Distances:
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 815661070.44 km from the Sun.
9555.58 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 398.15 km/h
(8.62 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 782509672.82 km from the Earth.
2299861.05 km further from the Earth than yesterday
Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 95827.54 km/h
(205.10 km/h faster than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 423410.40 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 422314.83 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420805.82 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420005.56 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420517.32 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 670160.08 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 667657.49 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 665817.77 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 665024.24 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 665450.17 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072805.12 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072785.20 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072654.08 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072418.48 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072088.79 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1869664.17 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1869266.36 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1868992.34 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1868836.36 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1868795.78 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6692263.60 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6637680.07 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6581773.93 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6524523.42 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6465914.20 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an perijove at 18 hours 42 minutes UTC at a distance of 419995.80 km.
Europa goes through an perijove at 18 hours 55 minutes UTC at a distance of 665009.60 km.
Ganymede goes through an apojove at 1 hours 57 minutes UTC at a distance of 1072811.15 km.
Callisto goes through an perijove at 23 hours 6 minutes UTC at a distance of 1868794.44 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Eclipse reappears at 1 hour 52.2 minutes
Io Transit begins at 19 hours 38.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit begins at 20 hours 53.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 21 hours 49.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 23 hours 2.0 minutes
Europa Occultation disappears at 20 hours 41.0 minutes
Europa Occultation reappears at 23 hours 10.0 minutes
Europa Eclipse disappears at 23 hours 12.8 minutes
Ganymede Occultation disappears at 23 hours 14.0 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, June 27, 2017
Monday, June 26, 2017
Jupiter Today | 27 June 2017
Distances:
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 815670626.02 km from the Sun.
9348.66 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 389.53 km/h
(2.36 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 780209811.77 km from the Earth.
2294938.60 km further from the Earth than yesterday
Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 95622.44 km/h
(238.97 km/h faster than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420013.45 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 420596.68 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 422050.59 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423291.51 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423410.40 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 677116.43 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 676674.73 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 675145.36 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 672827.37 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 670160.08 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1071780.85 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1072183.26 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072499.39 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072709.81 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072805.12 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1872463.61 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1871602.45 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1870838.97 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1870189.33 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1869664.17 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6897969.80 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6848387.22 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6797587.24 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6745554.97 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6692263.60 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an perijove at 0 hours 23 minutes UTC at a distance of 420010.61 km.
Io goes through an apojove at 21 hours 32 minutes UTC at a distance of 423526.06 km.
Europa goes through an apojove at 0 hours 46 minutes UTC at a distance of 677126.54 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Transit begins at 1 hour 10.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit begins at 2 hours 24.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 3 hours 21.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 4 hours 34.0 minutes
Io Occultation disappears at 22 hours 23.0 minutes
Europa Transit begins at 2 hours 7.0 minutes
Europa Transit ends at 4 hours 37.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit begins at 4 hours 43.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit ends at 7 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 815670626.02 km from the Sun.
9348.66 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 389.53 km/h
(2.36 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 780209811.77 km from the Earth.
2294938.60 km further from the Earth than yesterday
Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 95622.44 km/h
(238.97 km/h faster than yesterday)
Positions and Motion:
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420013.45 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 420596.68 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 422050.59 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423291.51 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423410.40 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 677116.43 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 676674.73 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 675145.36 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 672827.37 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 670160.08 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1071780.85 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1072183.26 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072499.39 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072709.81 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072805.12 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1872463.61 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1871602.45 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1870838.97 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1870189.33 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1869664.17 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6897969.80 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6848387.22 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6797587.24 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6745554.97 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6692263.60 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an perijove at 0 hours 23 minutes UTC at a distance of 420010.61 km.
Io goes through an apojove at 21 hours 32 minutes UTC at a distance of 423526.06 km.
Europa goes through an apojove at 0 hours 46 minutes UTC at a distance of 677126.54 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Transit begins at 1 hour 10.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit begins at 2 hours 24.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 3 hours 21.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 4 hours 34.0 minutes
Io Occultation disappears at 22 hours 23.0 minutes
Europa Transit begins at 2 hours 7.0 minutes
Europa Transit ends at 4 hours 37.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit begins at 4 hours 43.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit ends at 7 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.
Sunday, June 25, 2017
Jupiter Today | 26 June 2017
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 815679974.68 km from the Sun.
9291.97 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 387.17 km/h
(4.84 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 777914873.17 km from the Earth.
2289203.39 km further from the Earth than yesterday
Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 95383.47 km/h
(263.76 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423319.41 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 423376.94 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 422245.91 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420752.90 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420013.45 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 669513.51 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 672168.71 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 674610.33 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 676374.50 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 677116.43 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1069798.60 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1070300.59 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1070814.16 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1071315.97 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1071780.85 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1876636.13 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1875494.89 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1874417.88 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1873405.91 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1872463.61 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7084253.11 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7039465.11 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6993501.19 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6946339.90 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6897969.80 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an apojove at 3 hours 16 minutes UTC at a distance of 423518.79 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Occultation disappears at 3 hours 55.0 minutes
Io Eclipse reappears at 7 hours 23.3 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.
9291.97 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 387.17 km/h
(4.84 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 777914873.17 km from the Earth.
2289203.39 km further from the Earth than yesterday
Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 95383.47 km/h
(263.76 km/h faster than yesterday)
At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423319.41 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 423376.94 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 422245.91 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420752.90 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420013.45 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 669513.51 km from Jupiter.
===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 672168.71 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 674610.33 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 676374.50 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 677116.43 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1069798.60 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1070300.59 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1070814.16 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1071315.97 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1071780.85 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1876636.13 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1875494.89 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1874417.88 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1873405.91 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1872463.61 km from Jupiter.
At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7084253.11 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 7039465.11 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6993501.19 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6946339.90 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 6897969.80 km from Jupiter.
Io goes through an apojove at 3 hours 16 minutes UTC at a distance of 423518.79 km.
Audio:
Events:
Io Occultation disappears at 3 hours 55.0 minutes
Io Eclipse reappears at 7 hours 23.3 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.
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