Sailor Moon & Astrology: Part 4 (Jupiter)

Real Name

Makoto Kino (Lita in America)

Birthday

Sailor Jupiter’s birthday is December 5th making her a Sagittarius. Sagittarius is ruled in astrology by the planet Jupiter.

Sagittarius in Astrology

People born under Sagittarius are brave, energetic, curious and adventurous making them known for being extroverted, optimistic and open-mined. They love freedom, travel and the general outdoors. They hate being constrained needy people. They will never shy away from taking risks to keep the excitement alive, but they need to watch out for details before jumping into action. These people are fearless and are great friends who keep you optimistic for the future and your goals!

Jupiter in Astrology

Jupiter is one of our social planet in astrology meaning that they represents how socialization and adjustments through external sources such as our friends and family impacts internally. Jupiter defines the principal of expansion and connects us to the world through our education (college, university etc.), traveling, philosophy and religious beliefs. It rules over publishing and websites/the internet, since it falls under expanding information (or stories) out into the world. It is also considered the luckiest of all the planets!

Astrology Colours

***Jupiter is interesting because the colours that Sailor Jupiter wears are typically the colours of Taurus whereas the colours for Sagittarius are different. Her hair and school uniform however does follow Sagittarius’ colours.

Sagittarus Colours: ligh blue, saffron/orange, purple

Did You Know?

Jupiter is the planet of global travel. In both the anime and manga, Sailor Jupiter lost her parents in a plane crash when she was a child and she is actually terrified of planes and flying. HOWEVER, this fear seems to have been forgotten later in the anime. She is seen getting on a plane in ep.188 without any hesitation.