan 2027 (continues after)
What happens in 2026
- 11 Mar 2026 Turns direct — Gemini 20.9°
- 13 Dec 2026 Turns retrograde — Leo 2.8°
- 14 Jul 2026 Jupiter is combust until 13 Aug 2026 Within 11° of the Sun — the classical natal orb. A burnt graha's results are held back while it lasts.
Station dates are given in IST. A station is an instant, so sources in another timezone can show it a day either side.
Jupiter through the nakshatras
The sign is the long chapter. The nakshatra is the shorter passage inside it, and it carries its own ruling planet — which is what changes the flavour of the transit.
| Nakshatra | Ruled by | From | To | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punarvasu | Jupiter | 13 Aug 2025 | 18 Jun 2026 | 10.2 mo | |
| Pushya | Saturn | 18 Jun 2026 | 19 Aug 2026 | 2 mo | Now |
| Ashlesha | Mercury | 19 Aug 2026 | 31 Oct 2026 | 2.4 mo | |
| Magha | Ketu | 31 Oct 2026 | 25 Jan 2027 | 2.8 mo |
A planet re-crosses a nakshatra boundary when it turns retrograde, so the same nakshatra can appear more than once. Those rows are marked as a re-entry.
