What Jupiter in Leo means
The neighbor who runs the street party every summer has this Jupiter, and so does the coach who believes in the weakest player. Leo is fixed fire, the sign of generosity and performance, and the Sun rules it, so Jupiter is a guest in another planet's house. It enlarges what is already there. People with the pair give big and speak big, and they enjoy being seen doing it.
Jupiter has no rulership or exaltation in Leo. It isn't at home here (that's Sagittarius and Pisces) and it isn't weakened, so readings of this placement lean on Leo's own character. The pair still sits easily together: a planet of confidence in a sign that likes to be warm in public.
When the praise stops, the energy drains out of you, and you stretch your resources to keep the show running. You throw the party and pick up the check, then go home deflated if nobody mentions it. Asking for help is harder than giving it, because help means admitting the show doesn't run itself. A better version of this Jupiter gives credit freely and lets others take a turn at the front.
The sign covers 8.53% of the birth dates we hold, sixth of twelve. A typical pass takes 391 days. Jupiter was retrograde on 30.1% of Leo Jupiter birth dates. No birth date in the 1980s carries this Jupiter, and none from 2020 through 2025 does either. After the current stay Jupiter moves on to Virgo, and our data holds no later Leo stay.
Jupiter in Leo in love
You tell the story of how you met at every dinner, and your partner knows which version you prefer. Flowers show up at the office and the birthday plan has a theme. Your partner gets introduced to everyone with obvious pride, and you need affection you can see and your jokes laughed at in public. Under the gloss you're loyal, and you stay in a relationship that still has warmth in it. Trouble starts when appreciation dries up: you can sulk or start looking for admiration elsewhere. What keeps you is a partner who gives specific praise and lets you see their own flaws without fear. Honesty from them lands best with warmth and a joke afterward.
Where they find luck and growth
You put the work where people can see it: the team you coach, the event you organize. Creative work, even as a hobby, gives you growth, and so does teaching, because explaining something to a room sharpens you. You overreach when the applause is loud, so decide beforehand what you'll give and stop there, and say thanks when someone returns the favor. A mentor who sees you early and says so out loud matters more to you than a title.
Men and women with this placement
Jupiter in Leo man
A man with this Jupiter picks up the check and gives the toast, and he's a little theatrical about both. At the school play he films from the front row and starts the applause a beat early. A Jupiter in Leo husband plans the anniversary like an opening night, with the table booked in March and a short speech he has practiced in the car.
Jupiter in Leo woman
A woman with this Jupiter is the one who organizes the surprise party and makes sure the shy guest gets introduced. She gives generous presents without announcing them and takes it hard when her effort goes unseen. A Jupiter in Leo wife wants her husband to be proud of her in public, and she notices whether he mentions her promotion at the party or leaves it to her.
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 Leo. If Jupiter changed signs on your birthday, add your birth time.
| Planet | Sign | Degree | Stands for |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☉ Sun | ♎︎ Libra | 19°06′ | core identity |
| ☽ Moon | ♌︎ Leo | 8°51′ | emotional needs |
| ☿ Mercury | ♎︎ Libra | 12°14′ | how you think and talk |
| ♀ Venus | ♎︎ Libra | 13°58′ | love and taste |
| ♂ Mars | ♊︎ Gemini | 14°05′ | drive and anger |
| ♃ Jupiter | ♌︎ Leo | 10°02′ | growth and luck |
| ♄ Saturn | ♑︎ Capricorn | 19°01′ | duty and limits |
| ♅ Uranus | ♑︎ Capricorn | 5°55′ | change and rebellion |
| ♆ Neptune | ♑︎ Capricorn | 11°53′ | dreams and ideals |
| ♇ Pluto | ♏︎ Scorpio | 16°35′ | power and renewal |
| ☊ North Node | ♒︎ Aquarius | 3°22′ | life direction |
| ⚸ Black Moon Lilith | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 8°16′ | 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 Leo in numbers
- Share of birth dates
- 8.53%
- Typical stay in Leo
- 13 months
- Retrograde at birth
- 30.1% of them
- Element · quality
- Fire · Fixed
Our count of all 35,064 birth dates, January 1, 1930 to December 31, 2025, at noon UTC.
Work, money and beliefs
Teaching and coaching fit, and so does anywhere your confidence can lift other people, a stage or a management job included. You lead a team that trusts you, and at the quarterly meeting you name who did the work before you mention the result. You give freely and sometimes spend ahead of income, and the card statement after the holidays is where this Jupiter meets the arithmetic. Your beliefs are warm and loud: you argue for the people you stand behind.
Your Jupiter and your Sun sign
Aquarius, the sign across the wheel, balances the spotlight with a wish to include everyone. Cancer and Virgo Suns are gentler and hide how generous they are. Aries and Sagittarius Suns add more fire, while Taurus and Capricorn Suns keep the budget as Jupiter orders the cake.
