Jupiter Retrograde in Cancer ~ Seize your opportunities

Jupiter, planet of philosophy and protection, is retrograde from November 11th 2025, to March 11th 2026, first in Cancer and then back into Gemini.

This is Jupiter’s annual five-month backwards period, where its lessons and opportunities come around for a review, and you take advantage with the benefit of a new perspective. Your horizons stretch, and a once-in-twelve-year opportunity arrives to travel, find spiritual knowledge, and make a good relationship with your teachers. These options have come and gone quickly in 2025 so far, and you may not have realised exactly the freedom that is open to you.

Jupiter is initially at its strongest in Cancer-Punarvasu, where it is also powerful in Cancer navamsha, and should bring karmic blessings and pure good fortune. This is a preview of Jupiter’s transit through Cancer proper from June 2026, so pay attention to possibilities now that you can capitalise on fully later. Jupiter’s influence over restrictive Saturn at this point also gives you greater stability and a way of balancing your budget and planning realistically. You can decide your best options from those that need adjusting, or even abandoning in favour of something more secure or ambitious.

By December 6th, Jupiter is back into Gemini, where it first arrived in mid-May 2025, and an offer may come around a second time, and you are in a better position to jump aboard. You still have to put the hours in, and you are even luckier when you keep pushing hard towards your goals. Jupiter in Gemini sits well with Rahu in Aquarius, and these planets influencing each other allow you to experiment and break out of a mould. Target this time to bring more individuality into your life and transition into a role more suited to your genius.