Jupiter Transit 2026 in Leo (Guru Gochar): Dates, Live Roadmap and Effects
By MoonMapped · Checked against how we calculate charts · Updated
Jupiter, called Guru or Brihaspati, enters Leo on 31 October 2026 after five months exalted in Cancer. It turns retrograde on 13 December, slips back into Cancer on 25 January 2027, and returns to Leo on 26 June 2027 for the main stay. Here is where Jupiter is today and what comes next, calculated by the engine that draws your chart.
Live today · 19 Oct
Jupiter is at Cancer 28°22′, moving forward.
- 63.3° from the Sun.
- Next: Jupiter enters Leo on 31 Oct (in 12 days).
Phase now: Jupiter exalted in Cancer
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The roadmap
2 Jun to 30 Oct · Direct · Cancer (exalted)You are here
Jupiter exalted in Cancer
Jupiter spends five months in Cancer, its sign of exaltation, where the tradition reads it at its most generous: family, teachers, savings and protection.
31 Oct to 12 Dec · Direct · Leo
Jupiter enters Leo
Jupiter moves into Leo, the Sun's sign, a friendly sign for it. Themes shift toward children, confidence, leadership and visible work. Ketu also sits in Leo until early December, a pairing the tradition links with study, faith and letting go of what no longer fits.
13 Dec · Station · Leo 2°47′
Jupiter turns retrograde
Jupiter stops at Leo 2°47′ and turns back. A station is slow, so the change is felt over several days.
14 Dec to 24 Jan · Retrograde · Leo
First review
Jupiter moves backward through the first degrees of Leo. The tradition reads a retrograde Jupiter as strong but inward: plans made since October get a second look before they grow.
25 Jan to 12 Apr · Retrograde · Cancer
Back in Cancer
Jupiter slips back into Cancer and revisits the themes of the exaltation months: family, home, savings and unfinished matters from the second half of 2026.
13 Apr · Station · Cancer 22°46′
Jupiter turns direct
Jupiter stops at Cancer 22°46′ and turns forward again.
14 Apr to 25 Jun · Direct · Cancer
Finishing in Cancer
Forward again through the last degrees of Cancer. The tradition treats this as the time to complete what the review reopened.
26 Jun to 25 Nov · Direct · Leo
Jupiter in Leo for good
Jupiter re-enters Leo and stays five months. This is the main Leo period, when its results are traditionally clearest. Jupiter is combust from about 17 August to 14 September 2027, a stretch many families avoid for marriage muhurtas.
26 Nov · Direct · Virgo
Jupiter moves into Virgo
Jupiter leaves Leo for Virgo, the next sign, roughly a year after it first arrived.
Jupiter transit 2026 to 2027 dates (IST)
These dates use the sidereal zodiac with the Lahiri ayanamsa, the same one MoonMapped uses for charts. Times are approximate, to within an hour or two; panchangs can differ by a day near midnight.
| Date | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 2026 | Jupiter enters Cancer (exalted) | Cancer 0° |
| 31 Oct 2026, late morning | Jupiter enters Leo | Leo 0° |
| Early Dec 2026 | Ketu leaves Leo for Cancer | Leo |
| 13 Dec 2026, about 6:30 am | Jupiter stations retrograde | Leo 2°47′ |
| 25 Jan 2027 | Jupiter moves back into Cancer | Cancer 29° |
| 13 Apr 2027, about 8:30 am | Jupiter stations direct | Cancer 22°46′ |
| 26 Jun 2027 | Jupiter re-enters Leo | Leo 0° |
| 17 Aug to 14 Sep 2027 | Jupiter combust (close to the Sun) | Leo |
| 26 Nov 2027 | Jupiter leaves Leo for Virgo | Virgo 0° |
Jupiter in Leo and marriage timing
Jupiter's transit is one of the classical tools for marriage timing. The tradition looks for Jupiter moving through, or aspecting, the 7th house of marriage, counted from your Lagna or your Moon sign. From Leo, Jupiter casts its special aspects on Sagittarius (5th), Aquarius (7th) and Aries (9th).
So during the Leo stays, Jupiter touches the 7th house for four signs: Aquarius (Jupiter transits your 7th), Leo (its 7th aspect falls on your 7th), Gemini (its 5th aspect falls on your 7th) and Libra (its 9th aspect falls on your 7th). Check both your Moon sign and your Lagna.
A transit alone never fixes a date. Astrologers read it together with your Mahadasha and antardasha: a supportive Jupiter during a dasha that also points to marriage is the usual signature. No honest reading can promise a wedding or say what another person will decide.
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Jupiter in Leo and career
For work, the tradition watches the 10th house. Jupiter transits the 10th from Scorpio, and aspects the 10th from Taurus (Aquarius), Cancer (Aries) and Pisces (Sagittarius). These signs often notice more movement in role, recognition or direction while Jupiter is in Leo.
