At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 816009393.65 km from the Sun.
6383.67 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 265.99 km/h (6.83 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 694658143.19 km from the Earth.
1464664.96 km further from the Earth than yesterday
Moving away from the Earth at a radial velocity of 61027.71 km/h (1384.24 km/h faster than yesterday)
Position and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 423197.26 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 421898.10 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420494.17 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 420040.81 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 420888.14 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 672660.74 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 675048.65 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 676673.31 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 677212.75 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 676550.01 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1071202.50 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1071594.13 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1071940.95 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072226.41 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072434.43 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1887862.41 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1889061.76 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1890214.17 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1891304.59 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1892313.76 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an perijove at 17 hours 2 minutes UTC at a distance of 420022.26 km.
Europa goes through an apojove at 17 hours 41 minutes UTC at a distance of 677214.47 km.
Events:
Io Transit begins at 14 hours 8.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit begins at 14 hours 57.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 16 hours 19.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 17 hours 8.0 minutes
Europa Transit begins at 11 hours 18.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit begins at 12 hours 58.0 minutes
Europa Transit ends at 13 hours 44.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit ends at 15 hours 24.0 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
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