What Jupiter in Aquarius means
The hardware store has a notice about a repair café that needs volunteers. Two weeks later the café has a volunteer schedule and a waiting list, and most of it traces back to one person with this Jupiter who simply started telling people. Aquarius is fixed air, the sign of groups and causes. With Jupiter there the circle widens, friends first and projects soon after, and there is always someone new to share what you know with. Committees and clubs feel like home because a group can ask each member for one small thing.
Saturn holds Aquarius, with Uranus beside it in the modern scheme, so Jupiter is a visitor with no office there. Astrologers call it peregrine, neither helped nor hurt and left to take its manner from the sign. That manner is freedom first and the group second. Generosity takes the form of an introduction or a borrowed weekend, and a friend who asks for help on a Saturday hears yes before you've checked the calendar.
A friend has a bad week and gets a link to a good article about resilience. The drift toward detachment is the usual one for this Jupiter. You can care about humanity in the abstract more easily than about the person across your table, and a commitment gets dropped the moment it starts to feel like a cage. The grown-up version keeps a few friendships for decades and gives one close relationship the attention a cause would get.
Aquarius ranks ninth among the twelve Jupiter signs, on 7.67% of birth dates, and a stay there averages 378 days. The stay from January 6, 2009 to January 17, 2010 supplies 9.9% of the 2000s births and, in its last days, 0.5% of the 2010s. The next stay did not come until December 20, 2020. It ran to December 28, 2021 with a dip back into Pisces from May 14 to July 28, 2021, and it supplies 13.6% of the 2020s births.
Jupiter in Aquarius in love
The third date is a group dinner, and you have invited five people your date has never met. Your friends come as part of the package. You fall for a mind and a sense of humor, and you like a relationship with air in it, where each person has projects and friends the other isn't asked to join. Commitment arrives through friendship, slowly. When feelings get heavy you step back into ideas, and a partner who wanted a hug gets a plan. Marriage suits this Jupiter when both people keep a life outside it, and a partner who minds your Thursday meetings will need that conversation early.
Where they find luck and growth
You meet the useful people at the edge of other plans: the club you joined for fun, the friend of a friend who mentions an opening. You say yes to invitations, and the habit keeps you in rooms where things get started. Unusual projects pull at you, such as a community garden or a cause that isn't fashionable yet. New ideas arrive before the last one is done, so choose one project a year to finish and tell the group which one, so someone is sure to ask you about it in June.
Men and women with this placement
Jupiter in Aquarius man
Friendship comes first for a man with this Jupiter, who is unconventional about plans and loyal about people. A Jupiter in Aquarius husband gives his wife room and expects the same, and it was his idea that she take the solo trip to see her college roommate.
Jupiter in Aquarius woman
A woman with this Jupiter has strong views and a wide circle, and her kitchen is where the group chat turns into a dinner. She wants an equal partner and a house with an open door.
Find your Jupiter sign
Enter your birth date. The calculator places every planet on the zodiac wheel for that day and tells you whether your Jupiter is in Aquarius. If Jupiter changed signs on your birthday, add your birth time.
| Planet | Sign | Degree | Stands for |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☉ Sun | ♓︎ Pisces | 16°09′ | core identity |
| ☽ Moon | ♒︎ Aquarius | 13°03′ | emotional needs |
| ☿ Mercury | ♓︎ Pisces | 11°44′ | how you think and talk |
| ♀ Venus | ♓︎ Pisces | 9°24′ | love and taste |
| ♂ Mars | ♎︎ Libra ℞ | 0°44′ | drive and anger |
| ♃ Jupiter | ♒︎ Aquarius | 10°01′ | growth and luck |
| ♄ Saturn | ♈︎ Aries | 7°15′ | duty and limits |
| ♅ Uranus | ♒︎ Aquarius | 6°53′ | change and rebellion |
| ♆ Neptune | ♑︎ Capricorn | 29°07′ | dreams and ideals |
| ♇ Pluto | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 5°36′ | power and renewal |
| ☊ North Node | ♍︎ Virgo | 29°37′ | life direction |
| ⚸ Black Moon Lilith | ♌︎ Leo | 28°37′ | what you refuse to tame |
Without a birth time we check the whole day in US time zones. If a planet changed sign that day, both signs are shown; add your time to settle it. ℞ marks a planet that looked like it was moving backward (retrograde). North Node and Lilith are the mean positions.
