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Jupiter in Cancer
Jupiter in Cancer is exalted, which makes it one of the warmest and luckiest placements. You grow by caring for people, building a home and trusting your emotional intelligence. The excess to watch is overprotection and mood swings.
Where you grow and get lucky
Your luck arrives through family, home and people who feel like family. You may be the one who houses, feeds and supports others, and that care is repaid in loyalty and opportunity. Real estate, hospitality, caregiving and community work are good matches. Your intuition about what people need is a real asset in business too. You grow when you trust feelings as information and create safe spaces where others can thrive. Even small acts, such as remembering a birthday, build the goodwill that eventually returns as support.
Beliefs and worldview
Your faith lives in belonging. You value tradition, family stories, food and rituals, and your sense of meaning grows from the people who raised you or the ones you chose. You believe that care is a form of wisdom. The risk is clinging to the past or dismissing outsiders. Staying open to different ways of living makes your home bigger, not weaker. Honoring your roots while welcoming newcomers keeps the tradition alive and the family growing.
Generosity and excess
You give with your heart: meals, shelter, time and emotional support. Jupiter amplifies Cancer's sensitivity, so the downside is overprotecting, smothering, emotional eating and mood tides that swell. You may also take on other people's problems until you are depleted. Giving works best with boundaries, and the people you love grow when you let them do things for themselves. A weekly evening that is yours alone refills the well so your care stays sincere.
Jupiter transits and your year
When Jupiter transits Cancer, which happens for about a year every twelve, home, family and emotional security become the main themes. For you, a transit through your own Cancer placements can bring a move, a new family member, a renovation or a deeper sense of belonging. Invest in the foundations of your life. Consider where you want your base to be a decade from now and act accordingly.
Who has Jupiter in Cancer?
People born from June 1942 to June 1943, and from May 1954 to June 1955, and from September 1965 to May 1967, and from August 1977 to April 1979, and from July 1989 to August 1990, and from July 2001 to August 2002, and from June 2013 to July 2014, and from June 2025 to June 2026 have Jupiter in Cancer. Jupiter spends about a year in each sign.
| Jupiter in Cancer | Exact dates |
|---|---|
| June 1942 to June 1943 | June 10, 1942 to June 30, 1943 |
| May 1954 to June 1955 | May 24, 1954 to June 13, 1955 |
| September 1965 to May 1967 | September 21, 1965 to May 23, 1967 September 21, 1965 to November 17, 1965; May 5, 1966 to September 27, 1966; January 16, 1967 to May 23, 1967 |
| August 1977 to April 1979 | August 20, 1977 to April 20, 1979 August 20, 1977 to December 30, 1977; April 12, 1978 to September 5, 1978; February 28, 1979 to April 20, 1979 |
| July 1989 to August 1990 | July 30, 1989 to August 18, 1990 |
| July 2001 to August 2002 | July 13, 2001 to August 1, 2002 |
| June 2013 to July 2014 | June 26, 2013 to July 16, 2014 |
| June 2025 to June 2026 | June 9, 2025 to June 30, 2026 |
Worked out for 1940 to 2030. A planet that changes sign and then backs up again while retrograde is listed with each stretch. Dates are in UTC; around midnight the day can differ where you are.
When Jupiter moves through Cancer
While Jupiter moves through Cancer for roughly a year, the sky turns warm, domestic and generous. People focus on family, housing, food and caring for each other, and sentimentality runs high. It is a good year to buy a home, host gatherings, reconnect with relatives and strengthen community. Overspending on the home, emotional overreactions and clinginess are the hazards. Let kindness be balanced by honest boundaries. Reach out to one relative or old friend you have neglected.
Jupiter in other signs
Jupiter in AriesJupiter in TaurusJupiter in GeminiJupiter in LeoJupiter in VirgoJupiter in LibraJupiter in ScorpioJupiter in SagittariusJupiter in CapricornJupiter in AquariusJupiter in Pisces
Other planets in Cancer
Sun in CancerMoon in CancerMercury in CancerVenus in CancerMars in CancerSaturn in CancerUranus in CancerNeptune in CancerPluto in CancerCancer compatibility
Questions
What does Jupiter in Cancer mean?
It means you grow through nurturing, family and emotional intelligence. This placement is exalted, so it tends to bring generosity, protective instincts and luck connected to home and community. Home, food and caring for others are usually where it shows up most strongly in daily life.
Why is Jupiter exalted in Cancer?
Jupiter represents expansion and goodwill, and Cancer represents care and belonging. Together they produce a warm, abundant kind of wisdom, which tradition considers the most favorable sign for Jupiter. Tradition links that sign with generosity, so it is often described as warm, protective and quietly lucky.
Is Jupiter in Cancer good for buying a home?
The placement is associated with home and family, so a Jupiter transit through Cancer is often a popular time for housing decisions. It does not guarantee outcomes, so budget carefully and avoid emotional overspending. A budget and a clear sense of what you can afford keep the sentiment from steering the decision.
Dates and times are calculated by Starhour from the real positions of the planets (tropical zodiac). Times are shown in UTC. Updated November 2, 2026.