Distances:
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 813789246.05 km from the Sun.
18648.57 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 777.02 km/h
(0.84 km/h slower than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 959959186.66 km from the Earth.
404763.60 km closer to the Earth than yesterday
Moving towards the Earth at a radial velocity of 16865.15 km/h
(1331.75 km/h faster than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423388.11 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423300.82 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 422080.61 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420620.61 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420014.21 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 670122.23 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 672868.98 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 675266.59 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 676859.90 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 677335.01 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1067795.95 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1067811.24 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1067967.03 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068255.67 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068659.80 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1874822.74 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1873807.86 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1872877.99 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1872041.73 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1871301.10 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6735172.65 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6787727.98 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6839036.67 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6889107.66 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6937946.72 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an apojove at 2 hours 36 minutes UTC at a distance of 423516.37 km.
Io goes through an perijove at 23 hours 44 minutes UTC at a distance of 420012.81 km.
Europa goes through an apojove at 23 hours 19 minutes UTC at a distance of 677343.12 km.
Ganymede goes through an perijove at 2 hours 21 minutes UTC at a distance of 1067785.14 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Eclipse disappears at 17 hours 30.5 minutes
Io Occultation reappears at 19 hours 53.0 minutes
Europa Eclipse disappears at 11 hours 5.2 minutes
Europa Occultation reappears at 13 hours 50.0 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, November 6, 2017
Sunday, November 5, 2017
Jupiter Today | 06 November 2017
Distances:
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 813807894.62 km from the Sun.
18668.75 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 777.86 km/h
(3.60 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 960363950.26 km from the Earth.
372801.57 km closer to the Earth than yesterday
Moving towards the Earth at a radial velocity of 15533.40 km/h
(1336.29 km/h faster than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420555.01 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420011.29 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420780.82 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 422278.12 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 423388.11 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 665208.13 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 664823.77 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 665661.25 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 667552.53 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 670122.23 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1068960.35 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1068521.94 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1068167.05 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1067918.56 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1067795.95 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1879425.66 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1878221.88 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1877046.18 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1875907.99 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1874822.74 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6511997.91 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6569794.76 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6626236.81 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6681351.89 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6735172.65 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an perijove at 5 hours 27 minutes UTC at a distance of 420005.30 km.
Europa goes through an perijove at 4 hours 52 minutes UTC at a distance of 664801.69 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Occultation reappears at 1 hour 23.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit begins at 20 hours 11.0 minutes
Io Transit begins at 20 hours 22.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 22 hours 21.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 22 hours 33.0 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 813807894.62 km from the Sun.
18668.75 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 777.86 km/h
(3.60 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 960363950.26 km from the Earth.
372801.57 km closer to the Earth than yesterday
Moving towards the Earth at a radial velocity of 15533.40 km/h
(1336.29 km/h faster than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420555.01 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420011.29 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420780.82 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 422278.12 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 423388.11 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 665208.13 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 664823.77 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 665661.25 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 667552.53 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 670122.23 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1068960.35 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1068521.94 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1068167.05 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1067918.56 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1067795.95 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1879425.66 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1878221.88 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1877046.18 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1875907.99 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1874822.74 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6511997.91 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6569794.76 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6626236.81 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6681351.89 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6735172.65 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an perijove at 5 hours 27 minutes UTC at a distance of 420005.30 km.
Europa goes through an perijove at 4 hours 52 minutes UTC at a distance of 664801.69 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Occultation reappears at 1 hour 23.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit begins at 20 hours 11.0 minutes
Io Transit begins at 20 hours 22.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 22 hours 21.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 22 hours 33.0 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, November 4, 2017
Jupiter Today | 05 November 2017
Distances:
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 813826563.37 km from the Sun.
18582.25 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 774.26 km/h
(3.01 km/h slower than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 960736751.83 km from the Earth.
340730.53 km closer to the Earth than yesterday
Moving towards the Earth at a radial velocity of 14197.11 km/h
(1330.48 km/h faster than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 422358.70 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423417.59 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423258.79 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 421996.81 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 420555.01 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 674433.86 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 671847.29 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 669105.31 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 666737.04 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 665208.13 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1071142.03 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1070576.49 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1070008.52 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1069462.43 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1068960.35 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1884451.27 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1883175.46 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1881905.84 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1880654.19 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1879425.66 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6266912.17 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6330306.95 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6392269.51 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6452827.40 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6511997.91 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an apojove at 8 hours 17 minutes UTC at a distance of 423516.25 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Shadow Transit begins at 1 hour 42.0 minutes
Io Transit begins at 1 hour 51.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 3 hours 53.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 4 hours 3.0 minutes
Io Eclipse disappears at 23 hours 2.1 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit begins at 16 hours 50.0 minutes
Europa Transit begins at 17 hours 9.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit ends at 19 hours 9.0 minutes
Europa Transit ends at 19 hours 30.0 minutes
Ganymede Eclipse disappears at 4 hours 17.4 minutes
Ganymede Occultation reappears at 7 hours 1.0 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 813826563.37 km from the Sun.
18582.25 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 774.26 km/h
(3.01 km/h slower than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 960736751.83 km from the Earth.
340730.53 km closer to the Earth than yesterday
Moving towards the Earth at a radial velocity of 14197.11 km/h
(1330.48 km/h faster than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 422358.70 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423417.59 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423258.79 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 421996.81 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 420555.01 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 674433.86 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 671847.29 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 669105.31 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 666737.04 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 665208.13 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1071142.03 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1070576.49 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1070008.52 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1069462.43 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1068960.35 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1884451.27 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1883175.46 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1881905.84 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1880654.19 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1879425.66 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6266912.17 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6330306.95 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6392269.51 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6452827.40 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 6511997.91 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an apojove at 8 hours 17 minutes UTC at a distance of 423516.25 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Shadow Transit begins at 1 hour 42.0 minutes
Io Transit begins at 1 hour 51.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 3 hours 53.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 4 hours 3.0 minutes
Io Eclipse disappears at 23 hours 2.1 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit begins at 16 hours 50.0 minutes
Europa Transit begins at 17 hours 9.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit ends at 19 hours 9.0 minutes
Europa Transit ends at 19 hours 30.0 minutes
Ganymede Eclipse disappears at 4 hours 17.4 minutes
Ganymede Occultation reappears at 7 hours 1.0 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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