04 Aug Jupiter in Cancer
by Tiffany Harelik, MA, RYT
“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” – Albert Einstein
In 2025, Jupiter, the planet of expansion, wisdom, and growth, makes a significant shift from the curious and communicative sign of Gemini to the nurturing and emotionally attuned sign of Cancer. This transition brings a change in how we seek knowledge, growth, and fulfillment. While Jupiter in Gemini encourages exploration through ideas, communication, and variety, its move into Cancer invites us to expand our horizons through emotional connections, home, and family. In this year, Jupiter inspires us to blend intellect with intuition, guiding us to find growth not just in knowledge but in the deep emotional bonds that sustain and nourish us.
Jupiter spends about 1 year in each sign. It has been ‘debilitated’ in Gemini (Gemini = micro, and Jupiter = macro). Jupiter is exalted in Cancer. It nurtures family relationships, fosters bonding and emotional growth, and increases intuition. Once Jupiter arrives in Cancer this summer, it will be a great year to give some TLC to your home and family, especially your kitchen. Note: Jupiter (and Neptune) rule crude oil. We typically see changes in the oil market on the retrograde and stationary dates of Jupiter (and Neptune).
Resource: What house is Jupiter traveling through in your chart each month? Here is a free workbook on the outer planets as they move through the houses. Check out the section on Jupiter and enjoy the journal prompts
Below is a list of ingress dates along with interpretations for each season. Mars’ transits to other planets are located in the Wise Skies Digital Astrology Calendar.
✨♃ ♊︎ Jupiter in Gemini
Discernment. Jupiter has been retrograde since October 9, 2024. It moved from 21° Gemini to 11° Gemini during the retrograde cycle. Jupiter goes direct in Gemini February 4, 2025.
Jupiter represents a connection to a Higher Power. The themes of Jupiter include expanding horizons, finding answers through travel and foreign cultures, enlightenment, justice, and more. While retrograde, Jupiter acts like a mini-Saturn: discipline, karma and duty are rewarded.
Gemini is associated with information, communication, podcasts, news, social events, grade school, siblings, wrists, lungs, and shoulders. Jupiter in Gemini requires discernment with what information we put into our minds, and what thoughts we allow ourselves to think. To keep your inner dialogue in check ask yourself these three questions: Does it need to be said? Does it need to be said by me? Does it need to be said now?
Jupiter (and Neptune) rule crude oil. We typically see changes in the oil market on the retrograde and stationary dates of Jupiter (and Neptune).
6/9/2025: ✨♋︎ Jupiter enters Cancer
This is a great 12 month period to give some TLC to your home and family, especially your kitchen.
Additional Themes:
– Your home or its inhabitants may be expanding.
– Real estate near water.
– Spending time with people that nourish your beliefs.
– Studying ancestry/heritage.
– Increased abundance and security.
– Caregiver roles/responsibilities may be increased.
Note: Jupiter (and Neptune) rule crude oil. We typically see changes in the oil market on the retrograde and stationary dates of Jupiter (and Neptune).
Jupiter in Cancer Horoscopes
Aries: Your home becomes a sanctuary for spiritual growth. Focus on creating a space that supports your faith and personal development. Nurture your family relationships and build a solid foundation for emotional well-being.
Taurus: Conversations and communication are key to your spiritual expansion. Engage in dialogues that uplift and inspire. Your interactions with others will help you build a deeper connection to your beliefs.
Gemini: Financial support for missions or charitable causes is highlighted. Consider how you can responsibly contribute to projects or causes that resonate with your values. Tithing or other forms of financial support may play a significant role.
Cancer: This is a time to walk confidently in your faith. Trust your intuition and explore your psychic abilities. Your personal development is closely tied to your spiritual journey and self-expression.
Leo: Embrace a period of surrender and introspection. Focus on your inner spiritual life and allow yourself to release control. This is a time for deep spiritual growth and letting go of past burdens.
Virgo: Faith-based groups or social networks will bring luck and opportunities for growth. Engage with communities that share your values and contribute to expanding your horizons.
Libra: Increase your spiritual focus within your professional life or public persona. Find ways to integrate your beliefs into your work or how you are perceived by others. This could enhance your reputation and success.
Scorpio: This period is ideal for faith-based travel or mission work. You may feel drawn to explore new philosophies or undertake a spiritual journey. Sabbaticals or long-distance travel could offer profound insights.
Sagittarius: Recommit to your spiritual practices and explore shared resources with renewed devotion. This is a time of transformation and deepening your faith in collaborative or intimate spaces.
