Transits · Jupiter in Virgo
Jupiter in Virgo 2027: the year growth gets practical
Jupiter crosses into Virgo on July 26, 2027 and stays 395 days. After a big, bright year in Leo, the planet of expansion picks up a notebook.
Alexander Jamieson, A Celestial Atlas, 1822 · US Naval Observatory Library
At a glance
Jupiter enters Virgo on Jul 26, 2027 · 04:49 UTC and leaves for Libra on Aug 24, 2028 · 05:08 UTC, with a retrograde from Jan 12, 2028 to May 13, 2028.
- Enters Virgo
- Jul 26, 2027 · 04:49 UTCfrom Leo
- Retrograde
- Jan 12, 2028 to May 13, 202827°31′ Virgo back to 17°32′ Virgo
- Enters Libra
- Aug 24, 2028 · 05:08 UTC395 days in Virgo
- Square Uranus
- Sep 10, 2027both at 9°57′
- Sidereal (Lahiri)
- Nov 26, 2027first entry into Kanya
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The dates
Jupiter in Virgo, start to finish
Try this today
- Put Jul 26, 2027 in your calendar with one line: "What do I want to get good at?"
- On a clear night around Mar 12, 2028, look east at sunset for a bright, steady point of light climbing as the sky darkens. That is Jupiter, up all night.
Jupiter in Leo 2026-2027, the year beforeEvery retrograde of 2027
Summer 2027. The Leo year has been loud: big feelings, big plans, a lot of being seen. Then, on Jul 26, 2027 · 04:49 UTC, Jupiter slides out of Leo and into Virgo, and the energy changes the way a room does when someone turns on the overhead light.
Jupiter stays in Virgo for 395 days, until Aug 24, 2028 · 05:08 UTC. Unlike some slow-planet transits, there is no preview and no dip back. The retrograde of 2028 starts at 27°31′ Virgo on Jan 12, 2028 and ends at 17°32′ Virgo on May 13, 2028, entirely inside the sign.
Two other moments stand out. On Aug 31, 2027 Jupiter meets the Sun at 7°42′ Virgo, the start of its new synodic cycle. On Mar 12, 2028 Earth sits between them, the opposition, when Jupiter is closest, brightest and up all night opposite the Sun in Pisces.
The sky behind it
Ingress, stations and aspects computed from JPL DE442 with Skyfield: geocentric apparent ecliptic longitude, true ecliptic and equinox of date, UTC. Jupiter-Sun conjunction Aug 31, 2027 · 07:29 UTC; opposition Mar 12, 2028 · 15:36 UTC.
What it means
Jupiter in Virgo meaning: big planet, fine print
Try this today
- Choose one skill, one habit and one system to improve over the thirteen months. Write them down.
- Do a Virgo audit: one drawer, one folder, one app. Small wins count.
Jupiter is the planet astrologers associate with growth, generosity, learning and luck. Virgo is the sign of craft, health, service, editing and getting the details right. Put them together and you get a mood: growth through practice.
Think less lottery ticket, more apprenticeship. The habit that compounds. The skill you finally take seriously. The kitchen reorganised so cooking at home is easy.
There is a traditional wrinkle. In classical rulership Jupiter rules Sagittarius and Pisces, and is in detriment in the opposite signs, Gemini and Virgo. That does not make the transit bad. It means Jupiter works against its grain here, so astrologers read the growth as earned rather than handed over. Virgo is also ruled by Mercury, which ties this year to Mercury's retrograde seasons.
The loop
Jupiter retrograde in Virgo: Jan 12, 2028 to May 13, 2028
Try this today
- Mark Jan 12, 2028 as a check-in: which of your Virgo-year goals are working?
- Use the finder below: enter your Sun, Moon or Ascendant degree to see if it is crossed once or three times.
Every thirteen months or so Earth overtakes Jupiter, and for a while Jupiter seems to drift backwards against the stars. In this cycle that happens from Jan 12, 2028 · 08:53 UTC at 27°31′ Virgo to May 13, 2028 · 20:00 UTC at 17°32′ Virgo: 122 days.
Because Jupiter backs up about ten degrees, every degree from 18° to 27° Virgo is crossed three times: forward, backward and forward again. If a planet or your Ascendant sits there, astrologers read that as a long, layered contact rather than a one-day hit.
Read it as the second draft of the year. What you started in late 2027 gets reviewed; what works gets kept. It is no reason to freeze plans. Jupiter retrograde happens every year.
The sky behind it
Last year's loop for comparison: Jupiter in Leo turned retrograde Dec 13, 2026 at 27°01′ Leo and direct Apr 13, 2027 at 17°00′ Leo.
