How often is a Jupiter return?

About every 11.86 years, so near ages 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72 and 84. The exact date depends on Jupiter's speed at your birth and on its retrograde loop in the return year.

Does birth time matter?

Only slightly for the dates: Jupiter moves about a quarter of a degree a day, so an unknown time shifts a return by at most a day or two. Birth time does decide which house Jupiter occupies, which the calculator leaves blank when the time is not known.

What is the current cycle?

The span from your most recent Jupiter return to the next one. The calculator shows its start and end dates and the ages it covers.

Is the sign the same at every return?

Yes. A return is defined as Jupiter reaching the natal degree, so it is always in your natal Jupiter sign. The sign column is included so the table reads on its own.

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Jupiter Return Calculator: every return, dated.

A Jupiter return happens when transiting Jupiter reaches the exact zodiac degree it held at your birth, about every 11.86 years. Enter your birth date, time and place to see your natal Jupiter, the twelve-year cycle you are in now, and the date and age of every return from birth to age ninety.

Jupiter orbits the Sun once every 11.86 years, so it returns to its natal position at roughly ages 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72 and 84. The exact date varies by months from person to person because Jupiter's speed changes through its orbit and it retrogrades for about four months each year.

This calculator lists each return with the date, your age, and the sign Jupiter occupies, and marks which returns are past, which one is current, and which are still to come. The span between two consecutive returns is one Jupiter cycle; the current one is shown with its start and end dates.

How this is calculated

Your natal Jupiter longitude is computed for your birth instant in the Tropical zodiac, with the house taken from Placidus cusps when a birth time is given. The engine then steps through Jupiter's geocentric position year by year and refines each crossing of the natal degree to the day. When a retrograde loop crosses the degree more than once, the listed date is the pass the engine resolves for that return.

Positions come from the same ephemeris used across Shymea. The full method, including the house system and the zodiac frame, is documented on the methodology page.

Common questions

How often is a Jupiter return?: About every 11.86 years, so near ages 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72 and 84. The exact date depends on Jupiter's speed at your birth and on its retrograde loop in the return year.
Does birth time matter?: Only slightly for the dates: Jupiter moves about a quarter of a degree a day, so an unknown time shifts a return by at most a day or two. Birth time does decide which house Jupiter occupies, which the calculator leaves blank when the time is not known.
What is the current cycle?: The span from your most recent Jupiter return to the next one. The calculator shows its start and end dates and the ages it covers.
Is the sign the same at every return?: Yes. A return is defined as Jupiter reaching the natal degree, so it is always in your natal Jupiter sign. The sign column is included so the table reads on its own.

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Positions are computed from the JPL DE442 ephemeris in the Tropical zodiac with Placidus houses. Readings are educational, drafted from the computed factors and edited by the Shymea team; they are not the work of a named practising astrologer and are not medical, legal or financial advice. See the editorial policy.