When Was Jupiter Last in Libra?

Updated October 5, 2026

Last: 2016–17

9 Sept 2016 to 10 Oct 2017

Next: 24 Aug 2028

first entry, 24 August 2028

13 months

typical time in Libra

every ~12 years

it comes back

As of October 2026, the last time was 2016–17: Jupiter was in Libra from 9 September 2016 to 10 October 2017. Next: Jupiter enters Libra on 24 August 2028 and stays until 24 September 2029.

Jupiter in Libra: 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-Libra 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 Libra	Entered
10 September 1850	11 October 1851	13 months	once
25 August 1862	25 September 1863	13 months	once
13 December 1873	7 September 1875	13 months	3 times
In Libra: 13 Dec 1873 – 19 Feb 1874 · 7 Aug 1874 – 13 Jan 1875 · 20 Mar 1875 – 7 Sept 1875
16 November 1885	16 August 1887	13 months	3 times
In Libra: 16 Nov 1885 – 30 Mar 1886 · 15 Jul 1886 – 16 Dec 1886 · 29 Apr 1887 – 16 Aug 1887
27 October 1897	27 November 1898	13 months	once
11 October 1909	11 November 1910	13 months	once
25 September 1921	26 October 1922	13 months	once
10 September 1933	11 October 1934	13 months	once
25 August 1945	25 September 1946	13 months	once
13 December 1956	7 September 1958	13 months	3 times
In Libra: 13 Dec 1956 – 19 Feb 1957 · 7 Aug 1957 – 13 Jan 1958 · 20 Mar 1958 – 7 Sept 1958
15 November 1968	15 August 1970	13 months	3 times
In Libra: 15 Nov 1968 – 30 Mar 1969 · 15 Jul 1969 – 16 Dec 1969 · 30 Apr 1970 – 15 Aug 1970
27 October 1980	27 November 1981	13 months	once
10 October 1992	10 November 1993	13 months	once
25 September 2004	26 October 2005	13 months	once
9 September 2016	10 October 2017	13 months	once
24 August 2028	24 September 2029	13 months	once
12 December 2039	6 September 2041	13 months	3 times
In Libra: 12 Dec 2039 – 20 Feb 2040 · 5 Aug 2040 – 11 Jan 2041 · 20 Mar 2041 – 6 Sept 2041
15 November 2051	14 August 2053	13 months	3 times
In Libra: 15 Nov 2051 – 30 Mar 2052 · 14 Jul 2052 – 15 Dec 2052 · 30 Apr 2053 – 14 Aug 2053
27 October 2063	26 November 2064	13 months	once
10 October 2075	9 November 2076	13 months	once
25 September 2087	25 October 2088	13 months	once
9 September 2099	10 October 2100	13 months	once
25 August 2111	24 September 2112	13 months	once
13 December 2122	6 September 2124	13 months	3 times
In Libra: 13 Dec 2122 – 20 Feb 2123 · 7 Aug 2123 – 13 Jan 2124 · 20 Mar 2124 – 6 Sept 2124
15 November 2134	14 August 2136	13 months	3 times
In Libra: 15 Nov 2134 – 31 Mar 2135 · 15 Jul 2135 – 16 Dec 2135 · 29 Apr 2136 – 14 Aug 2136
27 October 2146	27 November 2147	13 months	once

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Jupiter retrograde in Libra, 1986–2066

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

Stations retrograde	Stations direct
28 January 1993 14°41′ Libra	1 June 1993 4°45′ Libra
2 February 2005 18°51′ Libra	5 June 2005 8°55′ Libra
6 February 2017 23°08′ Libra	9 June 2017 13°13′ Libra
10 February 2029 27°25′ Libra	13 June 2029 17°30′ Libra
16 January 2040 1°50′ Libra	18 May 2040 21°52′ Virgo
14 February 2041 1°45′ Scorpio	18 June 2041 21°51′ Libra
20 January 2052 6°09′ Libra	22 May 2052 26°11′ Virgo
19 February 2053 6°03′ Scorpio	22 June 2053 26°09′ Libra
24 January 2064 10°21′ Libra	26 May 2064 0°24′ Libra

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 Libra

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.