Distances:
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 815632338.62 km from the Sun.
9594.15 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 399.76 km/h
(0.11 km/h slower than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 789433666.25 km from the Earth.
2311427.60 km further from the Earth than yesterday
Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 96309.48 km/h
(134.89 km/h faster than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 421884.96 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423200.00 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 423454.89 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 422464.79 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420951.24 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 675237.77 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 672963.53 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 670324.54 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 667824.37 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 665948.66 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068424.64 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068188.29 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068065.50 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068059.32 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068165.56 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1872864.42 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1873826.20 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1874866.64 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1875984.85 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1877174.62 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 5944899.89 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 5872787.90 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 5799013.12 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 5723521.81 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 5646260.09 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an apojove at 10 hours 9 minutes UTC at a distance of 423519.91 km.
Ganymede goes through an perijove at 15 hours 19 minutes UTC at a distance of 1068047.78 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Occultation disappears at 11 hours 21.0 minutes
Io Eclipse reappears at 14 hours 49.8 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
Distances and motion between Moons: Position, Velocity, Acceleration, Jerk, Jounce, and Crackle.
'Jupiter Today' is a daily blog focusing attention on the dynamic Jupiter system for the purpose of monitoring activity. Please join me every day as I provide a report on events taking place over the next 24 hours at, and in the environment of, our solar system's largest planet.
Published every day sometime between 0h and 3h UTC.
Data used on this page is provided by JPL's HORIZONS ephemeris generator.
Friday, June 30, 2017
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Jupiter Today | 30 June 2017
Distances:
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 815641932.77 km from the Sun.
9596.89 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 399.87 km/h
(2.34 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 787122238.65 km from the Earth.
2308190.06 km further from the Earth than yesterday
Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 96174.59 km/h
(158.93 km/h faster than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 422403.85 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420895.57 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420031.11 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 420474.75 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 421884.96 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 674495.37 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 676304.94 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 677100.50 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 676715.28 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 675237.77 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1070190.35 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1069672.71 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1069187.87 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1068763.84 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1068424.64 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1869884.24 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1870477.93 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1871182.21 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1871981.53 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1872864.42 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6217448.28 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6151646.63 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6084302.40 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6015394.12 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 5944899.89 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an perijove at 13 hours 2 minutes UTC at a distance of 420010.01 km.
Europa goes through an apojove at 13 hours 4 minutes UTC at a distance of 677119.34 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Transit begins at 14 hours 7.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit begins at 15 hours 21.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 16 hours 17.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 17 hours 31.0 minutes
Europa Transit begins at 15 hours 25.0 minutes
Europa Transit ends at 17 hours 55.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit begins at 18 hours 2.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit ends at 20 hours 25.0 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
Distances and motion between Moons: Position, Velocity, Acceleration, Jerk, Jounce, and Crackle.
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 815641932.77 km from the Sun.
9596.89 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 399.87 km/h
(2.34 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 787122238.65 km from the Earth.
2308190.06 km further from the Earth than yesterday
Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 96174.59 km/h
(158.93 km/h faster than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 422403.85 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420895.57 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420031.11 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 420474.75 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 421884.96 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 674495.37 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 676304.94 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 677100.50 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 676715.28 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 675237.77 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1070190.35 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1069672.71 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1069187.87 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1068763.84 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1068424.64 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1869884.24 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1870477.93 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1871182.21 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1871981.53 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1872864.42 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6217448.28 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6151646.63 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6084302.40 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6015394.12 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 5944899.89 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an perijove at 13 hours 2 minutes UTC at a distance of 420010.01 km.
Europa goes through an apojove at 13 hours 4 minutes UTC at a distance of 677119.34 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Transit begins at 14 hours 7.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit begins at 15 hours 21.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 16 hours 17.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 17 hours 31.0 minutes
Europa Transit begins at 15 hours 25.0 minutes
Europa Transit ends at 17 hours 55.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit begins at 18 hours 2.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit ends at 20 hours 25.0 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
Distances and motion between Moons: Position, Velocity, Acceleration, Jerk, Jounce, and Crackle.
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Jupiter Today | 29 June 2017
Distances:
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 815651529.66 km from the Sun.
9540.78 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of -397.53 km/h
(-0.62 km/h slower than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 784814048.59 km from the Earth.
2304375.77 km further from the Earth than yesterday
Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 96015.66 km/h
(188.12 km/h faster than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 420517.32 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 421954.82 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423244.89 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 423440.29 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 422403.85 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 665450.17 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 667000.96 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 669348.39 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 672019.61 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 674495.37 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1072088.79 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1071681.40 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1071215.99 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1070712.38 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1070190.35 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1868795.78 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1868874.04 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1869078.48 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1869415.17 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1869884.24 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6465914.20 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6405931.34 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6344550.70 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6281736.81 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6217448.28 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an apojove at 15 hours 53 minutes UTC at a distance of 423526.29 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Occultation disappears at 16 hours 52.0 minutes
Io Eclipse reappears at 20 hours 20.9 minutes
Europa Eclipse reappears at 1 hour 36.3 minutes
Ganymede Occultation reappears at 1 hour 49.0 minutes
Ganymede Eclipse disappears at 4 hours 31.3 minutes
Ganymede Eclipse reappears at 6 hours 45.9 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
Distances and motion between Moons: Position, Velocity, Acceleration, Jerk, Jounce, and Crackle.
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 815651529.66 km from the Sun.
9540.78 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of -397.53 km/h
(-0.62 km/h slower than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 784814048.59 km from the Earth.
2304375.77 km further from the Earth than yesterday
Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 96015.66 km/h
(188.12 km/h faster than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 420517.32 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 421954.82 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423244.89 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 423440.29 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 422403.85 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 665450.17 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 667000.96 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 669348.39 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 672019.61 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 674495.37 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1072088.79 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1071681.40 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1071215.99 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1070712.38 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1070190.35 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1868795.78 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1868874.04 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1869078.48 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1869415.17 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1869884.24 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6465914.20 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6405931.34 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6344550.70 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6281736.81 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6217448.28 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an apojove at 15 hours 53 minutes UTC at a distance of 423526.29 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Occultation disappears at 16 hours 52.0 minutes
Io Eclipse reappears at 20 hours 20.9 minutes
Europa Eclipse reappears at 1 hour 36.3 minutes
Ganymede Occultation reappears at 1 hour 49.0 minutes
Ganymede Eclipse disappears at 4 hours 31.3 minutes
Ganymede Eclipse reappears at 6 hours 45.9 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
Distances and motion between Moons: Position, Velocity, Acceleration, Jerk, Jounce, and Crackle.
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