Jupiter–Pluto Opposition 2026
Exact on July 20, 2026 at 16:44 (CEST). Read what this moment in the sky means and how it might play out for your zodiac sign.
This event took place on
July 20, 2026, 16:44
Next time: September 25, 2038
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The facts at a glance
Jupiter–Pluto Opposition
Exact moment
July 20, 2026, 16:44
CEST · 14:44 UT
Countdown
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on July 20, 2026
Zodiac
Leo
Jupiter 4°26' Leo · Pluto 4°26' Aquarius
Event type
Exact aspect
Jupiter–Pluto Opposition
How often?
every 12 years
last in 2013, next in 2038
Next time
September 25, 2038
Jupiter–Pluto Opposition
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.
Leo
Jupiter 4°26' Leo · Pluto 4°26' Aquarius
On July 20, 2026 Jupiter and Pluto form an exact opposition.
What Leo adds
The sign gives the moment its colour. Leo stands for the themes of the day for everyone; for you it depends on where Leo sits in your chart.
Aspect Bingo
Which of these do you know around this day? Tap what fits. Three in a row is bingo.
0 of 8 · three in a row is bingo
What the Jupiter–Pluto Opposition 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
September 25, 2038
Jupiter–Pluto Opposition
- 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 September 25, 2038. Who joins you?
Dates 2026
6 of 11 this year, around this one
Every full moon in your calendar
- Full moon
- New moon
- Eclipse
- Mercury retrograde
The dates appear in your calendar on their own, each with a link to its explanation. Remove it any time.
What does this mean?
On July 20, 2026 at 16:44 (CEST), Jupiter and Pluto form an exact opposition. In plain terms, the two sit at a precise angle to each other in the sky (Jupiter in Leo, Pluto in Aquarius). Both planets move slowly, so this moment shapes a whole stretch of time rather than a single day.
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 Pluto mean?
Pluto changes things from the roots up. Whatever it touches goes through an ending and a rebirth rather than a repair. Old identities, relationships or roles get released so a truer version can grow in their place. Pluto shows where you hold power, where power fascinates you, and which shadow you've carried around for years.
What does an opposition mean?
Opposition (180°): two planets face off across the sky and ask for a choice or a balance. Neither side stays on top for long. You swing back and forth, and the swinging is the work. Often it comes through other people: the partner across the table lives your unlived side and hands it back until you can hold both halves.
Jupiter–Pluto Opposition
The opposition is exact: Jupiter's growth faces Pluto's power, and whatever has been building lands.
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
For Aries, a moment like this often just rolls along, like a tailwind on a bike ride. Where does something come easier right now? The focus is growth, opportunities and your horizon, along with deep transformation and old patterns: two sides pull in different directions and look for a balance. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Taurus
As Taurus, you might get a nudge that feels awkward at first. Check whether it takes you somewhere useful later on. This moment shines a light on growth, opportunities and your horizon, along with deep transformation and old patterns, and two sides pull in different directions and look for a balance. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Gemini
The sign Gemini sits at an easy angle to this event. Many people find days like this lighter. Is that true for you? These days, look closely at growth, opportunities and your horizon, along with deep transformation and old patterns, since two sides pull in different directions and look for a balance. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Cancer
As Cancer, you will probably pick up the undertones more than the main tune. They are quiet and can still be useful. The focus is growth, opportunities and your horizon, along with deep transformation and old patterns: two sides pull in different directions and look for a balance. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Leo
As Leo, you are standing in the middle of this one, since it happens in your sign. Can you feel it? This moment shines a light on growth, opportunities and your horizon, along with deep transformation and old patterns, and two sides pull in different directions and look for a balance. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Virgo
For Virgo this mostly happens in the background. Rather than an upheaval, maybe one small thing shifts. These days, look closely at growth, opportunities and your horizon, along with deep transformation and old patterns, since two sides pull in different directions and look for a balance. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Libra
