Jupiter Today | 01 June 2017

Happy June!

Distances:

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 815891257.95 km from the Sun.
    7556.63 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
    Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 314.86 km/h (1.39 km/h slower than yesterday)

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 724084358.12 km from the Earth.
    1938077.93 km further from the Earth than yesterday
    Moving away from the Earth at a radial velocity of 80753.25 km/h (937.05 km/h faster than yesterday)

Positions and Motion:

At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 421668.25 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423066.13 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 423499.97 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 422656.43 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 421155.80 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 666556.88 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 668778.68 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 671437.46 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 674014.02 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 676017.37 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1071394.83 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1070855.44 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1070293.57 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1069732.47 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1069196.54 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1889103.83 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1890192.82 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1891207.97 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1892148.15 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1893014.04 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6619519.82 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6674581.46 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6728343.65 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6780814.79 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6832008.38 km from Jupiter.

Io goes through an apojove at 10 hours 58 minutes UTC at a distance of 423520.14 km.

Events:

Io Occultation disappears at 9 hours 23.0 minutes
Io Eclipse reappears at 12 hours 40.2 minutes

 

Earth direction along green line to the left | Sun direction along blue line to the left

Orbits as seen from above.  Moons orbit counter-clockwise.  Black dots represent location of respective moon at 0h, 6h, 12h, 18h, and 24h UTC.

Purple path: Io
Blue path: Europa
Yellow path: Ganymede
Red path: Callisto

Orbital Ribbons: These are the spacial and temporal connections between the four Jovian Moons.  Black dot indicates location of Jupiter

 

Jupiter Today | 31 May 2017

Distances:

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 815898814.58 km from the Sun.
    7590.04 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
    Accelerating towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 316.25 km/h (7.17 km/h faster than yesterday)

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 722146280.19 km from the Earth.
    1915588.74 km further from the Earth than yesterday
    Accelerating away from the Earth at a radial velocity of 79816.20 km/h (959.53 km/h faster than yesterday)

Positions and Motion:

At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 422573.89 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 421061.05 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420066.26 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 420336.57 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 421668.25 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 668140.22 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 666108.98 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 665061.03 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 665222.66 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 666556.88 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072862.08 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072638.88 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1072309.05 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1071887.49 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1071394.83 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1884247.49 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1885501.98 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1886741.42 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1887948.38 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1889103.83 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6385898.59 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6446369.31 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6505440.65 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6563146.87 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6619519.82 km from Jupiter.

Io goes through an perijove at 13 hours 48 minutes UTC at a distance of 420003.49 km.
Europa goes through an perijove at 14 hours 13 minutes UTC at a distance of 664975.78 km.

Events:

Io Transit begins at 12 hours 12.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit begins at 13 hours 14.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 14 hours 23.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 15 hours 25.0 minutes
Europa Occultation disappears at 10 hours 48.0 minutes
Europa Eclipse reappears at 15 hours 19.5 minutes
Ganymede Occultation disappears at 8 hours 11.0 minutes
Ganymede Occultation reappears at 10 hours 38.0 minutes
Ganymede Eclipse disappears at 12 hours 33.1 minutes
Ganymede Eclipse reappears at 14 hours 51.9 minutes

 

Earth direction along green line to the left | Sun direction along blue line to the left

Orbits as seen from above.  Moons orbit counter-clockwise.  Black dots represent location of respective moon at 0h, 6h, 12h, 18h, and 24h UTC.

Purple path: Io
Blue path: Europa
Yellow path: Ganymede
Red path: Callisto

Orbital Ribbons: These are the spacial and temporal connections between the four Jovian Moons.  Black dot indicates location of Jupiter

 

Jupiter Today | 30 May 2017

Distances:

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 815906404.62 km from the Sun.
    7428.19 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
    Accelerating towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 309.08 km/h (2.34 km/h faster than yesterday)

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 720230691.45 km from the Earth.
    1892560.64 km further from the Earth than yesterday
    Accelerating away from the Earth at a radial velocity of 78856.67 km/h (993.33 km/h faster than yesterday)

Positions and Motion:

At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 420404.44 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 421766.86 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423125.55 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 423483.27 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 422573.89 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 676915.49 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 675586.59 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 673388.19 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 670737.06 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 668140.22 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072522.85 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072794.86 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072945.69 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072967.13 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072862.08 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1879234.75 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1880480.09 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1881732.97 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1882989.45 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1884247.49 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6129550.08 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6195844.30 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6260654.01 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6324000.10 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6385898.59 km from Jupiter.