The big aspect
Jupiter square Uranus, Sep 10, 2027
Try this today
- Leave a little slack in your September 2027 schedule. Surprises need room.
- If you have planets near 10° of Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius or Pisces, this square touches them directly.
Uranus has been moving through Gemini since 2025. As Jupiter enters Virgo, Uranus sits at 8°53′ Gemini. Virgo and Gemini are three signs apart, a square, and the two planets close to the exact angle quickly.
The square is exact on Sep 10, 2027 · 16:41 UTC, Jupiter at 9°57′ Virgo and Uranus at 9°57′ Gemini. It happens only once in this stay: by the time Jupiter retrogrades in 2028 it has moved on past Uranus's degree.
Astrologers read Jupiter square Uranus as a restless, inventive contact. Sudden openings, sudden changes of plan, an itch to break a routine. In Virgo and Gemini, both Mercury signs, the story tends to run through information, tools, work and communication.
Your house
Jupiter in Virgo for each rising sign
Which part of life the transit touches depends on your rising sign. With whole-sign houses, Virgo is one whole house of your chart, so Jupiter spends the full 395 days there.
Virgo rising gets the big one: Jupiter on the 1st house for the first time since 2015 to 2016. Sagittarius rising sees its own ruler climb to the 10th house of career. Pisces rising, also traditionally Jupiter-ruled, meets it in the 7th house of partners. Taurus and Capricorn risings get an easy earth-sign trine.
Pick your page:
Your dates
The Jupiter in Virgo finder
Pick your rising sign to see your house, then enter any placement (your Sun, Moon, Venus or Ascendant degree) to find the aspect Jupiter in Virgo makes to it and the exact day it lands.
The clock
Jupiter enters Virgo Jul 26, 2027
Virgo window: Jul 26, 2027 to Aug 24, 2028 (UTC).
1. Your rising sign
Virgo rising: Jupiter in your 1st house
The 1st house covers self, body, image and fresh starts. Whole-sign houses, so this holds for the whole Virgo stay.
2. Any point in your chart (Sun, Moon, Venus, Ascendant...)
10° Virgo: a conjunction
Jupiter sits right on it: the classic peak of a Jupiter transit.
Jupiter reaches 10° Virgo, the exact conjunction to your 10° Virgo, on Sep 10, 2027. One pass: the retrograde loop does not reach this degree.
Dates are UTC days. Not sure of your degrees? A free birth chart lists them.
More to read
Shorter reads. Each opens in place.
Vedic dates
Why Vedic sites give different dates
Vedic astrology uses the sidereal zodiac, which is about 24° behind the tropical zodiac. With the Lahiri ayanamsa (24.243° at the time), Jupiter enters sidereal Virgo on Nov 26, 2027, returns to sidereal Leo on Feb 28, 2028, re-enters on Jul 24, 2028 and moves to sidereal Libra on Dec 26, 2028. Same planet, different measuring tape.
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The year before
Coming from Jupiter in Leo
Jupiter entered Leo on Jun 30, 2026 and turned retrograde on Dec 13, 2026. Your Virgo house is always the one after your Leo house, so the story moves one step around your chart. Read the Leo year by rising sign.
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Jupiter in Virgo, computed
Key dates of the transit, then the house it visits for each rising sign.