Jupiter in Aquarius in numbers
- Share of birth dates
- 7.67%
- Typical stay in Aquarius
- 13 months
- Retrograde at birth
- 29.7% of them
- Element · quality
- Air · Fixed
Our count of all 35,064 birth dates, January 1, 1930 to December 31, 2025, at noon UTC.
Work, money and beliefs
Technology and education fit, and so does any nonprofit job where the goal is public and the credit is shared. Teams without a strict pecking order suit you, and rigid hierarchy wears you out. Flexible hours and remote teams work well for you, and a role that puts you between people who haven't met keeps you interested. Money goes to causes and to friends' projects before it goes to you, and a fundraising page with a good story is hard for you to scroll past.
Your Jupiter and your Sun sign
A Leo Sun, from the opposite sign, wants to be seen, while this Jupiter would rather the idea were seen, and the two make either a lively argument or a good double act. Capricorn Suns bring discipline to the clubs, and Pisces Suns give them a dream. Gemini and Libra Suns add conversation. An Aries Sun turns the idea into a first move.
When Jupiter is in Aquarius: dates and Jupiter return
The latest stay came in two pieces, December 20, 2020 to May 13, 2021 and July 29 to December 28, 2021. Before that Jupiter stood in Aquarius from January 6, 2009 to January 17, 2010, from January 22, 1997 to February 3, 1998, from February 7, 1985 to February 20, 1986 and from February 23, 1973 to March 7, 1974. Retrograde loops cut the older stays into pieces. In 1961 and 1962 the pieces were March 15 to August 11, 1961 and November 4, 1961 to March 25, 1962. Around 1950 there were three: April 13 to June 27, 1949, December 1, 1949 to April 14, 1950 and September 15 to December 1, 1950. First of all came December 20, 1937 to May 13, 1938 with July 30 to December 29, 1938. The next stay comes in three pieces, April 12 to June 26, 2032, November 30, 2032 to April 14, 2033 and September 13 to December 1, 2033, and it is the return for everyone born in 2020 and 2021. Births from January 6, 2009 to January 17, 2010 had theirs in the two 2020 and 2021 stretches, and births from January 22, 1997 to February 3, 1998 had theirs in 2009 and 2010.
| Entered Aquarius | Left Aquarius | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2020 | May 13, 2021 | |
| Jul 29, 2021 | Dec 28, 2021 | |
| Apr 12, 2032 | Jun 26, 2032 | |
| Nov 30, 2032 | Apr 14, 2033 |
Dates in UTC: days when Jupiter stood in Aquarius at noon UTC. In US time zones a change can fall a day earlier; on the first and last day the exact time matters, and the calculator above checks it for your birthday.
Share by decade of birth. It rises and falls with the planet's cycle, not with fashion.
Jupiter in Aquarius compatibility
Someone whose Sun or Uranus is in Aquarius understands your independence because they keep their own. Leo, across the chart, supplies romance and drama, and a lover with Jupiter in Leo, born from August 18, 1990 to September 11, 1991 or from August 2, 2002 to August 26, 2003, makes a vivid match. Whoever you pair with has to accept that your weekends aren't only theirs.
Both partners with the Sun in Aquarius: Aquarius and Aquarius compatibility.
Famous people and celebrities with Jupiter in Aquarius
- Lana Del Rey, American singer-songwriterJun 21, 1985
- Aishwarya Rai, Indian actressNov 1, 1973
- Michael Phelps, American swimmerJun 30, 1985
- Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani children's education activistJul 12, 1997
- Steve Irwin, Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personalityFeb 22, 1962
Birth dates from Wikidata, only entries with a single sourced date. We list a person only if Jupiter was in Aquarius for the whole of their birthday in every time zone. A placement describes a style in the astrological tradition; it does not explain anyone's success.