Io goes through an apojove at 16 hours 38 minutes UTC at a distance of 423519.39 km.
Ganymede goes through an apojove at 15 hours 59 minutes UTC at a distance of 1072974.33 km.

Events:

Io Occultation disappears at 14 hours 56.0 minutes
Io Eclipse reappears at 18 hours 11.4 minutes

 

Earth direction along green line to the left | Sun direction along blue line to the left

Orbits as seen from above.  Moons orbit counter-clockwise.  Black dots represent location of respective moon at 0h, 6h, 12h, 18h, and 24h UTC.

Purple path: Io
Blue path: Europa
Yellow path: Ganymede
Red path: Callisto

Orbital Ribbons: These are the spacial and temporal connections between the four Jovian Moons.  Black dot indicates location of Jupiter

 

Jupiter Today | 29 May 2017 | Juno Spacecraft Info

Distances:

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 815913832.81 km from the Sun.
    7371.97 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
    Accelerating towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 307.17 km/h (7.59 km/h faster than yesterday)

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 718338130.81 km from the Earth.
    1868726.72 km further from the Earth than yesterday
    Accelerating away from the Earth at a radial velocity of 77863.36 km/h (1018.35 km/h faster than yesterday)

Positions and Motion:

At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 423458.85 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 422508.08 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 421003.03 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420061.07 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420404.44 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 671605.91 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 674161.38 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 676121.83 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 677109.01 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 676915.49 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1070652.42 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1071186.31 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1071693.83 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072148.06 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072522.85 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1874608.57 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1875675.97 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1876814.33 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1878007.15 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1879234.75 km from Jupiter.

Juno Spacecraft:

At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 5848741.25 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 5921381.14 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 5992365.39 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6061738.65 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6129550.08 km from Jupiter.

 

Io goes through an perijove at 19 hours 29 minutes UTC at a distance of 420018.19 km.
Europa goes through an apojove at 20 hours 2 minutes UTC at a distance of 677179.23 km.

Events:
Io Shadow Transit begins at 0 hours 17.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 1 hour 28.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 2 hours 27.0 minutes
Io Occultation disappears at 20 hours 28.0 minutes
Io Eclipse reappears at 23 hours 42.6 minutes
Europa Eclipse reappears at 2 hours 2.4 minutes
Ganymede Shadow Transit ends at 0 hours 41.0 minutes

 

Earth direction along green line to the left | Sun direction along blue line to the left

Orbits as seen from above.  Moons orbit counter-clockwise.  Black dots represent location of respective moon at 0h, 6h, 12h, 18h, and 24h UTC.

Purple path: Io
Blue path: Europa
Yellow path: Ganymede
Red path: Callisto

Orbital Ribbons: These are the spacial and temporal connections between the four Jovian Moons.  Black dot indicates location of Jupiter

 

Jupiter Today | 28 May 2017

Distances:

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 815921204.78 km from the Sun.
    7190.02 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
    Accelerating towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 299.58 km/h (2.91 km/h faster than yesterday)

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 716469404.09 km from the Earth.
    1844286.26 km further from the Earth than yesterday
    Accelerating away from the Earth at a radial velocity of 76845.26 km/h (1053.59 km/h faster than yesterday)

Positions and Motion:

At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 420039.43 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 420444.40 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 421832.50 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423162.32 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423458.85 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 665005.72 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 665280.05 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 666685.81 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 668942.44 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 671605.91 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1068738.75 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1069142.64 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1069608.08 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1070118.30 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1070652.42 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1871156.54 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1871895.54 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1872717.58 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1873621.60 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1874608.57 km from Jupiter.

