Distances:
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 813318362.32 km from the Sun.
20486.78 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 853.62 km/h
(9.30 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 940719772.36 km from the Earth.
1156516.85 km closer to the Earth than yesterday
Moving towards the Earth at a radial velocity of 48188.20 km/h
(1239.01 km/h faster than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420100.86 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 421172.25 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 422678.37 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423503.48 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423046.65 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 664865.95 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 666075.26 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 668274.69 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 671013.30 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 673751.34 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1071836.68 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1072150.88 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1072384.80 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1072527.97 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1072572.06 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1886408.06 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1887667.09 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1888888.82 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1890054.89 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1891145.31 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7204429.79 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7162511.07 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7119462.50 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7075281.84 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7029963.47 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an apojove at 18 hours 55 minutes UTC at a distance of 423519.39 km.
Ganymede goes through an apojove at 23 hours 34 minutes UTC at a distance of 1072572.33 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Shadow Transit begins at 14 hours 50.0 minutes
Io Transit begins at 15 hours 25.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 17 hours 0.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 17 hours 36.0 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.
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Jupiter Today | 30 November 2017
Distances:
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 813338849.10 km from the Sun.
20263.72 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 844.32 km/h
(0.22 km/h slower than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 941876289.21 km from the Earth.
1126780.46 km closer to the Earth than yesterday
Moving towards the Earth at a radial velocity of 46949.19 km/h
(1237.95 km/h faster than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423513.22 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 422982.56 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 421548.75 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 420268.69 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 420100.86 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 671165.41 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 668420.84 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 666182.09 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 664905.49 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 664865.95 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1070093.62 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1070562.93 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1071023.46 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1071455.01 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1071836.68 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1881178.79 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1882504.67 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1883821.97 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1885124.29 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1886408.06 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7361072.74 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7323527.08 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7284917.91 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7245226.33 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7204429.79 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an apojove at 0 hours 34 minutes UTC at a distance of 423519.35 km.
Io goes through an perijove at 21 hours 45 minutes UTC at a distance of 420002.28 km.
Europa goes through an perijove at 21 hours 11 minutes UTC at a distance of 664722.93 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Eclipse disappears at 17 hours 39.4 minutes
Io Occultation reappears at 20 hours 24.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit begins at 13 hours 49.0 minutes
Europa Transit begins at 14 hours 55.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit ends at 16 hours 6.0 minutes
Europa Transit ends at 17 hours 14.0 minutes
Ganymede Shadow Transit begins at 5 hours 57.0 minutes
Ganymede Shadow Transit ends at 7 hours 52.0 minutes
Ganymede Transit begins at 8 hours 12.0 minutes
Ganymede Transit ends at 10 hours 12.0 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 813338849.10 km from the Sun.
20263.72 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 844.32 km/h
(0.22 km/h slower than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 941876289.21 km from the Earth.
1126780.46 km closer to the Earth than yesterday
Moving towards the Earth at a radial velocity of 46949.19 km/h
(1237.95 km/h faster than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423513.22 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 422982.56 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 421548.75 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 420268.69 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 420100.86 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 671165.41 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 668420.84 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 666182.09 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 664905.49 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 664865.95 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1070093.62 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1070562.93 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1071023.46 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1071455.01 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1071836.68 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1881178.79 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1882504.67 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1883821.97 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1885124.29 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1886408.06 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7361072.74 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7323527.08 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7284917.91 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7245226.33 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7204429.79 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an apojove at 0 hours 34 minutes UTC at a distance of 423519.35 km.
Io goes through an perijove at 21 hours 45 minutes UTC at a distance of 420002.28 km.
Europa goes through an perijove at 21 hours 11 minutes UTC at a distance of 664722.93 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Eclipse disappears at 17 hours 39.4 minutes
Io Occultation reappears at 20 hours 24.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit begins at 13 hours 49.0 minutes
Europa Transit begins at 14 hours 55.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit ends at 16 hours 6.0 minutes
Europa Transit ends at 17 hours 14.0 minutes
Ganymede Shadow Transit begins at 5 hours 57.0 minutes
Ganymede Shadow Transit ends at 7 hours 52.0 minutes
Ganymede Transit begins at 8 hours 12.0 minutes
Ganymede Transit ends at 10 hours 12.0 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:
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Jupiter Today | 29 November 2017
istances:
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 813359112.82 km from the Sun.
20268.85 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 844.54 km/h
(5.22 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 943003069.67 km from the Earth.
1097069.74 km closer to the Earth than yesterday
Moving towards the Earth at a radial velocity of 45711.24 km/h
(1252.12 km/h faster than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420240.23 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420145.92 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 421269.61 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 422756.99 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 423513.22 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 677245.08 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 677245.29 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 676041.82 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 673878.18 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 671165.41 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068521.74 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068824.73 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1069203.34 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1069634.12 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1070093.62 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1876113.45 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1877305.26 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1878559.05 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1879857.24 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1881178.79 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7500693.36 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7467374.59 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7432998.90 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7397563.68 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7361072.74 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an perijove at 3 hours 25 minutes UTC at a distance of 420015.76 km.
Europa goes through an apojove at 3 hours 0 minutes UTC at a distance of 677402.16 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Occultation reappears at 1 hour 54.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit begins at 20 hours 21.0 minutes
Io Transit begins at 20 hours 55.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 22 hours 32.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 23 hours 6.0 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 813359112.82 km from the Sun.
20268.85 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 844.54 km/h
(5.22 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 943003069.67 km from the Earth.
1097069.74 km closer to the Earth than yesterday
Moving towards the Earth at a radial velocity of 45711.24 km/h
(1252.12 km/h faster than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420240.23 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420145.92 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 421269.61 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 422756.99 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 423513.22 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 677245.08 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 677245.29 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 676041.82 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 673878.18 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 671165.41 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068521.74 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068824.73 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1069203.34 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1069634.12 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1070093.62 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1876113.45 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1877305.26 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1878559.05 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1879857.24 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 4, 1881178.79 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7500693.36 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7467374.59 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7432998.90 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7397563.68 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7361072.74 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an perijove at 3 hours 25 minutes UTC at a distance of 420015.76 km.
Europa goes through an apojove at 3 hours 0 minutes UTC at a distance of 677402.16 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Occultation reappears at 1 hour 54.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit begins at 20 hours 21.0 minutes
Io Transit begins at 20 hours 55.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 22 hours 32.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 23 hours 6.0 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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