Jupiter Transit in Vishakha
Jupiter in Vishakha nakshatra. Times are Nepal Time (GMT +5:45).
- Next entry
- 29 Nov 2029, 23:54, leaves 11 Oct 2030, 08:59
- Last stay
- 16 Dec 2017 to 27 Oct 2018
- Typical stay
- about 10 months (median of 12 stays)
Jupiter in Vishakha: every entry and exit
Jupiter returns to Vishakha about every 12 years. That makes 22 stays between 1900 and 2100, each one below to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Aug 2018, 17:10 | 27 Oct 2018, 23:22 | about 3 months | 2018 |
| 29 Nov 2029, 23:54 | 10 Mar 2030, 14:40 | about 3 months | 2029 |
| 17 Mar 2030, 01:18 | 11 Oct 2030, 08:59 | about 7 months | 2030 |
Show the other 19 stays, 1900 to 2100
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 1911, 18:35 | 6 Apr 1911, 16:25 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 2 months | 1911 |
| 19 Sep 1911, 11:00 | 22 Nov 1911, 09:05 | about 2 months | 1911 |
| 29 Dec 1922, 14:12 | 16 May 1923, 01:11 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 5 months | 1922 |
| 28 Aug 1923, 05:59 | 7 Nov 1923, 11:24 | about 2 months | 1923 |
| 11 Dec 1934, 04:02 | 23 Oct 1935, 02:11 | about 10 months | 1934 |
| 25 Nov 1946, 14:34 | 15 Feb 1947, 16:41 | about 3 months | 1946 |
| 10 Apr 1947, 17:09 | 6 Oct 1947, 10:44 | about 6 months | 1947 |
| 10 Nov 1958, 14:21 | 16 Jan 1959, 14:24 | about 2 months | 1958 |
| 23 May 1959, 00:14 | 15 Sep 1959, 10:29 | about 4 months | 1959 |
| 26 Oct 1970, 17:43 | 28 Dec 1970, 02:19 | about 2 months | 1970 |
| 13 Jul 1971, 14:06 | 5 Aug 1971, 12:05 | 23 days | 1971 |
| 11 Oct 1982, 06:25 | 11 Dec 1982, 14:59 | about 2 months | 1982 |
| 4 Feb 1994, 22:41 | 24 Mar 1994, 15:25 (retrograde, re-enters) | 48 days | 1994 |
| 24 Sep 1994, 12:48 | 26 Nov 1994, 13:57 | about 2 months | 1994 |
| 5 Jan 2006, 07:00 | 5 May 2006, 05:37 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 4 months | 2006 |
| 4 Sep 2006, 22:26 | 12 Nov 2006, 05:13 | about 2 months | 2006 |
| 16 Dec 2017, 12:51 | 18 Jun 2018, 05:57 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 6 months | 2017 |
| 14 Nov 2041, 15:40 | 22 Jan 2042, 19:10 | about 2 months | 2041 |
| 13 May 2042, 17:14 | 21 Sep 2042, 16:25 | about 4 months | 2042 |
What Jupiter in Vishakha nakshatra means
Vishakha is Jupiter's own nakshatra, with Indra and Agni as joint deities and a triumphal arch as its symbol. Three padas lie in Libra, Venus's sign, and the fourth in Scorpio, the sign of Mars. Venus is Jupiter's enemy and Mars its friend, so the ground improves as the graha advances. In its own nakshatra Jupiter keeps its strength through both signs.
The completed stays run about five months, the longer one near seven, and the retrograde usually returns Jupiter here. Vishakha is purpose held over time. Long studies are completed, a case is won after years, a marriage long delayed is finally made. Indra gives the victory, and Agni gives the discipline that earned it.
The Scorpio pada carries the fiercer side. Jupiter there gives gains through research, insurance, inheritance and the occult sciences, and a teacher of tantra may appear.
Virgo, Gemini, Aries, Aquarius and Sagittarius Moons have Jupiter in the houses Phaladeepika lists as favourable during the Libra padas. In the Scorpio pada those houses belong to Libra, Cancer, Taurus, Pisces and Capricorn Moons. Libra Moons carry it in the first for most of the stay, and Scorpio Moons at the end. The lagna is counted the same way.
Ambition is the matter Vishakha raises. Jupiter's wisdom and Indra's appetite for conquest share the same nakshatra, and the transit reveals which of them steers.
Feed the sacred fire with ghee on Thursday and recite Om Brihaspataye Namah. Parashara's dana of yellow cloth, turmeric or gram is fitting in an own nakshatra. Guru dakshina, and one goal set aside so that another can be finished, are the practice.