Io goes through an perijove at 1 hours 11 minutes UTC at a distance of 420011.74 km.
Io goes through an apojove at 22 hours 21 minutes UTC at a distance of 423510.49 km.
Europa goes through an perijove at 1 hours 38 minutes UTC at a distance of 664960.76 km.

Events:

Io Shadow Transit begins at 0 hours 17.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 1 hour 28.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 2 hours 27.0 minutes
Io Occultation disappears at 20 hours 28.0 minutes
Io Eclipse reappears at 23 hours 42.6 minutes
Europa Eclipse reappears at 2 hours 2.4 minutes
Ganymede Shadow Transit ends at 0 hours 41.0 minutes

 

Earth direction along green line to the left | Sun direction along blue line to the left

Orbits as seen from above.  Moons orbit counter-clockwise.  Black dots represent location of respective moon at 0h, 6h, 12h, 18h, and 24h UTC.

Purple path: Io
Blue path: Europa
Yellow path: Ganymede
Red path: Callisto

Orbital Ribbons: These are the spacial and temporal connections between the four Jovian Moons.  Black dot indicates location of Jupiter

 

Jupiter Today | 27 May 2017

Distances:

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 815928394.80 km from the Sun.
    7120.01 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
    Accelerating towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 296.67 km/h (6.66 km/h faster than yesterday)

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 714625117.83 km from the Earth.
    1819000.02 km further from the Earth than yesterday
    Accelerating away from the Earth at a radial velocity of 75791.67 km/h (1078.94 km/h faster than yesterday)

Positions and Motion:

At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423209.94 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 423436.12 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 422431.14 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420926.60 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420039.43 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 673039.03 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 670371.72 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 667833.03 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 665917.73 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 665005.72 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068061.31 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068062.26 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068182.17 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068412.54 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068738.75 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1869241.99 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1869537.90 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1869963.47 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1870507.99 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1871156.54 km from Jupiter.

Io goes through an apojove at 4 hours 2 minutes UTC at a distance of 423509.64 km.
Ganymede goes through an perijove at 2 hours 57 minutes UTC at a distance of 1068046.64 km.

Events:

Io Occultation disappears at 2 hours 1.0 minutes
Io Eclipse reappears at 5 hours 13.9 minutes
Io Transit begins at 23 hours 17.0 minutes
Europa Occultation disappears at 21 hours 36.0 minutes
Ganymede Transit begins at 18 hours 16.0 minutes
Ganymede Transit ends at 20 hours 40.0 minutes
Ganymede Shadow Transit begins at 22 hours 23.0 minutes

 

Earth direction along green line to the left | Sun direction along blue line to the left

Orbits as seen from above.  Moons orbit counter-clockwise.  Black dots represent location of respective moon at 0h, 6h, 12h, 18h, and 24h UTC.

Purple path: Io
Blue path: Europa
Yellow path: Ganymede
Red path: Callisto

Orbital Ribbons: These are the spacial and temporal connections between the four Jovian Moons.  Black dot indicates location of Jupiter

 

Jupiter Today | 26 May 2017 | Mutual Transits

Distances:

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 815935514.81 km from the Sun.
    6960.39 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
    Accelerating towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 290.01 km/h (0.43 km/h slower than yesterday)

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 712806117.67 km from the Earth.
    1793105.43 km further from the Earth than yesterday
    Accelerating away from the Earth at a radial velocity of 74712.73 km/h (1116.25 km/h faster than yesterday)

Positions and Motion:

At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420871.09 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 420035.30 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 420505.21 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 421917.28 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423209.94 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 676328.03 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 677155.95 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 676794.10 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 675324.52 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 673039.03 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1069162.62 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068748.57 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068414.50 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068180.79 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068061.31 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1869322.43 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1869127.34 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1869043.55 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1869078.77 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1869241.99 km from Jupiter.

