Jupiter in the 4th House: Meaning by Rising Sign
The short answer
With whole-sign houses, Jupiter is in your 4th house when it is in the sign 3 signs on from your rising sign: Jupiter in Cancer for Aries rising, Jupiter in Capricorn for Libra rising, and so on for all twelve rising signs.
What Jupiter in the 4th house means
Jupiter describes where things open up for you. In the 4th house of home and family, that plays out through home, family, where you are from, and your private life.
The 4th is one of the four angular houses, the corners of the chart, where planets tend to show as events other people notice. Its natural sign is Cancer, so Jupiter here takes on some of Cancer's concerns whatever sign it is actually in.
With whole-sign houses, Jupiter sits in your 4th house when it is in the sign 3 signs on from your rising sign: for Aries rising that means Jupiter in Cancer. A transit of Jupiter through one house lasts about 14 months, because that is how long Jupiter usually stays in one sign.
Which sign puts Jupiter in your 4th house
Find your rising sign in the left column. If your Jupiter is in the sign beside it, your Jupiter is in the 4th house.
| Your rising sign | Jupiter in the 4th house |
|---|---|
| Aries rising | Jupiter in Cancer |
| Taurus rising | Jupiter in Leo |
| Gemini rising | Jupiter in Virgo |
| Cancer rising | Jupiter in Libra |
| Leo rising | Jupiter in Scorpio |
| Virgo rising | Jupiter in Sagittarius |
| Libra rising | Jupiter in Capricorn |
| Scorpio rising | Jupiter in Aquarius |
| Sagittarius rising | Jupiter in Pisces |
| Capricorn rising | Jupiter in Aries |
| Aquarius rising | Jupiter in Taurus |
| Pisces rising | Jupiter in Gemini |
How long a Jupiter transit of the 4th house lasts
Jupiter stays in one sign for about 14 months on average, so a transit of Jupiter through your 4th house lasts about that long: as little as about 12 months and as much as about 21 months across the charted years.
About the 4th house
The 4th house of home and family: home, family, where you are from, and your private life. Its natural sign is Cancer.
How the houses are counted
Houses here use whole-sign counting: your rising sign is the whole 1st house, the next sign the 2nd, and so on around the zodiac. Many astrologers use Placidus or another quadrant system instead, which can move a planet close to a sign boundary into the neighbouring house. Either way you need an accurate birth time, because the rising sign changes about every two hours.
Jupiter in the other houses
Jupiter in the 1st house · Jupiter in the 2nd house · Jupiter in the 3rd house · Jupiter in the 5th house · Jupiter in the 6th house · Jupiter in the 7th house · Jupiter in the 8th house · Jupiter in the 9th house · Jupiter in the 10th house · Jupiter in the 11th house · Jupiter in the 12th house
Other planets in the 4th house: Sun · Moon · Mercury · Venus · Mars · Saturn · Uranus · Neptune · Pluto
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