Jupiter Goes Direct 2026
Exact on March 11, 2026 at 04:29 (CET). Read what this moment in the sky means and how it might play out for your zodiac sign.
This event took place on
March 11, 2026, 04:29
Next time: April 13, 2027
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The facts at a glance
Jupiter Goes Direct
Exact moment
March 11, 2026, 04:29
CET · 03:29 UT
Countdown
Over
on March 11, 2026
Zodiac
Cancer
15°05'
Event type
Goes direct
Jupiter Goes Direct
How often?
121 days
is how long a phase lasts on average
Next time
April 13, 2027
Jupiter Goes Direct
How we calculated this
Computed to the minute with the Swiss Ephemeris (NASA JPL data), tropical zodiac. The time is German time, Universal Time (UT) is the time at the prime meridian.
Source: planet positions from the Swiss Ephemeris (NASA JPL data), the same basis professional astrology software uses.
15°05' Cancer
On March 11, 2026 Jupiter goes direct again (in Cancer).
What Cancer adds
The sign gives the moment its colour. Cancer stands for the themes of the day for everyone; for you it depends on where Cancer sits in your chart.
Jupiter Direct Bingo
Which of these do you know around this day? Tap what fits. Three in a row is bingo.
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Who notices it most
- CancerThe sign itself
- CapricornOpposite
- LibraAt a right angle
- AriesAt a right angle
With the Sun, Moon or Ascendant in one of these signs, many notice a day like this more clearly. Who do you know with one of them?
Why these four?
The moment sits at 15°05' Cancer. The four signs lie right there, opposite, or at a right angle to it. Astrology counts these angles as the most noticeable: what happens there nudges, challenges or sets something in motion.
What Jupiter's direct station can do
Depending on the area of life it falls into in a chart, it shows up differently. These are the twelve possibilities:
- Fresh startSelf & new starts
- Treasure huntMoney & values
- SignalTalk & close circle
- NestingHome & family
- HeartbeatLove & joy
- Clear-outRoutine & health
- MirrorRelationships
- Deep diveIntimacy & change
- WanderlustTravel & meaning
- SummitCareer & goals
- NetworkFriends & plans
- RetreatRetreat & dreams
A note to future you
Open on
April 13, 2027
Jupiter Goes Direct
- 1What is on your mind most right now?
- 2What should be different by then?
- 3Who do you want to tell about it then?
Write down the three answers today and read them again on April 13, 2027. Who joins you?
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What does this mean?
On March 11, 2026 at 04:29 (CET), Jupiter stations direct. The apparent backward motion ends and the planet moves forward across the sky again. Whatever you have reviewed and sorted these past weeks can start rolling, the way traffic eases forward after a jam.
What does Jupiter mean?
Jupiter makes things bigger: trust, meaning, growth. Where it works, doors open and chances pile up, sometimes too many. Jupiter shows what you believe in and which larger story gives you direction. It also shows where life turns generous once you step past your own edge.
What does a direct station mean?
Direct station: seen from Earth, the planet moves forward again. What you rethought during the retrograde can now get going, like a train rolling on after a long stop.
What does Cancer mean?
Cancer means roots, shelter and care. It's what holds the warmth in, whether in a family or in you. It feels a mood before anyone names it, and it withdraws home when the world gets too loud. Where Cancer is active, something gets held, fed and remembered, and the wish for a safe nest counts.
Jupiter Goes Direct
Jupiter moves forward again in Cancer. Decisions that grew ripe during the retrograde, often about home, can now go ahead.
What it means for your zodiac sign?
A short reading for each sun sign. You feel the moment most where it hits a point in your own chart directly.
