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Jupiter in Virgo

Growth through service, skill and improvement.

What Jupiter in Virgo means

With Jupiter in Virgo, you grow through hard work, useful skills and helping others. You find meaning in making things better, and opportunities come through competence and attention to detail.

Jupiter is in detriment here, so its expansive nature has to work through precision. The challenge is perfectionism or getting so focused on details that you lose sight of the bigger picture.

At its best

  • Practical skill
  • Service to others

Watch out for

  • Perfectionism
  • Missing the big picture

Jupiter in Virgo quick facts

Sign
♍ Virgo
Element · Modality
Earth · Mutable
Sign ruler
Mercury
Time in a sign
about one year
Dignity
Detriment

Virgo is opposite a sign Jupiter rules, so Jupiter works against the grain here — not weaker, but it has to find an unusual way to express itself.

When was Jupiter in Virgo?

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.

  • Aug 1932 – Sep 1933
  • Jul 1944 – Aug 1945
  • Nov 1955 – Aug 1957
  • Oct 1967 – Jul 1969
  • Sep 1979 – Oct 1980
  • Sep 1991 – Oct 1992
  • Aug 2003 – Sep 2004
  • Aug 2015 – Sep 2016
  • Jul 2027 – Aug 2028
  • Nov 2038 – Aug 2040
  • Oct 2050 – Jul 2052

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 Virgo FAQ

What does Jupiter in Virgo mean?

Growth through service, skill and improvement. With Jupiter in Virgo, you grow through hard work, useful skills and helping others. You find meaning in making things better, and opportunities come through competence and attention to detail.

When was Jupiter in Virgo?

Jupiter was or will be in Virgo during: Aug 1932 – Sep 1933; Jul 1944 – Aug 1945; Nov 1955 – Aug 1957; Oct 1967 – Jul 1969; Sep 1979 – Oct 1980; Sep 1991 – Oct 1992; Aug 2003 – Sep 2004; Aug 2015 – Sep 2016; Jul 2027 – Aug 2028; Nov 2038 – Aug 2040; Oct 2050 – Jul 2052. Anyone born in these windows has Jupiter in Virgo.

Is Jupiter strong in Virgo?

Jupiter in Virgo is in detriment. Virgo is opposite a sign Jupiter rules, so Jupiter works against the grain here — not weaker, but it has to find an unusual way to express itself.

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