How you think and speak · What you take for granted, and the ground where you let yourself overreach
The two pull against each other, you arbitrate constantly.
Why?
Mercury in Capricorn → · Jupiter in Cancer →
Mercury governs… how you think and speak — the pace, the level of detail, what you keep to yourself. Jupiter governs… what you take for granted, and the ground where you let yourself overreach.
It concerns you if your birthday falls…
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8–12 JanuaryMercury sits on your Sun, to the degree.
10–14 JulyJupiter sits on your Sun, to the degree.
Calculated over every birth from 1920 to 2030 (Paris day): depending on the year, the Sun can be a day early or late, hence the range. Your Sun is only one point of your chart: the app also looks at the other nine, to the minute.
See the dates and positions
Mercury and Jupiter form an exact opposition on 14 January 2026 at 09:17, Paris time. The aspect stays within one degree from 13 January to 14 January: 1 day and 3 hours.
Mercury and Jupiter glide from where they stood on 1 January 2026 to the exact moment, when they face each other across the zodiac, 180° apart.
Exact14 January 2026, 09:17
Mercury19°34′ Capricorn
Jupiter19°34′ Cancer ℞
Within one degreefrom 13 January to 14 January
The opposition — 180°
Two points face to face: two needs pulling in opposite directions, and life swings between them — often through other people, who embody the far pole. It calls for balance, not a winner.
Which points of your chart do these planets touch?
Your birthday tells where your Sun is. Your birth, to the minute, tells where the other nine are. Every morning AstroXP crosses these positions with all ten, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
Calculated with astronomy-engine (the app’s engine): geocentric positions, tropical zodiac, Paris times. A planet is “in” a sign by its ecliptic longitude.