Jupiter in Leo

Lilly 1659 gives Jupiter the night rule of the fiery group and the Sun the day, so in Leo the two planets share a triangle while the Sun owns the house. He also grants Jupiter degrees 11 to 20 as face and degrees 20 to 25 as terms, which overlap at the twentieth degree. In the same book Leo is labeled hot, dry and barren, and also commanding.

Raphael's Guide of 1877 is at its warmest in what seems to be this entry, since the scan garbles the symbol, and describes a tall, well-proportioned person with commanding eyes. Like the rest of that book, it speaks in flat assertions about body and temper. Such a portrait works as a record of Victorian astrological taste.

Jupiter is hot and moist and Leo is hot and dry, so the pair agree on heat. Modern popular astrology treats it as large-hearted display and generous leadership, and that language comes from modern books. Jupiter stays about a year in each sign, so a whole year's worth of births carries this placement.