Io goes through an perijove at 6 hours 54 minutes UTC at a distance of 420019.34 km.
Europa goes through an apojove at 7 hours 12 minutes UTC at a distance of 677180.05 km.
Callisto goes through an perijove at 13 hours 18 minutes UTC at a distance of 1869040.75 km.

Events:

Io Transit begins at 4 hours 50.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit begins at 5 hours 48.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 7 hours 1.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 7 hours 59.0 minutes
Europa Transit begins at 2 hours 53.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit begins at 4 hours 55.0 minutes
Europa Transit ends at 5 hours 20.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit ends at 7 hours 20.0 minutes

Earth direction along green line to the left | Sun direction along blue line to the left

Orbits as seen from above.  Moons orbit counter-clockwise.  Black dots represent location of respective moon at 0h, 6h, 12h, 18h, and 24h UTC.

Purple path: Io
Blue path: Europa
Yellow path: Ganymede
Red path: Callisto

Orbital Ribbons: These are the spacial and temporal connections between the four Jovian Moons.  Black dot indicates location of Jupiter

Jupiter Today | 25 May 2017

Distances:

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 815942475.20 km from the Sun.
    6970.89 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
    Accelerating towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 290.45 km/h (0.99 km/h faster than yesterday)

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 711013012.24 km from the Earth.
    1766315.41 km further from the Earth than yesterday
    Accelerating away from the Earth at a radial velocity of 73596.48 km/h (1144.97 km/h faster than yesterday)

Position and Motion:

At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 421985.65 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423254.06 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 423421.52 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 422370.17 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420871.09 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 666934.03 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 669289.82 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 671980.53 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 674484.79 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 676328.03 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1071122.88 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1070632.47 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1070128.77 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1069631.52 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1069162.62 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1871237.44 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1870581.13 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1870044.75 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1869626.93 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1869322.43 km from Jupiter.

Io goes through an apojove at 9 hours 45 minutes UTC at a distance of 423517.14 km.

Events:

Io Occultation disappears at 7 hours 34.0 minutes
Io Eclipse reappears at 10 hours 45.1 minutes

 

Earth direction along green line to the left | Sun direction along blue line to the left

Orbits as seen from above.  Moons orbit counter-clockwise.  Black dots represent location of respective moon at 0h, 6h, 12h, 18h, and 24h UTC.

Purple path: Io
Blue path: Europa
Yellow path: Ganymede
Red path: Callisto

Orbital Ribbons: These are the spacial and temporal connections between the four Jovian Moons.  Black dot indicates location of Jupiter

 

Jupiter Today | 24 May 2017 | Io Fans Europa and Ganymede

Distances:

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 815949446.09 km from the Sun.
    6991.69 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
    Accelerating towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 291.32 km/h (5.21 km/h faster than yesterday)

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 709246696.83 km from the Earth.
    1738836.17 km further from the Earth than yesterday
    Accelerating away from the Earth at a radial velocity of 72451.51 km/h (1167.41 km/h faster than yesterday)

Positions and Motions:

At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 422280.02 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420782.70 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 420012.22 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 420547.75 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 421985.65 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 667661.19 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 665792.48 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 664975.31 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 665386.70 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 666934.03 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072540.76 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1072304.90 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1071979.63 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1071579.15 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1071122.88 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1874859.13 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1873834.26 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1872878.96 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1872007.78 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1871237.44 km from Jupiter.

Io goes through an perijove at 12 hours 35 minutes UTC at a distance of 420005.73 km.
Europa goes through an perijove at 13 hours 0 minutes UTC at a distance of 664957.65 km.