Leo is the Sun's sign, so its themes are visibility and authority: being seen at work, leading something, and asking for the role you want. As with marriage, the dasha you are running decides how much of this lands, and when.
Which house Jupiter touches from your Moon sign
Transits are read from your Moon sign, and many astrologers also check them from your Lagna. Classical texts call Jupiter's transit through the 2nd, 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th from the Moon supportive, and the other houses mixed: a slower year for those themes rather than a bad one. The last column covers the return to Cancer from 25 January to 25 June 2027.
| Moon sign | Jupiter in Leo | Traditional reading | Back in Cancer (2027) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries (Mesha) | 5th: children, study, romance | Supportive | 4th: home, mother, property |
| Taurus (Vrishabha) | 4th: home, mother, property | Mixed | 3rd: siblings, effort, short trips |
| Gemini (Mithuna) | 3rd: siblings, effort, short trips | Mixed | 2nd: savings, family, speech |
| Cancer (Karka) | 2nd: savings, family, speech | Supportive | 1st: self, health, direction |
| Leo (Simha) | 1st: self, health, direction | Mixed | 12th: spending, rest, distance |
| Virgo (Kanya) | 12th: spending, rest, distance | Mixed | 11th: gains, friends, networks |
| Libra (Tula) | 11th: gains, friends, networks | Supportive | 10th: career, public role |
| Scorpio (Vrishchika) | 10th: career, public role | Mixed | 9th: luck, teachers, long travel |
| Sagittarius (Dhanu) | 9th: luck, teachers, long travel | Supportive | 8th: shared money, in-laws, change |
| Capricorn (Makara) | 8th: shared money, in-laws, change | Mixed | 7th: partner, marriage, contracts |
| Aquarius (Kumbha) | 7th: partner, marriage, contracts | Supportive | 6th: work routines, health, disputes |
| Pisces (Meena) | 6th: work routines, health, disputes | Mixed | 5th: children, study, romance |
What Jupiter means in Vedic astrology
Jupiter is the karaka (natural signifier) of wisdom, teachers, children, faith and growth, and in a woman's chart traditionally of the husband. It is the slowest-moving benefic, spending about a year in each sign, so its transit sets the background of a whole year rather than a few weeks.
Jupiter is exalted in Cancer and comfortable in Leo, the sign of its friend the Sun. A retrograde Jupiter (vakri Guru) is treated as strong, not weak, but its results are described as delayed or revisited: what it began in Leo is reviewed in Cancer before it settles in mid-2027.
How much will it affect you?
It depends on your chart more than on the transit. Jupiter's transit is usually most noticeable if you are in a Jupiter Mahadasha or a Jupiter antardasha, if Jupiter rules your Lagna (Sagittarius or Pisces ascendant), or if Leo holds your Moon, Lagna or 7th house.
Saturn is also in Pisces until June 2027, and the tradition reads the two together. If Saturn is putting pressure on your Moon (see Sade Sati), a supportive Jupiter is said to soften it rather than cancel it.
Frequently asked questions
गुरु गोचर 2026 कब है? (When is Jupiter's transit in 2026?)
गुरु 31 अक्टूबर 2026 को सिंह राशि में प्रवेश करेगा, 13 दिसंबर को वक्री होगा, 25 जनवरी 2027 को कर्क में लौटेगा और 26 जून 2027 को फिर सिंह में आएगा (भारतीय समय, निरयन गणना)। Jupiter enters Leo on 31 October 2026.
When does Jupiter enter Leo in 2026?
On 31 October 2026, in the late morning IST, in the sidereal zodiac used in Vedic astrology. It moves back into Cancer on 25 January 2027 and returns to Leo on 26 June 2027.
When is Jupiter retrograde in 2026 and 2027?
From 13 December 2026 (Leo 2°47′) to 13 April 2027 (Cancer 22°46′), about 121 days.
Is Jupiter in Leo good?
Leo is the sign of Jupiter's friend, the Sun, so the tradition reads it as a comfortable placement. Whether it is good for you depends on the house it occupies from your Moon sign and Lagna, and on your dasha. See the table above.
Why do Western sites give different dates for Jupiter in Leo?
Western (tropical) astrology moved Jupiter into Leo months earlier, in mid-2026, because the tropical and sidereal zodiacs are about 24° apart. Both describe the same sky; Vedic astrology uses the sidereal dates on this page.
Is Jupiter in Leo good for marriage?
It is traditionally a supportive transit for marriage when it touches your 7th house, which happens for Aquarius, Leo, Gemini and Libra (by Moon sign or Lagna). Many families avoid fixing muhurtas while Jupiter is combust, about 17 August to 14 September 2027. A transit is read with your dasha and never guarantees an outcome.
How long does Jupiter stay in Leo?
About a year in total, split in two: 31 October 2026 to 24 January 2027, then 26 June to 25 November 2027.
See it in your own chart
Free, no card required. Get your Moon sign and Lagna to see which house Jupiter touches, plus the Mahadasha and Antardasha you are running now.
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