Jupiter
Jupiter Sky Charts and Coordinates
This is a simplified sky chart, showing where Jupiter is now with respect to the brightest stars and constellations.
More advanced sky charts are available on TheSkyLive for this object: 1) the Online Planetarium which is interactive and allows to select dates and additional objects to visualize; and 2) the Live Position and Data Tracker which provides the highest precision position data and features deep sky imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey.
High Precision Live Sky Chart
Jupiter Rise and Set Times
Today's Jupiter rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. All times are relative to the Europe/London timezone.
Jupiter Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Jupiter computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Jupiter in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Apparent DiameterDiameter | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Jan 15 | 16h 52m 26s | -21° 54’ 06” | -1.81 | 31.8” | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Jan 16 | 16h 53m 17s | -21° 55’ 27” | -1.82 | 31.9” | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Jan 17 | 16h 54m 06s | -21° 56’ 48” | -1.82 | 31.9” | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Jan 18 | 16h 54m 56s | -21° 58’ 06” | -1.82 | 32.0” | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Jan 19 | 16h 55m 45s | -21° 59’ 23” | -1.83 | 32.0” | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Jan 20 | 16h 56m 35s | -22° 00’ 39” | -1.83 | 32.1” | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Jan 21 | 16h 57m 24s | -22° 01’ 54” | -1.83 | 32.2” | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Jan 22 | 16h 58m 11s | -22° 03’ 06” | -1.84 | 32.2” | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Jan 23 | 16h 58m 59s | -22° 04’ 18” | -1.84 | 32.3” | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Jan 24 | 16h 59m 48s | -22° 05’ 27” | -1.85 | 32.3” | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Jan 25 | 17h 00m 34s | -22° 06’ 37” | -1.85 | 32.4” | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Jan 26 | 17h 01m 22s | -22° 07’ 44” | -1.85 | 32.5” | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Jan 27 | 17h 02m 08s | -22° 08’ 49” | -1.86 | 32.5” | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Jan 28 | 17h 02m 54s | -22° 09’ 53” | -1.86 | 32.6” | Ophiucus |
Distance of Jupiter from Earth
The following chart shows the distance of Jupiter from Earth as a function of time. Distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with a 2 days interval.
The reported distances might be inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of Jupiter is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Light Curve of Jupiter
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.
Jupiter 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 | |