Events:

Io Transit begins at 10 hours 23.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit begins at 11 hours 20.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 12 hours 34.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 13 hours 30.0 minutes
Europa Occultation disappears at 8 hours 25.0 minutes
Europa Eclipse reappears at 12 hours 45.4 minutes
Ganymede Occultation disappears at 4 hours 36.0 minutes
Ganymede Occultation reappears at 7 hours 1.0 minutes
Ganymede Eclipse disappears at 8 hours 32.8 minutes
Ganymede Eclipse reappears at 10 hours 52.6 minutes

 

Earth direction along green line to the left | Sun direction along blue line to the left

Orbits as seen from above.  Moons orbit counter-clockwise.  Black dots represent location of respective moon at 0h, 6h, 12h, 18h, and 24h UTC.

Purple path: Io
Blue path: Europa
Yellow path: Ganymede
Red path: Callisto

Orbital Ribbons: These are the spacial and temporal connections between the four Jovian Moons.  Black dot indicates location of Jupiter

 

Jupiter Today | 23 May 2017

Distances:

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 815956437.78 km from the Sun.
    6866.59 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
    Accelerating towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 286.11 km/h (1.96 km/h faster than yesterday)

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 707507860.66 km from the Earth.
    1710818.31 km further from the Earth than yesterday
    Accelerating away from the Earth at a radial velocity of 71284.10 km/h (1196.19 km/h faster than yesterday)

Positions and Motion:

At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 420626.84 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 422080.90 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423300.11 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 423390.34 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 422280.02 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 676749.43 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 675217.12 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 672884.33 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 670192.93 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 667661.19 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072412.78 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072612.76 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072701.81 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072676.07 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072540.76 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1879542.33 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1878290.40 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1877089.53 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1875945.19 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1874859.13 km from Jupiter.

Io goes through an apojove at 15 hours 24 minutes UTC at a distance of 423517.56 km.
Ganymede goes through an apojove at 13 hours 38 minutes UTC at a distance of 1072706.05 km.

Events:

Io Occultation disappears at 13 hours 6.0 minutes
Io Eclipse reappears at 16 hours 16.4 minutes

 

Earth direction along green line to the left | Sun direction along blue line to the left

Orbits as seen from above.  Moons orbit counter-clockwise.  Black dots represent location of respective moon at 0h, 6h, 12h, 18h, and 24h UTC.

Purple path: Io
Blue path: Europa
Yellow path: Ganymede
Red path: Callisto

Orbital Ribbons: These are the spacial and temporal connections between the four Jovian Moons.  Black dot indicates location of Jupiter

 

Jupiter Today | 22 May 2017 | Double Transits

Distances:

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 815963304.37 km from the Sun.
    6819.49 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
    Accelerating towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 284.15 km/h (6.48 km/h faster than yesterday)

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 705797042.35 km from the Earth.
    1682109.82 km further from the Earth than yesterday
    Accelerating away from the Earth at a radial velocity of 70087.91 km/h (1217.67 km/h faster than yesterday)

Positions and Motion:

At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 423354.81 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 422211.25 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420731.93 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 420021.22 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 420626.84 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 672141.13 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 674620.49 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 676417.42 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 677181.54 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 676749.43 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1070846.48 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1071311.16 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1071741.70 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072116.07 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072412.78 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1884739.96 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1883451.15 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1882142.87 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1880832.84 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1879542.33 km from Jupiter.

Io goes through an perijove at 18 hours 15 minutes UTC at a distance of 420019.92 km.
Europa goes through an apojove at 18 hours 51 minutes UTC at a distance of 677193.68 km.

Events:

Io Transit begins at 15 hours 56.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit begins at 16 hours 51.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 18 hours 7.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 19 hours 2.0 minutes
Europa Transit begins at 13 hours 40.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit begins at 15 hours 35.0 minutes
Europa Transit ends at 16 hours 8.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit ends at 18 hours 1.0 minutes


 

Earth direction along green line to the left | Sun direction along blue line to the left

Orbits as seen from above.  Moons orbit counter-clockwise.  Black dots represent location of respective moon at 0h, 6h, 12h, 18h, and 24h UTC.

Purple path: Io
Blue path: Europa
Yellow path: Ganymede
Red path: Callisto

Orbital Ribbons: These are the spacial and temporal connections between the four Jovian Moons.  Black dot indicates location of Jupiter