Celestial calendar

JUPITER

Visibility of the Jupiter in 1998:

       Jupiter can be seen in the evening sky in Capricornus, then Aquarius from the last week of January and passing into Pisces at the end of February until just after the first week of March when it becomes too close to the Sun for observation. It reappears in the morning sky during the second week of July in Gemini (passing 6o S of Pollux on August 11). It remains in the morning sky for the rest of the year moving into Cancer in mid-August, Leo in mid-September (passing 0.9o N of Regulus on October 6) and Virgo from the second half of November.

Date Apparent Right Ascension Apparent Declination Magnitude Date Apparent Right Ascension Apparent Declination Magnitude
Jan.1 21h 39.6m -14o 55' -2.1m Jul.12 23h 54.8m -2o 00' -2.6m
Feb.2 22h 07.4m -12o 29' -2.0m Aug.13 23h 51.3m -2o 33' -2.8m
Mar.6 22h 36.6m -9o 44' -2.0m Sep.14 23h 38.0m -4o 04' -2.9m
Apr.7 23h 04.5m -6o 57' -2.1m Oct.16 23h 23.8m -5o 33' -2.9m
May.9 23h 28.7m -4o 30' -2.2m Nov.17 23h 18.8m -5o 58' -2.7m
Jun.10 23h 46.5m -2o 44' -2.4m Dec.19 23h 26.2m -5o 02' -2.4m

Visible way of the Jupiter in 1998:

Note: All the times in this page are expressed in universal time (UT).
For Kyiv Local_Time=UT+2h (and Local_Time=UT+3h for summer time).