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Jupiter

Above the horizon.  Rise: 4:02 | Tran: 12:09 | Set: 20:17
Alt: 1.78°   Az: 53.72°   Direction: North-East

Jupiter is in the constellation of Gemini, at a distance of 917,900,326.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 06h 31m 57s and the Declination is +23° 07’ 12” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Jupiter is -1.89. Check out tonight's visibility information of Jupiter for tonight.

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of Jupiter in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of Jupiter in the constellation of Gemini on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of Jupiter in the constellation of Gemini on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of Jupiter against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

Jupiter
RA: 06h 30m 24s
Dec: +23° 08’ 21”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of Jupiter. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Galilean Moons

This image shows the position of Jupiter's four major moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto (if one or more moons are not visible in the image, it is because they are currently being occulted by Jupiter). For more advanced features, see the page dedicated to theGalilean Moons page.

Current positions of Jupiter's Galilean moons

Jupiter's four moons are often subject to transits, eclipses, or occultations. The following list provides information on the next 5 upcoming events:

Date Local Time Satellite Event
Jul 12 2025 06:13 Io Begin Eclipse
Jul 12 2025 08:45 Io End Occultation
Jul 12 2025 18:23 Europa Begin Eclipse
Jul 12 2025 21:42 Europa End Occultation
Jul 13 2025 03:34 Io Begin Shadow Transit

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

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 31m 57s
+23° 07’ 12”
16h 04m 41s
22h 36m 38s

J2000

06h 30m 24s
+23° 08’ 21”

Additional Information

Gemini
-1.89

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of Jupiter from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.9°
Max altitude: 61.6°
Azimuth: 293.1°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Jupiter from Earth is currently 917,900,326.0 kilometers, equivalent to 6.1357846987 Astronomical Units. Light takes 51m 1.786s to travel from Jupiter and arrive to us.

917,900,326.0
6.1357846987
51m 1.786s

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

Chart of the distance of Jupiter from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of Jupiter from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 1600 and December 30, 2499, the closest approach of Jupiter to Earth will happen on Tuesday 16 October 2485 at a distance of 3.943792 Astronomical Units, or 589,982,961 kilometers:

Tuesday 16 October 2485
589,982,961
3.943792

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

Light Curve

The following chart shows the light curve of Jupiter, i.e., its apparent magnitude as a function of time. The curve is calculated using the latest ephemerides provided by JPL Horizons. The magnitude data is sampled with the interval of 2 days. Because of this sampling, inaccuracies may occur for objects that have large variations of brightness over a few days. For comets, large discrepancies can arise between the calculated brightness and the observations due to their highly dynamic, and not always precisely predictable, behavior.

Chart of the magnitude of Jupiter as a function of time

Physical Properties

The table below lists the known key physical properties of Jupiter.

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
Jul 05 2025 06h 24m 56s +23° 11’ 17” -1.89 31.3” Gemini
Jul 06 2025 06h 25m 55s +23° 10’ 47” -1.89 31.3” Gemini
Jul 07 2025 06h 26m 55s +23° 10’ 16” -1.89 31.4” Gemini
Jul 08 2025 06h 27m 54s +23° 09’ 43” -1.89 31.4” Gemini
Jul 09 2025 06h 28m 53s +23° 09’ 09” -1.89 31.4” Gemini
Jul 10 2025 06h 29m 51s +23° 08’ 33” -1.89 31.4” Gemini
Jul 11 2025 06h 30m 50s +23° 07’ 55” -1.89 31.4” Gemini
Jul 12 2025 06h 31m 48s +23° 07’ 17” -1.89 31.4” Gemini
Jul 13 2025 06h 32m 47s +23° 06’ 37” -1.90 31.4” Gemini
Jul 14 2025 06h 33m 45s +23° 05’ 57” -1.90 31.5” Gemini
Jul 15 2025 06h 34m 43s +23° 05’ 15” -1.90 31.5” Gemini
Jul 16 2025 06h 35m 42s +23° 04’ 31” -1.90 31.5” Gemini
Jul 17 2025 06h 36m 40s +23° 03’ 46” -1.90 31.5” Gemini
Jul 18 2025 06h 37m 38s +23° 03’ 00” -1.90 31.5” Gemini

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