For Libra, a moment like this often just rolls along, like a tailwind on a bike ride. Where does something come easier right now? The focus is growth, opportunities and your horizon, along with deep transformation and old patterns: two sides pull in different directions and look for a balance. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Scorpio
As Scorpio, you might get a nudge that feels awkward at first. Check whether it takes you somewhere useful later on. This moment shines a light on growth, opportunities and your horizon, along with deep transformation and old patterns, and two sides pull in different directions and look for a balance. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Sagittarius
The sign Sagittarius sits at an easy angle to this event. Many people find days like this lighter. Is that true for you? These days, look closely at growth, opportunities and your horizon, along with deep transformation and old patterns, since two sides pull in different directions and look for a balance. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Capricorn
As Capricorn, you will probably pick up the undertones more than the main tune. They are quiet and can still be useful. The focus is growth, opportunities and your horizon, along with deep transformation and old patterns: two sides pull in different directions and look for a balance. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Aquarius
As Aquarius, you might get a nudge that feels awkward at first. Check whether it takes you somewhere useful later on. This moment shines a light on growth, opportunities and your horizon, along with deep transformation and old patterns, and two sides pull in different directions and look for a balance. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Pisces
For Pisces this mostly happens in the background. Rather than an upheaval, maybe one small thing shifts. These days, look closely at growth, opportunities and your horizon, along with deep transformation and old patterns, since two sides pull in different directions and look for a balance. 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
- 1Keep notes on what happens in the days around the exact date. Slow aspects unfold like a book, one chapter at a time.
- 2Bring the two themes together. What might one area of your life be telling the other right now?
- 3The exact day rarely brings a big bang. The effect builds over weeks and fades just as slowly.
- 4Check which houses the two planets touch in your birth chart. Those areas of life are where the story plays out.
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
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Jupiter–Pluto Opposition 2026 by the numbers
The opposition between Jupiter and Pluto becomes exact at 16:44 (CEST), with Jupiter at 4°26' Leo and Pluto at 4°26' Aquarius. Aspect just means the angle two planets form on the zodiac wheel. Both move slowly, so the angle is already close weeks ahead and stays close for weeks after.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Exact moment | July 20, 2026, 16:44 (CEST) |
| Universal Time | 14:44 UT |
| Event type | Exact aspect |
| Jupiter | 4°26' Leo |
| Pluto | 4°26' Aquarius |
| Angle | 180° (Opposition) |
The astrology basics explain what each angle means and how aspects work at all. The current planetary positions show where everything stands today. Whether this aspect touches a point in your own chart is something your free birth chart can show you. For more on Leo, see the Leo sign profile; the 2026 astrology calendar has every event.
How to read the data
- Angle: the 180° gap between the two planets, measured along the zodiac.
- Exact: the peak of the aspect. Many people notice it while the gap is still one or two degrees.
How often do Jupiter and Pluto form an opposition?
On average Jupiter and Pluto form an opposition every 12 years. Between 1900 and 2100 that adds up to 17 passes, in which the angle turns exact 31 times altogether.
Because both planets move slowly, an angle like this can hold almost exact for months. Entire birth years end up with it in their charts.
In 41.2 % of passes the angle turns exact more than once: one of the two planets goes retrograde, seems to back up for a while and crosses the spot again.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Counted | 1900–2100 |
| Passes | 17 |
| Exact hits | 31 |
| Hits in this pass | 1 |
| Average gap | 12.5 years |
| Shortest / longest gap | 12.1 years / 13 years |
| Previous pass | 8 August 2013 |
| Next pass | 25 September 2038 |
| Passes 2001–2100 | 8 |
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 is the Jupiter–Pluto Opposition exact in 2026?
- The Jupiter–Pluto Opposition turns exact on July 20, 2026 at 16:44 CEST (14:44 UT).
- What does the Jupiter–Pluto Opposition mean?
- Jupiter and Pluto enter an opposition. At this moment the angle between them is exact, and whatever has been building for a while comes to a head.
- Which zodiac signs does the Jupiter–Pluto Opposition affect most?
- Usually it's Leo and Aquarius, because the event takes place in those signs. Scorpio, Taurus 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.