Capricorn: Integrate your faith into your significant relationships. Focus on how your beliefs influence your partnerships and find ways to grow together spiritually.
Aquarius: Incorporate your spiritual practices into your daily routines. This is a great time to enhance your health and work habits with a focus on your inner growth and well-being.
Pisces: Blend creativity with spirituality. Engage in co-creation that reflects your faith and explore artistic projects that allow you to express your spiritual beliefs.
Important Jupiter Transits
6/15/2025: ☂️☀️ Jupiter in 1° Cancer squares Saturn in 1° Aries
Inner tension builds energy. Jupiter expands, Saturn contracts. Themes around growing pains, responsibilities, duties, and balancing out over/under doing things.Vacillating between optimism and pessimism – the high highs and the low lows. Overcoming overdoing it. Wise reluctance.
“Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.” -Michel de Montaigne
There is a message here based on the great conjunction of Jupiter/Saturn from December 21, 2020 (when covid was in the headlines). If reflecting, look back to media events from August 19th and December 24th, 2024. This big energy can be felt a month in advance.
✨ Fixed Stars add complexity and nuance. They add extra details to an astrology forecast, like how a special seasoning can change the flavor of food. They are not part of the main forecast, but they are activated by the transits. They can help us see different parts of a situation more clearly. This transit occurs on Fixed Star Kerb, which is activated several times this year (1° Aries).
– How is the narrative of the jilted lover unfolding in the media or the collective consciousness? Overcoming a sense of betrayal collectively includes facing times when you have betrayed yourself and rewiring your mindset.
– Reminder: rejection is God’s protection. If feeling rejected is a theme, you may want to do a rejection inventory. What are all the ways you can make yourself feel rejected? What are all the ways you can choose yourself in moments of feeling abandoned? What are some solutions?
8/12/2025: ☀️ Venus conjunct Jupiter in 14° Cancer ♀︎♃♋︎
Indulgence. Abundance. Good news. Prosperity. Falling in love. Increasing net worth, and self worth. Venus cherishes. Jupiter expands. Cancer nourishes. Circle this as a positive day.
Did you know Venus also rules honey? What a magical time to hear the Song of Increase from honey bees and flowers growing. Beekeepers: tell me if you see any swarms today!
This can be felt a day or two in advance and occurs once:
Sabian Symbol: A group of people who have overeaten and enjoyed it (overindulgence, pleasure, satiated, consumerism).
✨ Fixed Stars add complexity and nuance. They add extra details to an astrology forecast, like how a special seasoning can change the flavor of food. They are not part of the main forecast, but they are activated by the transits. They can help us see different parts of a situation more clearly. This transit activates:
– Sirius, the Dog Star – also called the Sun of the Sun: ambition, pride, emotionality, fame, leadership, wealth, fires, drought (14°05 Cancer)
– Canopus: voyages, journeys, creativity; also scandal/great glory, fame, and wealth. It represents changes made from evil to good (14°51 Cancer)
11/11/2025: ✨♃ ♋︎ Jupiter retrograde in Cancer
Jupiter retrogrades in 25° Cancer. Jupiter influences like a mini-Saturn in the Skies while retrograde, with discipline, boundaries, and strategies. Cancer represents intuition, home, family, nursing, caregiving, and nesting.
Themes for Jupiter Retrograde in Cancer
– Your home or its inhabitants requires new rules
– Reconsidering real estate options over time
– Spending time with people that nourish your beliefs
– Connecting with elderly family members and studying your heritage
– Ancestry roadtrip – graveyards, family picnics, history
– Caregiver roles/responsibilities may be increased
– Spending time with chosen family
Jupiter remains retrograde the rest of the year. It will go direct March 11, 2026.
11/26/2025: ☀️ Venus in 24° Scorpio trine Retrograde Jupiter in 24° Cancer
Lady luck is on your side with both love and money – as long as you’re acting responsibly. Jupiter retrograde acts like a mini Saturn in the Skies and rewards discipline.
Benevolence, support systems, influential connections, really good proposals, and wisdom around finances. Generosity, philanthropy, and spiritual teachers or principles are coming back into focus. This can be felt a day in advance and occurs once.
Tiffany Harelik, MA, RYT is a professional astrologer and spiritual development teacher based in Texas. As the founder and publisher of Spellbound, Tiffany has authored and produced several best-selling books that span from cooking to astrology, and yoga to beekeeping. She holds a Masters in Health Psychology and is a certified Master Teacher. Enjoy her Wise Skies digital astrology calendar or 40 Days of Spirit email product all year long. Connect with Tiffany on her youtube channel, podcast, retreats, or membership classes at tiffanyharelik.com.