Jupiter (Planet)
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From South El Monte , Jupiter is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:40 (PST), 32° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:02, 78° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:25, when it sinks below 7° above your western horizon.
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Name
Jupiter
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Object type
Superior planet
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Current position
| Computed for: | 04 February 2026 |
| Right ascension: | 07h12m [2] |
| Declination: | +22°42' [2] |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: | -2.60 (V) [1] |
| Angular diameter: | 44.5 arcsec[2] |
| Distance: | 4.34 AU 36.07 lightmin [2] |
Orbital elements [2]
| Semi-major axis: | 5.20 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.048386 |
| Inclination: | 1.30° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 100.47° |
| Argument of perihelion: | -85.75° |
| Epoch of elements: | 1 Jan 2000 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 19.67° |
| Absolute mag (H): | -9.38 [1] |
| Slope parameter (n): | 2.00 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 4.95 AU |
| Aphelion: | 5.45 AU |
| Orbital period: | 11.87 years |
Sources
| [1] | Robin M. Green, Spherical Astronomy, 1985, ISBN 0-521-31779-7 |
| [2] | Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac, 2013, Urban & Seidelmann, Eds., Table 8.7, ISBN 978-1-891389-85-6 |
Events
| 09 Jan 2026 | – Jupiter at perigee |
| 10 Jan 2026 | – Jupiter at opposition |
| 10 Mar 2026 | – Jupiter ends retrograde motion |
| 29 Jul 2026 | – Jupiter at solar conjunction |
| 30 Jul 2026 | – Jupiter at apogee |
| 08 Sep 2026 | – Lunar occultation of Jupiter |
| 06 Oct 2026 | – Lunar occultation of Jupiter |
| 02 Nov 2026 | – Lunar occultation of Jupiter |
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