Planets in signs

Jupiter in Virgo

Wisdom found in the details, the lists and the small kind acts

Jupiter in Virgo puts its faith in improvement. You grow through skill, service and close attention, and your generosity is the practical kind, the belief that things can always be made a little better, one careful step at a time.

EarthIn detriment

Is your Jupiter in Virgo?

Add your birth date and place, and your time if you know it. Hali will find the sign your Jupiter was in the moment you arrived.

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What it feels like

Your faith is practical. Things that work, routines that help, a well organised drawer that makes every morning easier, these are what you believe in. Virgo, a mutable earth sign of Mercury's, makes Jupiter grow through precision rather than grand vision. Your generosity shows up as help, the friend who fixes the spreadsheet, finds the receipt and remembers the allergy. It is love expressed in useful acts.

Small things add up to large things in your world. You learn by doing, refining and doing again, and you quietly become very good at whatever you practise. Perfectionism is where this Jupiter overdoes it, the sense that nothing is ready yet. Wisdom for you includes letting good enough be good enough, and noticing how much you have already helped.

Your gift

You turn kindness into something useful. People feel cared for by your help long after they forget to thank you.

Your growing edge

Criticism, even of yourself, can crowd out faith. Leave room for the bigger picture as well as the fine print.

In love

Attentive care is how your affection shows, the remembered detail and the problem solved before anyone asked.

In your work

Health work, editing, analysis, craft, research and any role that rewards accuracy and service suit you.

How Jupiter works

Jupiter's sign shows how you grow, what you put your faith in and where your generosity flows most naturally. Jupiter spends roughly a year in each sign, so you share it with most of your classmates from the same school year, and the difference lies in how you live it.

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What Virgo brings

Virgo is mutable earth, ruled by Mercury. It brings care, skill and an eye for what could be better.

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When was Jupiter in Virgo?

Between 1900 and 2100, Jupiter spends about 9.1% of its time in Virgo.

Jupiter moves slowly, so everyone born within one of these stretches shares it. Dates are Greenwich time.

  • September 12, 1908 to October 11, 1909
  • August 27, 1920 to September 25, 1921
  • August 11, 1932 to September 9, 1933
  • July 26, 1944 to August 24, 1945
  • November 17, 1955 to January 17, 1956
  • July 8, 1956 to December 12, 1956
  • February 20, 1957 to August 6, 1957
  • October 19, 1967 to February 26, 1968
  • June 16, 1968 to November 15, 1968
  • March 31, 1969 to July 15, 1969
  • September 29, 1979 to October 26, 1980
  • September 12, 1991 to October 10, 1992
  • August 27, 2003 to September 24, 2004
  • August 11, 2015 to September 8, 2016
  • July 26, 2027 to August 23, 2028
  • November 17, 2038 to January 16, 2039
  • July 8, 2039 to December 12, 2039
  • February 20, 2040 to August 5, 2040
  • October 19, 2050 to February 25, 2051
  • June 15, 2051 to November 15, 2051
  • March 31, 2052 to July 13, 2052
  • September 29, 2062 to October 27, 2063
  • September 11, 2074 to October 10, 2075
  • August 27, 2086 to September 24, 2087
  • August 11, 2098 to September 8, 2099

When Jupiter turns retrograde it can slip back into the sign before, which is why some stretches come in pieces.

Questions about Jupiter in Virgo

What does Jupiter in Virgo mean?

Jupiter in Virgo puts its faith in improvement. You grow through skill, service and close attention, and your generosity is the practical kind, the belief that things can always be made a little better, one careful step at a time.

Is Jupiter in Virgo a good placement?

Jupiter is traditionally in detriment in Virgo, opposite its home in Pisces. That only means the planet of big faith works through details and service instead of grand vision, a different way of growing, and one that makes you unusually helpful.

When was Jupiter in Virgo?

Between 1900 and 2100, Jupiter was in Virgo July 26, 1944 to August 24, 1945, November 17, 1955 to January 17, 1956, July 8, 1956 to December 12, 1956, February 20, 1957 to August 6, 1957, October 19, 1967 to February 26, 1968, June 16, 1968 to November 15, 1968, March 31, 1969 to July 15, 1969, September 29, 1979 to October 26, 1980, September 12, 1991 to October 10, 1992, August 27, 2003 to September 24, 2004, August 11, 2015 to September 8, 2016, July 26, 2027 to August 23, 2028, Greenwich time. The full list is on this page.

How do I know if my Jupiter is in Virgo?

You need your birth date and birth place, and your birth time if Jupiter changed sign that day. Use the check on this page, or see your whole birth chart.

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