This past Monday brought us to one of the most (positively) anticipated transits of the year, Jupiter’s ingress into Cancer. Astrology enthusiasts have been looking at and talking about this transit with enthusiasm for some time—a beacon of optimism amidst a challenging year of tumultuous transits and big-picture shifts propelling us into the great unknown. And after a year of Jupiter in Gemini, where our greater benefic experiences detriment, it’s hard not to feel excited about Jupiter’s shift into exaltation in Cancer. Here’s everything you need to know about Jupiter in Cancer, from why Jupiter exalts in Cancer to some of the potential shadier sides we might see manifest with this transit, and of course, as always, what this transit means for you.

This Jupiter-Saturn square is the third in a series of three exact conjunctions between Jupiter and Saturn that harken back to their conjunction at 0° Aquarius on December 21, 2020, that marked the beginning of a new synodic cycle between Jupiter and Saturn. Jupiter-Saturn cycles are incredibly important and multi-layered, and this article will break down everything you need to know about them as we contextualize and orient ourselves towards this important moment within 2025, what it means collectively, and what it means for you.