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Jupiter in Capricorn

Growth through discipline and slow success.

What Jupiter in Capricorn means

With Jupiter in Capricorn, you grow through hard work, responsibility and long-term planning. Your luck is often earned rather than given, and success tends to come later in life.

Jupiter is in fall here, which means its natural optimism is tempered by realism. You believe in effort and structure. The challenge is pessimism or measuring all growth in terms of achievement.

At its best

  • Earned success
  • Practical wisdom

Watch out for

  • Pessimism
  • Ambition over joy

Jupiter in Capricorn quick facts

Sign
♑ Capricorn
Element · Modality
Earth · Cardinal
Sign ruler
Saturn
Time in a sign
about one year
Dignity
Fall

Jupiter is in its fall in Capricorn, opposite its exaltation. Its energy is less instinctive here and tends to develop through effort and experience.

When was Jupiter in Capricorn?

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.

  • Dec 1936 – Dec 1937
  • Nov 1948 – Nov 1949
  • Mar 1960 – Nov 1961
  • Feb 1972 – Feb 1973
  • Jan 1984 – Feb 1985
  • Jan 1996 – Jan 1997
  • Dec 2007 – Jan 2009
  • Dec 2019 – Dec 2020
  • Nov 2031 – Nov 2032
  • Mar 2043 – Nov 2044
  • Feb 2055 – Feb 2056

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

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Jupiter in Capricorn FAQ

What does Jupiter in Capricorn mean?

Growth through discipline and slow success. With Jupiter in Capricorn, you grow through hard work, responsibility and long-term planning. Your luck is often earned rather than given, and success tends to come later in life.

When was Jupiter in Capricorn?

Jupiter was or will be in Capricorn during: Dec 1936 – Dec 1937; Nov 1948 – Nov 1949; Mar 1960 – Nov 1961; Feb 1972 – Feb 1973; Jan 1984 – Feb 1985; Jan 1996 – Jan 1997; Dec 2007 – Jan 2009; Dec 2019 – Dec 2020; Nov 2031 – Nov 2032; Mar 2043 – Nov 2044; Feb 2055 – Feb 2056. Anyone born in these windows has Jupiter in Capricorn.

Is Jupiter strong in Capricorn?

Jupiter in Capricorn is in fall. Jupiter is in its fall in Capricorn, opposite its exaltation. Its energy is less instinctive here and tends to develop through effort and experience.

Is Jupiter in Capricorn 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 Capricorn plays out — which is why two people with the same placement can feel very different.