Distances:
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 814437197.54 km from the Sun.
16130.01 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 672.08 km/h
(3.25 km/h slower than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 953585379.78 km from the Earth.
767191.48 km further from the Earth than yesterday
Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 31966.31 km/h
(1242.63 km/h slower than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423434.74 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423245.20 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 421961.69 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420524.69 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420009.76 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 671804.22 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 669111.07 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 666792.18 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 665302.86 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 664939.44 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1069374.55 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1068899.84 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1068505.72 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1068204.45 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1068003.39 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1892062.39 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1891061.83 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1889987.26 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1888840.77 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1887629.23 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7992278.09 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7982190.97 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7971198.29 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7959286.11 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7946442.88 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an apojove at 2 hours 9 minutes UTC at a distance of 423522.44 km.
Io goes through an perijove at 23 hours 18 minutes UTC at a distance of 420000.24 km.
Europa goes through an perijove at 22 hours 48 minutes UTC at a distance of 664915.06 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Occultation disappears at 13 hours 6.0 minutes
Io Eclipse reappears at 15 hours 42.7 minutes
Europa Transit begins at 3 hours 4.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit begins at 3 hours 57.0 minutes
Europa Transit ends at 5 hours 29.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit ends at 6 hours 17.0 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.
Saturday, September 30, 2017
Friday, September 29, 2017
Jupiter Today | 30 September 2017
Distances:
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 814453327.55 km from the Sun.
16207.82 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 675.33 km/h
(3.12 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 952818188.30 km from the Earth.
797014.55 km further from the Earth than yesterday
Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 33208.94 km/h
(1243.89 km/h slower than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420477.78 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420022.08 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420881.17 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 422395.74 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423438.65 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 676893.83 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 677177.27 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 676264.77 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 674349.79 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 671803.90 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1071644.89 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1071077.57 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1070488.37 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1069910.12 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1069371.70 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1895217.23 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1894576.55 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1893827.54 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1892984.92 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1892060.13 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 8023585.60 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 8017128.55 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 8009751.21 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 8001462.75 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7992273.53 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an perijove at 5 hours 1 minutes UTC at a distance of 420002.94 km.
Europa goes through an apojove at 4 hours 24 minutes UTC at a distance of 677220.87 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Transit begins at 15 hours 45.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit begins at 16 hours 11.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 17 hours 57.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 18 hours 22.0 minutes
Ganymede Occultation disappears at 6 hours 27.0 minutes
Ganymede Eclipse reappears at 10 hours 26.3 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 814453327.55 km from the Sun.
16207.82 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 675.33 km/h
(3.12 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 952818188.30 km from the Earth.
797014.55 km further from the Earth than yesterday
Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 33208.94 km/h
(1243.89 km/h slower than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420477.78 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420022.08 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420881.17 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 422395.74 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423438.65 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 676893.83 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 677177.27 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 676264.77 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 674349.79 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 671803.90 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1071644.89 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1071077.57 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1070488.37 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1069910.12 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1069371.70 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1895217.23 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1894576.55 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1893827.54 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1892984.92 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1892060.13 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 8023585.60 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 8017128.55 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 8009751.21 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 8001462.75 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7992273.53 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an perijove at 5 hours 1 minutes UTC at a distance of 420002.94 km.
Europa goes through an apojove at 4 hours 24 minutes UTC at a distance of 677220.87 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Transit begins at 15 hours 45.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit begins at 16 hours 11.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 17 hours 57.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 18 hours 22.0 minutes
Ganymede Occultation disappears at 6 hours 27.0 minutes
Ganymede Eclipse reappears at 10 hours 26.3 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:
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Jupiter Today | 29 September 2017
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 814469535.37 km from the Sun.
16133.09 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 672.21 km/h
(1.80 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 952021173.75 km from the Earth.
826867.83 km further from the Earth than yesterday
Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 34452.83 km/h
(1237.66 km/h slower than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 422464.35 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423467.89 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423214.64 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 421895.17 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 420477.78 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 667936.26 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 670527.15 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 673213.58 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 675479.20 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 676893.83 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1073091.55 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072897.05 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072581.30 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072156.53 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1071644.89 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1896539.57 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1896393.47 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1896128.08 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1895736.56 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1895217.23 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 8040335.03 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 8037484.94 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 8033750.80 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 8029122.68 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 8023585.60 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an apojove at 7 hours 52 minutes UTC at a distance of 423534.78 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Occultation disappears at 18 hours 36.0 minutes
Io Eclipse reappears at 21 hours 14.2 minutes
Europa Occultation disappears at 7 hours 51.0 minutes
Europa Eclipse reappears at 11 hours 9.4 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:
Distances and motion between Moons: Position, Velocity, Acceleration, Jerk, Jounce, and Crackle:
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