Jupiter (Planet)

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From Fairfield , Jupiter will become visible at around 19:33 (EDT), 54° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:39.

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Name Jupiter
Object type Superior planet
Current position
Computed for:31 March 2025
Right ascension:04h57m [2]
Declination:+22°20' [2]
Constellation:Taurus
Magnitude:-2.15 (V) [1]
Angular diameter:35.4 arcsec[2]
Distance:5.45 AU
45.34 lightmin [2]
Angular motion (speed):9.19 arcmin/day[2]
Angular motion (pos ang):82.8°
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:01 January 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
Visibility from Fairfield

All times shown in Fairfield local time.

Events
24 Jun 2025  –  Jupiter at solar conjunction
26 Jun 2025  –  Jupiter at apogee
11 Nov 2025  –  Jupiter enters retrograde motion
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
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