When Jupiter is in Leo: dates and Jupiter return
Before the current stay, Jupiter was in Leo from July 17, 1931 to August 10, 1932 and from July 1, 1943 to July 25, 1944. In 1955 and 1956 it came in two pieces, June 13 to November 16, 1955 and January 18 to July 7, 1956. The late 1960s brought three: September 28, 1966 to January 15, 1967, May 23 to October 18, 1967 and February 27 to June 15, 1968. Two more came in 1978 and 1979. They were September 5, 1978 to February 28, 1979 and April 20 to September 28, 1979. The single stays were August 18, 1990 to September 11, 1991, August 2, 2002 to August 26, 2003 and July 16, 2014 to August 10, 2015. The current stay, which ends on July 25, 2027, holds the Jupiter return of everyone born in that 2014 to 2015 stay. Births from August 2, 2002 to August 26, 2003 had theirs from July 16, 2014 to August 10, 2015, and births from August 18, 1990 to September 11, 1991 had theirs from August 2, 2002 to August 26, 2003. Children born during the current stay will have theirs after 2035, beyond the end of our data.
| Entered Leo | Left Leo | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | Jul 25, 2027 |
Dates in UTC: days when Jupiter stood in Leo 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 Leo compatibility
Budget talks come early when two Leo Jupiters pair up, because the party is bigger and the gifts are larger. A partner with the Sun in Leo gets their warmth amplified. Aquarius, across the wheel, gives you cool humor and a wider circle. A lover with Jupiter in Aquarius, born from February 7, 1985 to February 20, 1986 or from January 22, 1997 to February 3, 1998, makes a lively and sometimes testing match.
Both partners with the Sun in Leo: Leo and Leo compatibility.
Famous people and celebrities with Jupiter in Leo
- Jim Morrison, American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The DoorsDec 8, 1943
- George Lucas, American filmmaker and philanthropistMay 14, 1944
- Jason Statham, English actorJul 26, 1967
- Céline Dion, French Canadian singerMar 30, 1968
- Umberto Eco, Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelistJan 5, 1932
- Kylie Minogue, Australian singer and actressMay 28, 1968
- Bill Gates, American businessman, investor, and philanthropistOct 28, 1955
- Robert De Niro, American actorAug 17, 1943
- Elizabeth Taylor, British-American actressFeb 27, 1932
- Daniel Craig, English actorMar 2, 1968
- Anne Bancroft, American actressSep 17, 1931
- Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer-songwriterDec 8, 1966
Birth dates from Wikidata, only entries with a single sourced date. We list a person only if Jupiter was in Leo 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 Leo: ☽ Moon in Leo · ☿ Mercury in Leo · ♀ Venus in Leo · ♂ Mars in Leo · ♄ Saturn in Leo · ♅ Uranus in Leo · ♇ Pluto in Leo · ☊ North Node in Leo · ⚸ Black Moon Lilith in Leo. Three or more of them together: stellium calculator.
Leo elsewhere on the site: Leo zodiac sign (the Sun in Leo: traits, dates, love) · Midheaven in Leo · Leo compatibility by birth date · Moon sign calculator · fire signs · Judgement (the tarot card of fire) · in tarot, Strength (the Leo card) · The Sun (the tarot card of the Sun, ruler of Leo).
Jupiter in the sky now: where every planet is today · transit chart calculator (today's planets against your birth chart) · Leo horoscope 2027 (the year ahead for the Sun sign) · all planet sign calculators.
Jupiter in Leo in a full chart with a birth time on record: Olivia Rodrigo's birth chart · Elizabeth Taylor's birth chart · Tyler, the Creator's birth chart · Nicole Kidman's birth chart · Kevin Hart's birth chart · Anthony Bourdain's birth chart · Kris Jenner's birth chart · Alexa Demie's birth chart · Finn Wolfhard's birth chart · Usher's birth chart · Jenna Ortega's birth chart · Gordon Ramsay's birth chart · Diana Ross's birth chart · Austin Butler's birth chart · Ian Somerhalder's birth chart.
Questions people ask
Is Jupiter exalted in Leo?
No. Jupiter is exalted in Cancer and at home in Sagittarius and Pisces. Leo belongs to the Sun, and Jupiter has no rulership or exaltation there.
Where is Jupiter now, and when is the next Leo stay?
In Leo. It entered on June 30, 2026 and stays until July 25, 2027, then moves on to Virgo. Our data, which runs to 2035, holds no later Leo stay.
What does Jupiter in Leo mean?
Generosity that wants witnesses: the toast, the street party, the gift opened in front of everyone. When nobody notices, the mood sinks by evening.
Is a Leo Jupiter a good placement?
A warm and generous one, though Leo gives Jupiter no rulership or exaltation. It comes with a pull toward an audience.
When is my Jupiter return if my Jupiter is in Leo?
People born from July 16, 2014 to August 10, 2015 have theirs from June 30, 2026 to July 25, 2027. The 2002 to 2003 births had theirs in 2014 and 2015, and the 1990 to 1991 births in 2002 and 2003.
When was Jupiter in Leo before?
1931 to 1932, 1943 to 1944, 1955 to 1956, 1966 to 1968, 1978 to 1979, 1990 to 1991, 2002 to 2003 and 2014 to 2015.
Is a Leo Jupiter good for money?
It makes you generous with it, and the generous months show up on the statement. The Leo Jupiters who hold on to money tend to settle the gift budget before the party starts.
What does a Leo Jupiter in the 5th house mean?
The 5th is Leo's natural house, ruling creativity and children, romance and play, and Jupiter there is a happy spot for fun and family. A 7th house Jupiter brings a generous, showy partner, and a 10th house Jupiter puts the career in view.
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.