More Jupiter signs
How common each Jupiter sign is, and where Jupiter is today: Jupiter signs.
In tarot, the Golden Dawn gave Jupiter the card Wheel of Fortune: its meaning upright, reversed and in love.
Other planets in Aquarius: ☽ Moon in Aquarius · ☿ Mercury in Aquarius · ♀ Venus in Aquarius · ♂ Mars in Aquarius · ♄ Saturn in Aquarius · ♅ Uranus in Aquarius · ♆ Neptune in Aquarius · ♇ Pluto in Aquarius · ☊ North Node in Aquarius · ⚸ Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius. Three or more of them together: stellium calculator.
Aquarius elsewhere on the site: Aquarius zodiac sign (the Sun in Aquarius: traits, dates, love) · Midheaven in Aquarius · Aquarius compatibility by birth date · Moon sign calculator · air signs · The Fool (the tarot card of air) · in tarot, The Star (the Aquarius card) · The World (the tarot card of Saturn, ruler of Aquarius).
Jupiter in the sky now: where every planet is today · transit chart calculator (today's planets against your birth chart) · Aquarius horoscope 2027 (the year ahead for the Sun sign) · all planet sign calculators.
Jupiter in Aquarius in a full chart with a birth time on record: Marilyn Monroe's birth chart · Princess Diana's birth chart · Lana Del Rey's birth chart · Kylie Jenner's birth chart · Tyra Banks's birth chart · Jim Carrey's birth chart · Sydney Sweeney's birth chart · Meryl Streep's birth chart · Jungkook's birth chart · George Clooney's birth chart · Camila Cabello's birth chart · Simone Biles's birth chart · Albert Einstein's birth chart · Jane Fonda's birth chart.
Questions people ask
Is Jupiter in Aquarius a good placement?
It's peregrine, which means the sign neither helps nor hinders Jupiter. Sociability and invention come with it, and so does some emotional distance.
What does Jupiter in Aquarius mean?
It describes the person behind the repair café and the petition: someone who learns and works in company and gets restless when a plan needs only them.
Does an Aquarius Jupiter make you lucky?
It leans toward people and communities, so the openings you notice are social ones, the friend of a friend or a line in the club newsletter.
When was Jupiter in Aquarius?
Stays began in December 1937, April 1949, March 1961, February 1973, February 1985, January 1997, January 2009 and December 2020. The next begins on April 12, 2032, and the last one in our data ends on December 1, 2033.
When is my Jupiter return?
A person born from January 6, 2009 to January 17, 2010 had theirs in two windows, December 20, 2020 to May 13, 2021 and July 29 to December 28, 2021. The 2020 and 2021 babies get theirs in three windows between April 12, 2032 and December 1, 2033.
How many 2010s births have an Aquarius Jupiter?
Only 0.5%, from the first weeks of January 2010. The 2009 stay ended on January 17, 2010, and the next began on December 20, 2020.
How does an Aquarius Jupiter relate to the 11th house?
Aquarius goes with the house of friends and hopes, and the shared theme is a large, loyal network. A birth date gives you the sign; a house takes a full chart. A 5th house Jupiter runs play and romance through friendship, and a 10th house one points a career toward teams.
Which careers fit an Aquarius Jupiter?
Technology and science first, then teaching and nonprofit work.
Sources
- Astronomy Engine: the open-source ephemeris library behind our planet positions, dates and statistics
- Wikidata: birth dates of the famous people listed
- How we create our readings: our own calculation of sign dates, positions and the 1930 to 2025 statistics
Written by The Zodiac Atlas editorial team with the help of AI and edited by a person. Planet positions come from the astronomy-engine ephemeris (tropical zodiac), and the statistics from our own run of every birth date from 1930 to 2025. Astrology is a symbolic tradition, not a science; read a placement as a set of questions about yourself.