When Was Jupiter Last in Capricorn?

Updated October 5, 2026

Last: 2019–20

2 Dec 2019 to 19 Dec 2020

Next: 15 Nov 2031

first entry, 15 November 2031

13 months

typical time in Capricorn

every ~12 years

it comes back

As of October 2026, the last time was 2019–20: Jupiter was in Capricorn from 2 December 2019 to 19 December 2020. Next: Jupiter first enters Capricorn on 15 November 2031; retrograde motion carries it back and forth across the sign's boundary, so it enters twice in all and leaves for good on 30 November 2032.

Jupiter in Capricorn: the passes around now, in months

Each bar runs from first entry to final exit. Stretches marked with a neighbouring sign are times it crossed back over the boundary before returning.

Every Jupiter-in-Capricorn pass, 1850–2150

Dates are in UTC and the Gregorian calendar; in a time zone far from Greenwich an ingress can fall on the neighbouring calendar day.

First entry	Final exit	Time in Capricorn	Entered
1 December 1853	19 December 1854	13 months	once
15 November 1865	30 November 1866	9.9 months	2 times
In Capricorn: 15 Nov 1865 – 12 Apr 1866 · 28 Jun 1866 – 30 Nov 1866
1 March 1877	3 November 1878	11 months	3 times
In Capricorn: 1 Mar 1877 – 10 Jun 1877 · 25 Oct 1877 – 15 Mar 1878 · 12 Aug 1878 – 3 Nov 1878
5 February 1889	23 February 1890	10 months	2 times
In Capricorn: 5 Feb 1889 – 23 Jul 1889 · 26 Sept 1889 – 23 Feb 1890
19 January 1901	6 February 1902	13 months	once
2 January 1913	21 January 1914	13 months	once
18 December 1924	6 January 1926	13 months	once
2 December 1936	20 December 1937	13 months	once
15 November 1948	30 November 1949	10 months	2 times
In Capricorn: 15 Nov 1948 – 12 Apr 1949 · 27 Jun 1949 – 30 Nov 1949
1 March 1960	4 November 1961	11 months	3 times
In Capricorn: 1 Mar 1960 – 10 Jun 1960 · 26 Oct 1960 – 15 Mar 1961 · 12 Aug 1961 – 4 Nov 1961
6 February 1972	23 February 1973	10 months	2 times
In Capricorn: 6 Feb 1972 – 24 Jul 1972 · 25 Sept 1972 – 23 Feb 1973
19 January 1984	6 February 1985	13 months	once
3 January 1996	21 January 1997	13 months	once
18 December 2007	5 January 2009	13 months	once
2 December 2019	19 December 2020	13 months	once
15 November 2031	30 November 2032	10 months	2 times
In Capricorn: 15 Nov 2031 – 12 Apr 2032 · 26 Jun 2032 – 30 Nov 2032
1 March 2043	4 November 2044	11 months	3 times
In Capricorn: 1 Mar 2043 – 9 Jun 2043 · 26 Oct 2043 – 15 Mar 2044 · 9 Aug 2044 – 4 Nov 2044
6 February 2055	24 February 2056	10 months	2 times
In Capricorn: 6 Feb 2055 – 23 Jul 2055 · 27 Sept 2055 – 24 Feb 2056
19 January 2067	7 February 2068	13 months	once
2 January 2079	22 January 2080	13 months	once
17 December 2090	5 January 2092	13 months	once
2 December 2102	21 December 2103	13 months	once
15 November 2114	2 December 2115	10 months	2 times
In Capricorn: 15 Nov 2114 – 14 Apr 2115 · 25 Jun 2115 – 2 Dec 2115
3 March 2126	7 November 2127	11 months	3 times
In Capricorn: 3 Mar 2126 – 8 Jun 2126 · 27 Oct 2126 – 17 Mar 2127 · 8 Aug 2127 – 7 Nov 2127
6 February 2138	24 February 2139	10 months	2 times
In Capricorn: 6 Feb 2138 – 21 Jul 2138 · 28 Sept 2138 – 24 Feb 2139

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Jupiter retrograde in Capricorn, 1986–2066

Retrograde periods with at least one station in Capricorn: the date Jupiter stood still and turned retrograde, and the date it turned direct again.

Stations retrograde	Stations direct
4 May 1996 17°39′ Capricorn	3 September 1996 7°49′ Capricorn
9 May 2008 22°22′ Capricorn	8 September 2008 12°31′ Capricorn
14 May 2020 27°14′ Capricorn	13 September 2020 17°24′ Capricorn
19 May 2032 2°08′ Aquarius	17 September 2032 22°18′ Capricorn
20 April 2043 3°35′ Capricorn	20 August 2043 23°45′ Sagittarius
24 May 2044 6°57′ Aquarius	22 September 2044 27°06′ Capricorn
24 April 2055 8°11′ Capricorn	25 August 2055 28°21′ Sagittarius

How Jupiter moves through the zodiac

Across 1850–2150, Jupiter spent about 8.2 months to 13 months in a sign on each pass, not counting retrograde dips out of it, and it returned to the same sign about every 12 years. 39% of passes included at least one retrograde dip back over a sign boundary.

Jupiter in other signs

Aries · Taurus · Gemini · Cancer · Leo · Virgo · Libra · Scorpio · Sagittarius · Capricorn · Aquarius · Pisces

Other planets in Capricorn

Venus · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Chiron · Uranus · Neptune · Pluto

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How these dates were found

With Horoskopos's sky search: Jupiter's geocentric, apparent, tropical ecliptic longitude, computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library, with each sign boundary found to the minute. Sample ingresses agree with NASA JPL's Horizons ephemeris to within minutes. Data generated 2026-10-04; page built 2026-10-05.