Planets
Jupiter
Jupiter is the planet of expansion, growth and abundance.
Current position
LeoLongitude
141.16°Motion
Direct
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Core meaning
Jupiter is the planet of expansion, growth and abundance. Jupiter symbolizes generosity, goodwill and fair dealing. Jupiter is linked with meaning, faith and the search for a wider perspective.
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Traditional doctrine
Tradition calls Jupiter the greater fortune: temperate, warm and moist, the author of temperance, modesty and justice. Ptolemy counts Jupiter, with Venus and the Moon, among the beneficent planets because of its tempered nature. Jupiter rules Sagittarius by day and Pisces by night in traditional astrology. Jupiter is exalted in Cancer, weakened (in detriment) in Gemini and Virgo, and in its fall in Capricorn. Jupiter takes about twelve years to travel through the zodiac, so it spends roughly a year in each sign. Lilly gives Jupiter judges, counsellors, clergy, lawyers and university students.
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Modern meaning
Jupiter is described as a reconciling influence, a mean between extremes rather than an extreme itself.
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Constructive expression
Well expressed, Jupiter is humane, benevolent and sociable, favoring friendship, marriage and family bonds. At its best, Jupiter expresses magnanimity, faithfulness, charity and a love of fair dealing.
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Challenging expression
Alan Leo noted that a strained Jupiter can show as a lack of candour or concealed motives. Under strain, tradition describes Jupiter as careless with resources and too easily persuaded. Modern readings add excess and overextension: promising, spending or believing more than can be sustained.
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Love
In relationships, Jupiter themes favor generosity, shared growth and goodwill.
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Work and career
At work, Jupiter is associated with learning, teaching, law and mentoring, and with opportunities that widen one's scope.
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Money
Jupiter traditionally signifies increase, but Alan Leo cautioned that its effect on money depends on the rest of the chart rather than on Jupiter alone.
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Wellbeing
For wellbeing, Jupiter themes invite optimism balanced with moderation.
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Retrograde concept
A planet is retrograde when, seen from Earth, it appears to move backward through the zodiac; no planet actually reverses its orbit. Jupiter appears retrograde for roughly four months of each year; Lilly gives about 120 days. When Jupiter is retrograde, modern astrologers read the period as a time to review growth, beliefs and commitments.
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Symbolic correspondences
Lilly associated Jupiter with sea-green or blue, purple, ash colour and mixed yellow-green. Lilly lists tin, amethyst, sapphire, emerald, hyacinth and topaz among Jupiter's metals and stones. Thursday is Jupiter's day in the traditional planetary week. Lilly attributes the number three to Jupiter.
Colours, stones and days are shown as historical associations, not as advice. Solunari shows planetary number attributions only as history and does not turn them into daily lucky numbers.
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Signs
Jupiter in Aries joins expansion with initiative: growth comes through starting, leading and taking a confident first step.
Jupiter in Taurus joins expansion with steadiness: growth comes through patience, security and tangible results.
Jupiter in Gemini joins expansion with curiosity: growth comes through learning, conversation and many connections.
Jupiter in Cancer joins expansion with care: growth comes through home, family and emotional security.
Jupiter in Leo joins expansion with self-expression: growth comes through creativity, confidence and generosity.
Jupiter in Virgo joins expansion with discernment: growth comes through skill, service and careful improvement.
Jupiter in Libra joins expansion with harmony: growth comes through partnership, fairness and diplomacy.
Jupiter in Scorpio joins expansion with depth: growth comes through focus, trust and transformation.
Jupiter in Sagittarius joins expansion with exploration: growth comes through learning, travel and a search for meaning.
Jupiter in Capricorn joins expansion with structure: growth comes through discipline, patience and long-term planning.
Jupiter in Aquarius joins expansion with originality: growth comes through community, innovation and shared ideals.
Jupiter in Pisces joins expansion with compassion: growth comes through imagination, empathy and spiritual life.
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Houses
With Jupiter in the first house, confidence, optimism and personal growth come to the fore.
With Jupiter in the second house, resources tend to grow; Lilly calls it an argument of estate or fortune.
With Jupiter in the third house, learning, conversation and local connections expand.
With Jupiter in the fourth house, home and family life become a place of growth.
With Jupiter in the fifth house, creativity, romance and play expand.
With Jupiter in the sixth house, work and daily routines offer room to grow.
With Jupiter in the seventh house, partnerships and collaborations expand.
With Jupiter in the eighth house, shared resources, trust and intimacy become areas of growth.
With Jupiter in the ninth house, faith and learning expand; Lilly links Jupiter here with a devout or modest disposition.
With Jupiter in the tenth house, Lilly writes that the planet greatly fortunates honour and profession.
With Jupiter in the eleventh house, the planet is in a place where Lilly says it especially rejoices: friends and hopes.
With Jupiter in the twelfth house, growth happens quietly, through reflection, retreat and compassion.
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