Jupiter Transit 2028
What Jupiter does through 2028: 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 3 times this year
Jupiter does not hold one sign through 2028 — the dates below are its real entry and exit points, not the calendar's.
- Sign changes
- 3
- Nakshatra changes
- 4
- Turning points
- 2
- Combust spells
- 1
Jupiter sign by sign
- Virgo 26 Nov 2027 → 28 Feb 2028 (began earlier)
- Leo 28 Feb 2028 → 24 Jul 2028 Re-entry
- Virgo 24 Jul 2028 → 26 Dec 2028 Re-entry
- Libra 26 Dec 2028 → 29 Mar 2029 (continues after)
What happens in 2028
- 12 Jan 2028 Turns retrograde — Virgo 3.3°
- 14 May 2028 Turns direct — Leo 23.3°
- 16 Sep 2028 Jupiter is combust until 15 Oct 2028 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttara Phalguni | Sun | 4 Nov 2027 | 25 Mar 2028 | 4.7 mo | |
| Purva Phalguni | Venus | 25 Mar 2028 | 2 Jul 2028 | 3.2 mo | Re-entry |
| Uttara Phalguni | Sun | 2 Jul 2028 | 13 Sep 2028 | 2.4 mo | Re-entry |
| Hasta | Moon | 13 Sep 2028 | 16 Nov 2028 | 2.1 mo | |
| Chitra | Mars | 16 Nov 2028 | 6 Jun 2029 | 6.6 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.
