When Was Jupiter Last in Sagittarius?

Updated October 5, 2026

Last: 2018–19

8 Nov 2018 to 2 Dec 2019

Next: 22 Oct 2030

first entry, 22 October 2030

13 months

typical time in Sagittarius

every ~12 years

it comes back

As of October 2026, the last time was 2018–19: Jupiter was in Sagittarius from 8 November 2018 to 2 December 2019. Next: Jupiter enters Sagittarius on 22 October 2030 and stays until 15 November 2031.

Jupiter in Sagittarius: 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-Sagittarius 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 Sagittarius	Entered
8 November 1852	1 December 1853	13 months	once
22 October 1864	15 November 1865	13 months	once
10 February 1876	25 October 1877	12 months	3 times
In Sagittarius: 10 Feb 1876 – 23 Apr 1876 · 4 Oct 1876 – 1 Mar 1877 · 10 Jun 1877 – 25 Oct 1877
14 January 1888	26 September 1889	12 months	3 times
In Sagittarius: 14 Jan 1888 – 3 Jun 1888 · 11 Sept 1888 – 5 Feb 1889 · 23 Jul 1889 – 26 Sept 1889
26 December 1899	19 January 1901	13 months	once
10 December 1911	2 January 1913	13 months	once
24 November 1923	18 December 1924	13 months	once
9 November 1935	2 December 1936	13 months	once
24 October 1947	15 November 1948	13 months	once
10 February 1959	26 October 1960	12 months	3 times
In Sagittarius: 10 Feb 1959 – 24 Apr 1959 · 5 Oct 1959 – 1 Mar 1960 · 10 Jun 1960 – 26 Oct 1960
14 January 1971	25 September 1972	12 months	3 times
In Sagittarius: 14 Jan 1971 – 5 Jun 1971 · 11 Sept 1971 – 6 Feb 1972 · 24 Jul 1972 – 25 Sept 1972
26 December 1982	19 January 1984	13 months	once
9 December 1994	3 January 1996	13 months	once
24 November 2006	18 December 2007	13 months	once
8 November 2018	2 December 2019	13 months	once
22 October 2030	15 November 2031	13 months	once
8 February 2042	26 October 2043	12 months	3 times
In Sagittarius: 8 Feb 2042 – 24 Apr 2042 · 4 Oct 2042 – 1 Mar 2043 · 9 Jun 2043 – 26 Oct 2043
13 January 2054	27 September 2055	12 months	3 times
In Sagittarius: 13 Jan 2054 – 4 Jun 2054 · 10 Sept 2054 – 6 Feb 2055 · 23 Jul 2055 – 27 Sept 2055
25 December 2065	19 January 2067	13 months	once
8 December 2077	2 January 2079	13 months	once
23 November 2089	17 December 2090	13 months	once
8 November 2101	2 December 2102	13 months	once
22 October 2113	15 November 2114	13 months	once
10 February 2125	27 October 2126	12 months	3 times
In Sagittarius: 10 Feb 2125 – 23 Apr 2125 · 5 Oct 2125 – 3 Mar 2126 · 8 Jun 2126 – 27 Oct 2126
13 January 2137	28 September 2138	12 months	3 times
In Sagittarius: 13 Jan 2137 – 3 Jun 2137 · 11 Sept 2137 – 6 Feb 2138 · 21 Jul 2138 – 28 Sept 2138

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Jupiter retrograde in Sagittarius, 1986–2066

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

Stations retrograde	Stations direct
1 April 1995 15°23′ Sagittarius	2 August 1995 5°31′ Sagittarius
6 April 2007 19°46′ Sagittarius	7 August 2007 9°55′ Sagittarius
10 April 2019 24°21′ Sagittarius	11 August 2019 14°30′ Sagittarius
15 April 2031 28°59′ Sagittarius	16 August 2031 19°08′ Sagittarius
18 March 2042 2°04′ Sagittarius	19 July 2042 22°12′ Scorpio
20 April 2043 3°35′ Capricorn	20 August 2043 23°45′ Sagittarius
22 March 2054 6°28′ Sagittarius	23 July 2054 26°36′ Scorpio
24 April 2055 8°11′ Capricorn	25 August 2055 28°21′ Sagittarius
26 March 2066 10°46′ Sagittarius	28 July 2066 0°55′ 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 Sagittarius

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.