Distances:
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 815296789.18 km from the Sun.
11869.65 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 494.57 km/h
(5.92 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 859793018.31 km from the Earth.
2151971.20 km further from the Earth than yesterday
Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 89665.47 km/h
(525.27 km/h slower than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420780.17 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420009.41 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 420564.39 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 422015.63 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423279.34 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 676395.52 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 677104.31 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 676632.36 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 675082.78 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 672759.07 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1070496.52 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1071120.26 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1071711.25 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1072236.25 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1072665.47 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1869157.64 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1869045.04 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1869045.37 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1869157.33 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1869385.81 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 7825536.01 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 7845111.13 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 7863739.41 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 7881439.39 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 7898224.55 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an perijove at 6 hours 31 minutes UTC at a distance of 420003.94 km.
Europa goes through an apojove at 6 hours 37 minutes UTC at a distance of 677110.63 km.
Callisto goes through an perijove at 8 hours 59 minutes UTC at a distance of 1869031.33 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Transit begins at 10 hours 48.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit begins at 11 hours 57.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 12 hours 59.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 14 hours 7.0 minutes
Europa Transit begins at 15 hours 24.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit begins at 17 hours 50.0 minutes
Europa Transit ends at 17 hours 54.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit ends at 20 hours 11.0 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.
'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.
Monday, July 31, 2017
Sunday, July 30, 2017
Jupiter Today | 31 July 2017
Distances:
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 815308658.83 km from the Sun.
11727.50 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 488.65 km/h
(1.41 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 857641047.11 km from the Earth.
2164577.79 km further from the Earth than yesterday
Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 90190.74 km/h
(504.28 km/h slower than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 422081.07 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423307.97 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423396.16 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 422282.61 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420780.17 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 667205.97 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 669578.24 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 672232.89 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 674659.09 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 676395.52 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068309.11 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1068754.34 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1069283.68 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1069873.75 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1070496.52 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1870844.22 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1870235.17 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1869748.35 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1869389.79 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1869157.64 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 7737626.68 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 7761040.38 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 7783499.92 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 7805000.08 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 7825536.01 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an apojove at 9 hours 24 minutes UTC at a distance of 423524.73 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Occultation disappears at 13 hours 36.0 minutes
Io Eclipse reappears at 16 hours 59.2 minutes
Europa Eclipse reappears at 1 hour 11.6 minutes
Ganymede Transit begins at 5 hours 18.0 minutes
Ganymede Transit ends at 7 hours 53.0 minutes
Ganymede Shadow Transit begins at 10 hours 16.0 minutes
Ganymede Shadow Transit ends at 12 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
Distances and motion between Moons: Position, Velocity, Acceleration, Jerk, Jounce, and Crackle.
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 815308658.83 km from the Sun.
11727.50 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 488.65 km/h
(1.41 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 857641047.11 km from the Earth.
2164577.79 km further from the Earth than yesterday
Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 90190.74 km/h
(504.28 km/h slower than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 422081.07 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423307.97 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423396.16 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 422282.61 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420780.17 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 667205.97 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 669578.24 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 672232.89 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 674659.09 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 676395.52 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068309.11 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1068754.34 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1069283.68 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1069873.75 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1070496.52 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1870844.22 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1870235.17 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1869748.35 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1869389.79 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1869157.64 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 7737626.68 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 7761040.38 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 7783499.92 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 7805000.08 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 7825536.01 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an apojove at 9 hours 24 minutes UTC at a distance of 423524.73 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Occultation disappears at 13 hours 36.0 minutes
Io Eclipse reappears at 16 hours 59.2 minutes
Europa Eclipse reappears at 1 hour 11.6 minutes
Ganymede Transit begins at 5 hours 18.0 minutes
Ganymede Transit ends at 7 hours 53.0 minutes
Ganymede Shadow Transit begins at 10 hours 16.0 minutes
Ganymede Shadow Transit ends at 12 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
Distances and motion between Moons: Position, Velocity, Acceleration, Jerk, Jounce, and Crackle.
Saturday, July 29, 2017
Jupiter Today | 30 July 2017
Distances:
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 815320386.33 km from the Sun.
11693.86 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 487.24 km/h
(6.27 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 855476469.32 km from the Earth.
2176680.50 km further from the Earth than yesterday
Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 90695.02 km/h
(491.36 km/h slower than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 422200.44 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420708.07 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 419998.39 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 420612.21 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 422081.07 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 667336.35 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 665653.22 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 665026.13 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 665580.82 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 667205.97 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1067668.23 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1067635.75 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1067738.45 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1067966.20 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068309.11 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1874221.28 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1873261.64 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1872372.77 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1871562.25 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1870844.22 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 7634259.30 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 7661589.13 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 7687916.60 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 7713256.36 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 7737626.68 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an perijove at 12 hours 14 minutes UTC at a distance of 419997.31 km.
Europa goes through an perijove at 12 hours 11 minutes UTC at a distance of 665025.55 km.
Ganymede goes through an perijove at 4 hours 24 minutes UTC at a distance of 1067630.85 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Transit begins at 16 hours 18.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit begins at 17 hours 29.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 18 hours 30.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 19 hours 38.0 minutes
Europa Occultation disappears 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 815320386.33 km from the Sun.
11693.86 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 487.24 km/h
(6.27 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 855476469.32 km from the Earth.
2176680.50 km further from the Earth than yesterday
Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 90695.02 km/h
(491.36 km/h slower than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 422200.44 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420708.07 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 419998.39 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 420612.21 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 422081.07 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 667336.35 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 665653.22 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 665026.13 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 665580.82 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 667205.97 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1067668.23 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1067635.75 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1067738.45 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1067966.20 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068309.11 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1874221.28 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1873261.64 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1872372.77 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1871562.25 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1870844.22 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 7634259.30 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 7661589.13 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 7687916.60 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 7713256.36 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 7737626.68 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an perijove at 12 hours 14 minutes UTC at a distance of 419997.31 km.
Europa goes through an perijove at 12 hours 11 minutes UTC at a distance of 665025.55 km.
Ganymede goes through an perijove at 4 hours 24 minutes UTC at a distance of 1067630.85 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Transit begins at 16 hours 18.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit begins at 17 hours 29.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 18 hours 30.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 19 hours 38.0 minutes
Europa Occultation disappears 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.
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