Jupiter Exaltation in Cancer - October 18 to December 5

Jupiter, planet of knowledge and growth, is in its exaltation sign of Cancer from October 18th to December 6th 2025.

This transit is a taster of Jupiter’s approaching mainstay in Cancer from June 2026, and you now get a flavour of the opportunities to come. At a 12-year high point for Jupiter’s affairs of protection and expansion, its planetary potential manifests according to your spiritual belief and generosity. Wherever in your chart Jupiter moves, you can expect freedom and a measure of good fortune, as your horizons enlarge and sympathetic people are on hand to support you.

In the sign of its friend, the Moon, Jupiter works on an emotional level, where your inner life receives a boost and your state of mind is strong and steady. You are open and giving to your friends and family, and should receive backing in return, in a maternal or parental kind of way. Jupiter casts its influence onto dynamic Mars in Scorpio from October 27th, and you combine good instincts with the energy to chase up a lucky break. You have an inspired touch in business and see life as a kind of sporting contest where good things are up for grabs.

Jupiter turns retrograde from November 12th, and an opening from the recent past may come around again. This may involve some consolidation or reality check with your budget, but you can see a tempting offer in a different light. You appreciate that a new ambition requires an adventurous approach and possibly some speculation and financial outlay at the beginning. Education is an investment in yourself, and you have big but achievable goals, where a teacher, law-giver, or authority figure may make a decisive difference.

Jupiter in Punarvasu Pada 4 - October 18 to December 5

Jupiter, planet of knowledge and expansion, is in pada (part) four of Punarvasu, in the zodiacal sign of Cancer from October 18th to December 5th 2025.

This planet has an affinity with Punarvasu’s adventurous and inquisitive nature, symbolised by a Quiver of Arrows, and its Shakti of Renewal. This part of Punarvasu brings Jupiter into its exaltation sign, and Pada three also relates to Cancer navamsha, the sub-chart of marriage and good fortune, where Jupiter finds even greater underlying strength. This unity between Jupiter’s sign position and its navamsha placement sees all your energy and intent being focused in one direction, and the planet is now at one of its most powerful places in all the zodiac.

Wherever the sign of Cancer lies in your chart, you can expect a major boost in the form of trust, investment, and knowledge, which all have a broadening effect on your mind and prospects. You may be very generous to your partner and receive love and attention in return, and all the good you do comes back redoubled. This may appear simply as luck, though you create your own opportunities. Jupiter turns retrograde on November 12th, which may see you reconsidering your spiritual or educational direction, or taking up an interest that you left behind recently.

A second chance to study or invest in yourself may arrive, and you decide the commitment is worth it. Jupiter also casts its light onto karmic Saturn through this transit, particularly from November 20th, and you achieve a balance in your budget between outlay and desired result. This is an excellent time to plan ahead with realism, but also a vision of how your life might be.