When Was Jupiter Last in Virgo?

Updated October 5, 2026

Last: 2015–16

11 Aug 2015 to 9 Sept 2016

Next: 26 Jul 2027

first entry, 26 July 2027

13 months

typical time in Virgo

every ~12 years

it comes back

As of October 2026, the last time was 2015–16: Jupiter was in Virgo from 11 August 2015 to 9 September 2016. Next: Jupiter enters Virgo on 26 July 2027 and stays until 24 August 2028.

Jupiter in Virgo: 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-Virgo 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 Virgo	Entered
26 July 1861	25 August 1862	13 months	once
16 November 1872	7 August 1874	13 months	3 times
In Virgo: 16 Nov 1872 – 16 Jan 1873 · 7 Jul 1873 – 13 Dec 1873 · 19 Feb 1874 – 7 Aug 1874
18 October 1884	15 July 1886	13 months	3 times
In Virgo: 18 Oct 1884 – 26 Feb 1885 · 15 Jun 1885 – 16 Nov 1885 · 30 Mar 1886 – 15 Jul 1886
28 September 1896	27 October 1897	13 months	once
12 September 1908	11 October 1909	13 months	once
27 August 1920	25 September 1921	13 months	once
11 August 1932	10 September 1933	13 months	once
26 July 1944	25 August 1945	13 months	once
17 November 1955	7 August 1957	13 months	3 times
In Virgo: 17 Nov 1955 – 18 Jan 1956 · 7 Jul 1956 – 13 Dec 1956 · 19 Feb 1957 – 7 Aug 1957
19 October 1967	15 July 1969	13 months	3 times
In Virgo: 19 Oct 1967 – 27 Feb 1968 · 15 Jun 1968 – 15 Nov 1968 · 30 Mar 1969 – 15 Jul 1969
29 September 1979	27 October 1980	13 months	once
12 September 1991	10 October 1992	13 months	once
27 August 2003	25 September 2004	13 months	once
11 August 2015	9 September 2016	13 months	once
26 July 2027	24 August 2028	13 months	once
16 November 2038	5 August 2040	13 months	3 times
In Virgo: 16 Nov 2038 – 16 Jan 2039 · 8 Jul 2039 – 12 Dec 2039 · 20 Feb 2040 – 5 Aug 2040
18 October 2050	14 July 2052	13 months	3 times
In Virgo: 18 Oct 2050 – 26 Feb 2051 · 15 Jun 2051 – 15 Nov 2051 · 30 Mar 2052 – 14 Jul 2052
28 September 2062	27 October 2063	13 months	once
11 September 2074	10 October 2075	13 months	once
26 August 2086	25 September 2087	13 months	once
10 August 2098	9 September 2099	13 months	once
26 July 2110	25 August 2111	13 months	once
17 November 2121	7 August 2123	13 months	3 times
In Virgo: 17 Nov 2121 – 16 Jan 2122 · 8 Jul 2122 – 13 Dec 2122 · 20 Feb 2123 – 7 Aug 2123
18 October 2133	15 July 2135	13 months	3 times
In Virgo: 18 Oct 2133 – 26 Feb 2134 · 15 Jun 2134 – 15 Nov 2134 · 31 Mar 2135 – 15 Jul 2135
28 September 2145	27 October 2146	13 months	once

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Jupiter retrograde in Virgo, 1986–2066

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

Stations retrograde	Stations direct
30 December 1991 14°37′ Virgo	30 April 1992 4°37′ Virgo
4 January 2004 18°54′ Virgo	5 May 2004 8°54′ Virgo
8 January 2016 23°14′ Virgo	9 May 2016 13°15′ Virgo
12 January 2028 27°30′ Virgo	13 May 2028 17°32′ Virgo
17 December 2038 1°27′ Virgo	17 April 2039 21°25′ Leo
16 January 2040 1°50′ Libra	18 May 2040 21°52′ Virgo
21 December 2050 5°52′ Virgo	22 April 2051 25°51′ Leo
20 January 2052 6°09′ Libra	22 May 2052 26°11′ Virgo
25 December 2062 10°13′ Virgo	26 April 2063 0°12′ Virgo

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 Virgo

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.