Jupiter Transit in Capricorn

Capricorn is Jupiter's sign of fall. Parashara and Brihat Jataka place the deepest point at the fifth degree, and the sign lord Saturn is neutral toward Jupiter. Wisdom in the house of work is undervalued. For about a year Jupiter gives through effort, structure and humility, and holds back the easy grace it gives elsewhere.

Career is the field. Promotions come to those who have done the work, and the teacher's role gives way to the manager's. Faith is tested by practical demands, and principles can start to look like a luxury. Neecha bhanga applies when Saturn or the Moon stands in a kendra from the lagna or the Moon, and such a person gains position.

The nakshatras are Uttara Ashadha, Shravana and Dhanishta. Shravana, ruled by the Moon, is the middle third and the kindest, favouring learning, listening and honest counsel. Dhanishta, ruled by Mars, closes the stay with ambition and material gain.

Sagittarius, Virgo, Cancer, Taurus and Pisces Moon signs hold Jupiter in the second, fifth, seventh, ninth and eleventh, the houses Phaladeepika favours. Gemini Moons have Jupiter in the eighth and Aquarius Moons in the twelfth, where a debilitated Jupiter gives least. Capricorn Moons and lagnas carry Jupiter in the first house and feel it in the body and in reputation.

Jupiter in fall shows what one's principles are worth under pressure. A person who keeps them when it costs something finds that a fallen Jupiter still protects.

The remedy is humility with discipline. Serve a teacher in practical ways, give yellow cloth and turmeric on Thursday as Parashara prescribes, and recite Om Brihaspataye Namah. Keep to a routine of work and study. Jupiter in Saturn's sign responds to effort more than to ritual.