Distances:
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 814388435.84 km from the Sun.
16296.32 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 679.01 km/h
(1.56 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 955706187.70 km from the Earth.
676732.04 km further from the Earth than yesterday
Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 28197.17 km/h
(1259.50 km/h slower than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420755.62 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 422250.77 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423385.65 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423328.56 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 422116.20 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 676471.17 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 674681.62 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 672191.31 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 669472.43 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 667051.58 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1070194.18 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1070755.24 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1071292.40 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1071781.37 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1072203.12 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1877381.83 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1876176.28 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1875028.54 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1873957.33 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1872975.62 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7810214.63 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7788926.88 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7766693.02 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7743515.19 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7719384.52 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an apojove at 14 hours 45 minutes UTC at a distance of 423528.80 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Transit begins at 4 hours 45.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit begins at 5 hours 8.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 6 hours 57.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 7 hours 19.0 minutes
Europa Transit begins at 16 hours 28.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit begins at 17 hours 15.0 minutes
Europa Transit ends at 18 hours 53.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit ends at 19 hours 34.0 minutes
Ganymede Shadow Transit ends at 0 hours 9.0 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.
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Monday, October 2, 2017
Jupiter Today | 03 October 2017
Distances:
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 814404732.16 km from the Sun.
16258.75 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 677.45 km/h
(2.17 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 955029455.66 km from the Earth.
706960.00 km further from the Earth than yesterday
Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 29456.67 km/h
(1256.49 km/h slower than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423288.39 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 422046.89 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420589.93 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420010.29 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420755.62 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 672858.28 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 675204.36 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 676758.61 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 677215.35 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 676471.17 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068316.84 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068675.77 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1069124.60 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1069640.18 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1070194.18 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1882465.52 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1881172.30 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1879891.40 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1878625.33 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1877381.83 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7885800.51 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7868331.74 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7849918.54 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7830547.36 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7810214.63 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an perijove at 17 hours 36 minutes UTC at a distance of 420007.03 km.
Europa goes through an apojove at 17 hours 16 minutes UTC at a distance of 677224.37 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Occultation disappears at 7 hours 37.0 minutes
Io Eclipse reappears at 10 hours 11.3 minutes
Europa Eclipse reappears at 0 hours 26.9 minutes
Ganymede Transit begins at 20 hours 26.0 minutes
Ganymede Shadow Transit begins at 22 hours 9.0 minutes
Ganymede Transit ends at 22 hours 49.0 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 814404732.16 km from the Sun.
16258.75 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 677.45 km/h
(2.17 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 955029455.66 km from the Earth.
706960.00 km further from the Earth than yesterday
Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 29456.67 km/h
(1256.49 km/h slower than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423288.39 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 422046.89 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420589.93 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420010.29 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420755.62 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 672858.28 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 675204.36 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 676758.61 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 677215.35 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 676471.17 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068316.84 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068675.77 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1069124.60 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1069640.18 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1070194.18 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1882465.52 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1881172.30 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1879891.40 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1878625.33 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1877381.83 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7885800.51 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7868331.74 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7849918.54 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7830547.36 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7810214.63 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an perijove at 17 hours 36 minutes UTC at a distance of 420007.03 km.
Europa goes through an apojove at 17 hours 16 minutes UTC at a distance of 677224.37 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Occultation disappears at 7 hours 37.0 minutes
Io Eclipse reappears at 10 hours 11.3 minutes
Europa Eclipse reappears at 0 hours 26.9 minutes
Ganymede Transit begins at 20 hours 26.0 minutes
Ganymede Shadow Transit begins at 22 hours 9.0 minutes
Ganymede Transit ends at 22 hours 49.0 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:
Sunday, October 1, 2017
Jupiter Today | 02 October 2017
Distances:
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 814420990.91 km from the Sun.
16206.63 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 675.28 km/h
(3.20 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 954322495.66 km from the Earth.
737115.88 km further from the Earth than yesterday
Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 30713.16 km/h
(1253.15 km/h slower than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420009.76 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420808.78 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 422313.76 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423405.79 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423288.39 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 664939.44 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 665774.25 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 667639.43 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 670164.88 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 672858.28 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068003.39 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1067908.44 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1067927.36 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068064.27 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068316.84 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1887629.23 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1886367.02 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1885073.68 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1883768.45 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1882465.52 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7946442.88 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7932666.34 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7917963.11 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7902341.00 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7885800.51 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an apojove at 20 hours 28 minutes UTC at a distance of 423521.60 km.
Ganymede goes through an perijove at 8 hours 2 minutes UTC at a distance of 1067901.76 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Transit begins at 10 hours 15.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit begins at 10 hours 40.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 12 hours 27.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 12 hours 50.0 minutes
Europa Occultation disappears at 21 hours 16.0 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 814420990.91 km from the Sun.
16206.63 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 675.28 km/h
(3.20 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 954322495.66 km from the Earth.
737115.88 km further from the Earth than yesterday
Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 30713.16 km/h
(1253.15 km/h slower than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420009.76 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420808.78 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 422313.76 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423405.79 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423288.39 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 664939.44 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 665774.25 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 667639.43 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 670164.88 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 672858.28 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068003.39 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1067908.44 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1067927.36 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068064.27 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068316.84 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1887629.23 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1886367.02 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1885073.68 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1883768.45 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1882465.52 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7946442.88 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7932666.34 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7917963.11 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7902341.00 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7885800.51 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an apojove at 20 hours 28 minutes UTC at a distance of 423521.60 km.
Ganymede goes through an perijove at 8 hours 2 minutes UTC at a distance of 1067901.76 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Transit begins at 10 hours 15.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit begins at 10 hours 40.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 12 hours 27.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 12 hours 50.0 minutes
Europa Occultation disappears at 21 hours 16.0 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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