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Sunrise: 5:18 
Transit: 12:05 
Sunset: 18:53
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Jupiter

Below the horizon.  Rise: 6:26 | Tran: 13:13 | Set: 19:57
Alt: -40.58°   Az: 346.79°   Direction: North-North-West

Jupiter is in the constellation of Taurus, at a distance of 913,587,877.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 05h 53m 55s and the Declination is +23° 15’ 15” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Jupiter is -1.91. Check out tonight's visibility information for Jupiter.

Finder Charts

Map showing Jupiter in Taurus on June, 03 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Jupiter in Taurus on June, 03 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Jupiter is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Jupiter
RA: 05h 52m 22s
Dec: +23° 14’ 59”
Deep sky finder chart for Jupiter. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is Jupiter?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Jupiter in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Galilean Moons

Current positions of Jupiter's Galilean moons
Position of the four major moons of Jupiter. If one or more of the moons are not visible in the image it is because right now they are behind Jupiter. For more advanced features check out the dedicated Galilean Moons page.

List of 5 upcoming phenomena of Jupiter's satellites:

Date Local Time Satellite Event
Jun 4 01:46 Europa End Eclipse
Jun 4 11:43 Io Begin Transit
Jun 4 12:04 Io Begin Shadow Transit
Jun 4 13:58 Io End Transit
Jun 4 14:19 Io End Shadow Transit

To see the complete list of the upcoming phenomena for the next 7 days consult the dedicated Jupiter's Galilean Moons section.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 53m 55s
+23° 15’ 15”
11h 16m 27s
17h 10m 23s

J2000

05h 52m 22s
+23° 14’ 59”

Additional Information

Taurus
-1.91

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Jupiter from Guanqiao, China (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 66.7°
Max altitude: 88.2°
Azimuth: 293.3°
  • Jupiter is below the horizon from Guanqiao, China.
  • Given its current magnitude, Jupiter is visible to the naked eye, easily even from highly light polluted areas.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Jupiter from Earth is currently 913,587,877.0 kilometers, equivalent to 6.1069577577 Astronomical Units. Light takes 50m 47.401s to travel from Jupiter and arrive to us.

913,587,877.0
6.1069577577
50m 47.401s

The following chart shows the distance of Jupiter from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of Jupiter from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of Jupiter from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach

Between 1 January 1600 and 30 December 2499, the closest approach of Jupiter to Earth happens on Tue Oct 16 2485 at a distance of 3.943792 Astronomical Units, or 589,982,961 kilometers:

Tue Oct 16 2485
589,982,961
3.943792

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Jupiter, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Chart of the magnitude of Jupiter as a function of time

Physical Data

The following shows the known values of the most important physical parameters of Jupiter. Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Physical Parameter Value Relative to Earth
Diameter 139822 km 10.9733
Mass 1898.13 x 1024 kg 317.8281
Density 1.3262 gr/cm3 0.2405
Escape Velocity 60.2 km/s 5.3798
Sideral Rotation 9.9250 hours 0.4147
Absolute Magnitude -9.4
Geometric Albedo 0.52

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Jupiter computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Apparent DiameterDiameter Constellation
2025 May 27 05h 46m 27s +23° 12’ 40” -1.92 31.8” Taurus
2025 May 28 05h 47m 25s +23° 13’ 05” -1.92 31.7” Taurus
2025 May 29 05h 48m 23s +23° 13’ 28” -1.92 31.7” Taurus
2025 May 30 05h 49m 21s +23° 13’ 50” -1.92 31.7” Taurus
2025 May 31 05h 50m 19s +23° 14’ 11” -1.91 31.7” Taurus
2025 Jun 01 05h 51m 18s +23° 14’ 29” -1.91 31.6” Taurus
2025 Jun 02 05h 52m 16s +23° 14’ 47” -1.91 31.6” Taurus
2025 Jun 03 05h 53m 15s +23° 15’ 04” -1.91 31.6” Taurus
2025 Jun 04 05h 54m 13s +23° 15’ 19” -1.91 31.6” Taurus
2025 Jun 05 05h 55m 12s +23° 15’ 32” -1.91 31.5” Taurus
2025 Jun 06 05h 56m 11s +23° 15’ 45” -1.91 31.5” Taurus
2025 Jun 07 05h 57m 10s +23° 15’ 55” -1.91 31.5” Taurus
2025 Jun 08 05h 58m 09s +23° 16’ 04” -1.90 31.5” Taurus
2025 Jun 09 05h 59m 08s +23° 16’ 13” -1.90 31.5” Taurus

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