Aries
Aries sits at a tense angle to this event, and many with the Sun there feel days like this as friction. Does your patience run out faster than usual, say in the checkout line? The focus is growth, opportunities and your horizon: what you have been rethinking starts moving again. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Taurus
For Taurus, a moment like this often just rolls along, like a tailwind on a bike ride. Where does something come easier right now? This moment shines a light on growth, opportunities and your horizon, and what you have been rethinking starts moving again. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Gemini
Gemini sits at the edge this time. From there you can calmly watch what unfolds. These days, look closely at growth, opportunities and your horizon, since what you have been rethinking starts moving again. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Cancer
This one happens in Cancer. Plenty of people with the Sun there feel days like this more sharply than usual. See whether you are one of them. The focus is growth, opportunities and your horizon: what you have been rethinking starts moving again. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Leo
As Leo, you will probably pick up the undertones more than the main tune. They are quiet and can still be useful. This moment shines a light on growth, opportunities and your horizon, and what you have been rethinking starts moving again. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Virgo
As Virgo, you are among the signs that tend to feel support rather than pressure on days like this. Do you notice any of that? These days, look closely at growth, opportunities and your horizon, since what you have been rethinking starts moving again. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Libra
Libra sits at a tense angle to this event, and many with the Sun there feel days like this as friction. Does your patience run out faster than usual, say in the checkout line? The focus is growth, opportunities and your horizon: what you have been rethinking starts moving again. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Scorpio
For Scorpio, a moment like this often just rolls along, like a tailwind on a bike ride. Where does something come easier right now? This moment shines a light on growth, opportunities and your horizon, and what you have been rethinking starts moving again. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Sagittarius
Sagittarius sits at the edge this time. From there you can calmly watch what unfolds. These days, look closely at growth, opportunities and your horizon, since what you have been rethinking starts moving again. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Capricorn
Capricorn sits at a tense angle to this event, and many with the Sun there feel days like this as friction. Does your patience run out faster than usual, say in the checkout line? The focus is growth, opportunities and your horizon: what you have been rethinking starts moving again. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Aquarius
As Aquarius, you will probably pick up the undertones more than the main tune. They are quiet and can still be useful. This moment shines a light on growth, opportunities and your horizon, and what you have been rethinking starts moving again. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Pisces
As Pisces, you are among the signs that tend to feel support rather than pressure on days like this. Do you notice any of that? These days, look closely at growth, opportunities and your horizon, since what you have been rethinking starts moving again. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Tips & rituals
4 ideas for this day
- 1Bring out the decision you put off during the retrograde. It can take hold now.
- 2Send the message or calendar invite that gets things going again.
- 3Tick off the last items still marked "double-check". The review phase is over.
- 4Allow a few days of run-up, because right after the turn the momentum only comes back bit by bit.
Where does this moment hit your chart?
The sky does the same thing for everyone. What reaches you depends on where this moment touches your birth chart. Take a free look at where it lands for you.
Your time windows
Your Time Windows
With dates, and with what you can check in each window.
- Your windowsCheck, prepare, act
- Emotional seasonWhich phase you are in
- DirectionWhere your focus is shifting
- Work & pressureWhat your work demands
- What emergesWhat ends and begins
- Your 90 daysA plan for three months
Discuss it with others
Jupiter Goes Direct 2026 by the numbers
The retrograde is over at 04:29 (CET), when Jupiter turns direct at 15°05' Cancer. A station just means that from Earth the planet seems to stop for a few days, then turn. It never truly reverses, much like the train beside yours at the platform that only seems to roll back.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Exact moment | March 11, 2026, 04:29 (CET) |
| Universal Time | 03:29 UT |
| Event type | Goes direct |
| Jupiter | 15°05' Cancer |
| Next occurrence | Jupiter Goes Direct · April 13, 2027 |
Jupiter turns direct again on April 13, 2027.
Check the current planetary positions to see where Jupiter is today. Your free birth chart tells you which house Cancer occupies in your chart, and the house hints at the area of life this phase may stir up for you. The Cancer sign profile has more on the sign itself, and retrograde planets lists every phase of every planet.
How to read the data
- Degree: from this point on, the planet moves forward again.
- Duration: counted from one station to the next, from the first standstill to the turnaround.
- A small test: on March 11, jot down which thing you put off is now starting to move. Reread the note four weeks later.
How long is Jupiter retrograde?
Jupiter goes retrograde about once a year. Each phase runs 121 days on average, ranging from 118 days to 124 days. Put together, Jupiter spends 30.2 % of all days retrograde.
Jupiter keeps moving forward the whole time. Earth, on the faster inside track, simply passes it, the way a truck you overtake on the highway seems to roll backwards for a moment. The farther out a planet orbits, the longer that passing takes.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Counted | 1900–2100 |
| Retrograde per year | 0.92 |
| Average length | 121 days |
| Shortest / longest phase | 118 days / 124 days |
| Share of retrograde days | 30.2 % |
| Previous direct station | 4 February 2025 |
| Next direct station | 13 April 2027 |
We ran every day from 1900 to 2100 through the Swiss Ephemeris, using the same rules as this calendar. All dates are in German time.
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Common questions
- When does Jupiter go direct in 2026?
- Jupiter stations direct on March 11, 2026 at 04:29 CET (03:29 UT).
- What does Jupiter's direct station mean?
- Jupiter gets moving again in Cancer. Decisions that ripened during the retrograde phase can now start to work.
- Which zodiac signs does Jupiter's direct station affect most?
- Usually it's Cancer, because the event takes place in that sign. Libra, Capricorn, Aries often notice it as well. They sit square or opposite, and a tense angle like that simply means these signs rub against the theme. Check it against your own chart. Further down you'll find a short reading for all 12 signs.