How Many Sleeps Until Jupiter Retrograde December 2026?
Jupiter Retrograde December 2026 falls on Sunday, December 13, 2026.
Jupiter Retrograde December 2026 falls on Sunday, December 13, 2026, which is 51 sleeps away. A sleep count is the number of nights still to come rather than the number of days, which is why it is the version adults reach for when the person asking is a child — and why it stays intuitive long after the day count stops meaning much.
| Sleeps left | Morning of |
|---|---|
| 10 | Thu 03 Dec |
| 9 | Fri 04 Dec |
| 8 | Sat 05 Dec |
| 7 | Sun 06 Dec |
| 6 | Mon 07 Dec |
| 5 | Tue 08 Dec |
| 4 | Wed 09 Dec |
| 3 | Thu 10 Dec |
| 2 | Fri 11 Dec |
| 1 | Sat 12 Dec |
How a sleep count works
The convention: one sleep means one night still to go. On the morning before, the answer is one. On the morning of the day itself, it is zero — you have run out of nights to sleep through. Because it tracks nights rather than 24-hour periods, the figure can read one higher than the day count for an event that lands in the morning.
About Jupiter Retrograde December 2026
Jupiter stations retrograde on December 13, 2026 at 01:39 UTC, at 27°03' Leo — computed to the minute with our own Keplerian ephemeris.
Jupiter retrograde is the four-month review of growth, beliefs and plans — about a third of every year, every year. The station is the turning point itself: the day the planet's apparent motion reaches zero before reversing. In tradition, days around a station carry the event's themes most intensely — decisions made at a station are said to set the tone for the whole season that follows. Full guide with a free chart checker: the Jupiter retrograde guide on Prophetic.
Quick facts
| Station moment (UTC) | December 13, 2026 · 01:39 |
|---|---|
| Zodiac position | 27°03' Leo |
| Direction | Turning Rx |
| Duration of phase | ~4 months |