| When (UTC) | Event | Jupiter at |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2027 · 04:49 UTC | Enters Virgo | 0°00′ Virgo |
| Aug 31, 2027 · 07:29 UTC | Conjunct the Sun | 7°42′ Virgo |
| Sep 10, 2027 · 16:41 UTC | Exact square to Uranus | 9°57′ Virgo |
| Jan 12, 2028 · 08:53 UTC | Stations retrograde | 27°31′ Virgo |
| Mar 12, 2028 · 15:36 UTC | Opposite the Sun (brightest) | 22°35′ Virgo |
| May 13, 2028 · 20:00 UTC | Stations direct | 17°32′ Virgo |
| Aug 24, 2028 · 05:08 UTC | Enters Libra | 0°00′ Libra |
| Rising | Jupiter in Virgo | Themes | House in the Leo year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries rising | 6th house | work, routines and health habits | 5th |
| Taurus rising | 5th house | romance, creativity, play and children | 4th |
| Gemini rising | 4th house | home, family and roots | 3rd |
| Cancer rising | 3rd house | messages, learning, siblings and local life | 2nd |
| Leo rising | 2nd house | income, possessions and self-worth | 1st |
| Virgo rising | 1st house | self, body, image and fresh starts | 12th |
| Libra rising | 12th house | rest, retreat, healing and the inner life | 11th |
| Scorpio rising | 11th house | friends, groups and long-term goals | 10th |
| Sagittarius rising | 10th house | career, reputation and public role | 9th |
| Capricorn rising | 9th house | travel, study, publishing and belief | 8th |
| Aquarius rising | 8th house | shared money, intimacy and deep change | 7th |
| Pisces rising | 7th house | partners, contracts and clients | 6th |
| Degree | Passes |
|---|---|
| 0° Virgo | Jul 26, 2027 |
| 1° Virgo | Jul 31, 2027 |
| 2° Virgo | Aug 4, 2027 |
| 3° Virgo | Aug 9, 2027 |
| 4° Virgo | Aug 14, 2027 |
| 5° Virgo | Aug 18, 2027 |
| 6° Virgo | Aug 23, 2027 |
| 7° Virgo | Aug 28, 2027 |
| 8° Virgo | Sep 1, 2027 |
| 9° Virgo | Sep 6, 2027 |
| 10° Virgo | Sep 10, 2027 |
| 11° Virgo | Sep 15, 2027 |
| 12° Virgo | Sep 20, 2027 |
| 13° Virgo | Sep 24, 2027 |
| 14° Virgo | Sep 29, 2027 |
| 15° Virgo | Oct 4, 2027 |
| 16° Virgo | Oct 9, 2027 |
| 17° Virgo | Oct 14, 2027 |
| 18° Virgo | Oct 19, 2027 · Apr 26, 2028 (r) · May 31, 2028 |
| 19° Virgo | Oct 24, 2027 · Apr 12, 2028 (r) · Jun 14, 2028 |
| 20° Virgo | Oct 30, 2027 · Apr 2, 2028 (r) · Jun 24, 2028 |
| 21° Virgo | Nov 5, 2027 · Mar 25, 2028 (r) · Jul 2, 2028 |
| 22° Virgo | Nov 11, 2027 · Mar 17, 2028 (r) · Jul 9, 2028 |
| 23° Virgo | Nov 17, 2027 · Mar 9, 2028 (r) · Jul 16, 2028 |
| 24° Virgo | Nov 24, 2027 · Mar 1, 2028 (r) · Jul 22, 2028 |
| 25° Virgo | Dec 2, 2027 · Feb 22, 2028 (r) · Jul 28, 2028 |
| 26° Virgo | Dec 12, 2027 · Feb 12, 2028 (r) · Aug 3, 2028 |
| 27° Virgo | Dec 25, 2027 · Jan 30, 2028 (r) · Aug 8, 2028 |
| 28° Virgo | Aug 14, 2028 |
| 29° Virgo | Aug 19, 2028 |
All times are UTC. In the Americas the local date can be a day earlier; in Asia and Australia a day later.
Quick answers
When does Jupiter enter Virgo in 2027?
On Jul 26, 2027 · 04:49 UTC. On US Pacific and Mountain clocks that is still the evening of July 25, 2027; on Eastern time it is just after midnight. Jupiter stays in Virgo until Aug 24, 2028 · 05:08 UTC.
How long is Jupiter in Virgo?
395 days, from July 26, 2027 to August 24, 2028. There is no dip back into Leo: the retrograde of 2028 stays inside Virgo, so the whole stay is one continuous pass.
When is Jupiter retrograde in Virgo?
From Jan 12, 2028 · 08:53 UTC at 27°31′ Virgo to May 13, 2028 · 20:00 UTC at 17°32′ Virgo, 122 days. Degrees 18° to 27° of Virgo are crossed three times.
What does Jupiter in Virgo mean?
In astrology Jupiter is the planet of growth and generosity, and Virgo is the sign of craft, health, service and detail. Together astrologers read a year of growth through practice: better systems, skills, routines and care. Traditionally Jupiter is in detriment in Virgo, which is read as growth by effort rather than luck.
When is Jupiter in Virgo in Vedic astrology?
Using the Lahiri ayanamsa, Jupiter enters sidereal Virgo (Kanya) on Nov 26, 2027, slips back to sidereal Leo on Feb 28, 2028, returns on Jul 24, 2028 and leaves for sidereal Libra on Dec 26, 2028. Sidereal dates run about four months behind tropical ones because of the roughly 24° ayanamsa.
When was Jupiter last in Virgo?
From August 2015 to September 2016. Jupiter takes about twelve years to circle the zodiac, and after this 2027 to 2028 pass it next enters Virgo in November 2038.
What is the Jupiter square Uranus in 2027?
On Sep 10, 2027 · 16:41 UTC, Jupiter at 9°57′ Virgo squares Uranus at 9°57′ Gemini. It is the only exact Jupiter-Uranus square of the Virgo stay.
