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Jupiter

Above the horizon.  Rise: 4:54 | Tran: 13:02 | Set: 21:11
Alt: 16.80°   Az: 73.57°   Direction: South-West

Jupiter is in the constellation of Gemini, at a distance of 921,376,585.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 06h 14m 16s and the Declination is +23° 15’ 17” (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 12m 43s
Dec: +23° 15’ 47”
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
Jun 24 2025 15:41 Io End Occultation
Jun 24 2025 15:41 Io End Eclipse
Jun 24 2025 23:54 Europa Begin Eclipse
Jun 25 2025 02:36 Europa End Occultation
Jun 25 2025 10:48 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 14m 16s
+23° 15’ 17”
17h 52m 03s
00h 06m 20s

J2000

06h 12m 43s
+23° 15’ 47”

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: 66.7°
Max altitude: 61.8°
Azimuth: 293.3°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Jupiter from Earth is currently 921,376,585.0 kilometers, equivalent to 6.1590220549 Astronomical Units. Light takes 51m 13.381s to travel from Jupiter and arrive to us.

921,376,585.0
6.1590220549
51m 13.381s

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
Jun 17 2025 06h 07m 04s +23° 16’ 25” -1.90 31.3” Gemini
Jun 18 2025 06h 08m 04s +23° 16’ 20” -1.90 31.3” Gemini
Jun 19 2025 06h 09m 03s +23° 16’ 14” -1.89 31.3” Gemini
Jun 20 2025 06h 10m 03s +23° 16’ 06” -1.89 31.3” Gemini
Jun 21 2025 06h 11m 03s +23° 15’ 57” -1.89 31.3” Gemini
Jun 22 2025 06h 12m 02s +23° 15’ 46” -1.89 31.3” Gemini
Jun 23 2025 06h 13m 02s +23° 15’ 34” -1.89 31.3” Gemini
Jun 24 2025 06h 14m 02s +23° 15’ 21” -1.89 31.3” Gemini
Jun 25 2025 06h 15m 01s +23° 15’ 06” -1.89 31.3” Gemini
Jun 26 2025 06h 16m 01s +23° 14’ 50” -1.89 31.3” Gemini
Jun 27 2025 06h 17m 01s +23° 14’ 31” -1.89 31.3” Gemini
Jun 28 2025 06h 17m 59s +23° 14’ 12” -1.89 31.3” Gemini
Jun 29 2025 06h 18m 59s +23° 13’ 52” -1.89 31.3” Gemini
Jun 30 2025 06h 19m 58s +23° 13’ 30” -1.89 31.3” Gemini

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