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Jupiter in Cancer

Growth through care, family and emotional generosity — Jupiter exalted.

What Jupiter in Cancer means

With Jupiter in Cancer, the planet of growth is exalted. You find your greatest blessings in home, family and emotional connection. You're deeply generous with care and often create a sense of belonging for others.

Your luck often comes through real estate, family support or nurturing work. The challenge is overprotectiveness or holding onto the past rather than growing beyond it.

At its best

  • Emotional generosity
  • Creating a sense of home

Watch out for

  • Overprotectiveness
  • Clinging to the past

Jupiter in Cancer quick facts

Sign
♋ Cancer
Element · Modality
Water · Cardinal
Sign ruler
Moon
Time in a sign
about one year
Dignity
Exaltation

Jupiter is exalted in Cancer, a placement where its best qualities are traditionally said to shine.

When was Jupiter in Cancer?

Jupiter spends about one year in a sign, so everyone born in these windows shares this placement. Dates are computed from the Swiss Ephemeris; a retrograde can briefly carry Jupiter back into the neighbouring sign, so check your chart if you were born near an edge.

  • Jun 1930 – Jul 1931
  • Jun 1942 – Jun 1943
  • May 1954 – Jun 1955
  • Sep 1965 – May 1967
  • Aug 1977 – Apr 1979
  • Jul 1989 – Aug 1990
  • Jul 2001 – Jul 2002
  • Jun 2013 – Jul 2014
  • Jun 2025 – Jun 2026
  • May 2037 – Jun 2038
  • Sep 2048 – May 2050
  • Aug 2060 – Dec 2060

What Jupiter represents

Jupiter in your chart describes where and how you grow: what brings you luck and optimism, what you believe in, and where you tend toward generosity — or excess. It's the planet of expansion and opportunity.

Jupiter in all 12 signs

Is Jupiter in Cancer in your chart?

Cast your free birth chart to see your jupiter sign — plus the house it falls in and the aspects that shape it.

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Jupiter in Cancer FAQ

What does Jupiter in Cancer mean?

Growth through care, family and emotional generosity — Jupiter exalted. With Jupiter in Cancer, the planet of growth is exalted. You find your greatest blessings in home, family and emotional connection. You're deeply generous with care and often create a sense of belonging for others.

When was Jupiter in Cancer?

Jupiter was or will be in Cancer during: Jun 1930 – Jul 1931; Jun 1942 – Jun 1943; May 1954 – Jun 1955; Sep 1965 – May 1967; Aug 1977 – Apr 1979; Jul 1989 – Aug 1990; Jul 2001 – Jul 2002; Jun 2013 – Jul 2014; Jun 2025 – Jun 2026; May 2037 – Jun 2038; Sep 2048 – May 2050; Aug 2060 – Dec 2060. Anyone born in these windows has Jupiter in Cancer.

Is Jupiter strong in Cancer?

Jupiter in Cancer is in exaltation. Jupiter is exalted in Cancer, a placement where its best qualities are traditionally said to shine.

Is Jupiter in Cancer the whole story?

No placement works alone. The house it sits in and the aspects it makes to your other planets change how Jupiter in Cancer plays out — which is why two people with the same placement can feel very different.