Jupiter's moons in January 2027
Io · Europa · Ganymede · Callisto · 13 mutual events
Jupiter's four big moons put on a show every night. They pass behind it, into its shadow and across its face, and their shadows cross its clouds. Any telescope shows it. This is a mutual-event season: the moons' orbits are edge-on to the Sun, so they eclipse and hide each other. Pick your place to see only what's visible from there.
Where the moons are
Jupiter's equator horizontal, east to the left as in binoculars. Drag through the month or tap an event to jump to it. Full screen (⤢) steps through one night minute by minute. A faded moon is behind the planet; an empty ring is a moon in its shadow. Positions ±0.1 Jupiter radii, for the picture; the times come from JPL.
Events
66 events you can see from New Delhi this month, on 22 nights
Times in IST, when the moon's centre crosses the edge, as almanacs list them. A night runs from noon to noon. Tap an event to see it in the diagram.
Night of Sat 2 Jan
- Io in Jupiter's shadow05:48 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 18 min
Night of Sun 3 Jan
- Io's shadow crosses Jupiter03:05 enters → 05:19 leaves · 2 h 14 min
- Europa in Jupiter's shadow03:27 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 50 min
- Io crosses Jupiter03:52 enters → 06:09 leaves · 2 h 17 min
- Ganymede in Jupiter's shadow04:33 disappears → reappears unseen · 3 h 38 min
- Io eclipses Ganymede05:02 · 5.3 min
Night of Mon 4 Jan
- Io in Jupiter's shadow00:16 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 18 min
- Europa eclipses Ganymede00:54 · 18.3 min
- Io behind Jupiterdisappears unseen → 03:25 reappears · 2 h 19 min
Night of Tue 5 Jan
- Io's shadow crosses Jupiter21:32 enters → 23:47 leaves · 2 h 16 min
- Europa's shadow crosses Jupiter22:10 enters → 01:03 leaves · 2 h 53 min
- Callisto behind Jupiter22:10 disappears → 02:50 reappears · 4 h 40 min
- Io crosses Jupiter22:19 enters → 00:36 leaves · 2 h 17 min
- Europa crosses Jupiter23:49 enters → 02:41 leaves · 2 h 53 min
Night of Wed 6 Jan
- Io behind Jupiterdisappears unseen → 21:51 reappears · 2 h 19 min
Night of Thu 7 Jan
- Ganymede's shadow crosses Jupiter18:39 enters → 22:15 leaves · 3 h 36 min
- Ganymede crosses Jupiter21:46 enters → 01:23 leaves · 3 h 37 min
- Ganymede eclipses Io06:30 · 8.5 min
Night of Sun 10 Jan
- Io's shadow crosses Jupiter04:55 enters → 07:12 leaves · 2 h 17 min
- Io crosses Jupiter05:37 enters → 07:55 leaves · 2 h 17 min
- Europa in Jupiter's shadow06:00 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 50 min
Night of Mon 11 Jan
- Io in Jupiter's shadow02:10 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 18 min
- Europa eclipses Ganymede05:00 · 12.6 min
- Io behind Jupiterdisappears unseen → 05:11 reappears · 2 h 19 min
Night of Tue 12 Jan
- Io's shadow crosses Jupiter23:24 enters → 01:41 leaves · 2 h 17 min
- Io crosses Jupiter00:04 enters → 02:21 leaves · 2 h 17 min
- Europa's shadow crosses Jupiter00:46 enters → 03:39 leaves · 2 h 53 min
- Europa crosses Jupiter02:08 enters → 05:01 leaves · 2 h 53 min
Night of Wed 13 Jan
- Io behind Jupiterdisappears unseen → 23:37 reappears · 2 h 19 min
- Callisto's shadow crosses Jupiter00:46 enters → 05:32 leaves · 4 h 46 min
Night of Thu 14 Jan
- Ganymede's shadow crosses Jupiter22:37 enters → 02:13 leaves · 3 h 36 min
- Europa behind Jupiterdisappears unseen → 23:23 reappears · 2 h 50 min
- Ganymede crosses Jupiter01:09 enters → 04:46 leaves · 3 h 36 min
Night of Mon 18 Jan
- Io in Jupiter's shadow04:04 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 18 min
Night of Tue 19 Jan
- Io's shadow crosses Jupiter01:18 enters → 03:34 leaves · 2 h 16 min
- Io crosses Jupiter01:48 enters → 04:05 leaves · 2 h 17 min
- Europa's shadow crosses Jupiter03:22 enters → 06:15 leaves · 2 h 53 min
- Europa crosses Jupiter04:26 enters → 07:18 leaves · 2 h 52 min
Night of Wed 20 Jan
- Io in Jupiter's shadow22:33 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 18 min
- Io behind Jupiterdisappears unseen → 01:22 reappears · 2 h 18 min
Night of Thu 21 Jan
- Io's shadow crosses Jupiter19:46 enters → 22:03 leaves · 2 h 16 min
- Io crosses Jupiter20:14 enters → 22:31 leaves · 2 h 17 min
- Europa in Jupiter's shadow21:51 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 50 min
- Europa behind Jupiterdisappears unseen → 01:39 reappears · 2 h 50 min
- Ganymede's shadow crosses Jupiter02:34 enters → 06:11 leaves · 3 h 37 min
- Ganymede crosses Jupiter04:29 enters → 08:06 leaves · 3 h 36 min
Night of Sat 23 Jan
- Europa crosses Jupiter17:34 enters → 20:26 leaves · 2 h 52 min
Night of Mon 25 Jan
- Ganymede behind Jupiterdisappears unseen → 21:44 reappears · 3 h 38 min
- Io in Jupiter's shadow05:58 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 18 min
Night of Tue 26 Jan
- Io's shadow crosses Jupiter03:10 enters → 05:28 leaves · 2 h 17 min
- Io crosses Jupiter03:32 enters → 05:49 leaves · 2 h 17 min
- Europa's shadow crosses Jupiter05:58 enters → 08:51 leaves · 2 h 53 min
- Europa crosses Jupiter06:42 enters → 09:35 leaves · 2 h 52 min
Night of Wed 27 Jan
- Io in Jupiter's shadow00:27 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 18 min
- Io behind Jupiterdisappears unseen → 03:06 reappears · 2 h 18 min
Night of Thu 28 Jan
- Io's shadow crosses Jupiter21:39 enters → 23:56 leaves · 2 h 18 min
- Io crosses Jupiter21:58 enters → 00:15 leaves · 2 h 17 min
- Europa in Jupiter's shadow00:24 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 50 min
- Europa behind Jupiterdisappears unseen → 03:53 reappears · 2 h 50 min
- Ganymede's shadow crosses Jupiter06:30 enters → 10:09 leaves · 3 h 39 min
Night of Fri 29 Jan
- Io behind Jupiterdisappears unseen → 21:32 reappears · 2 h 18 min
Night of Sat 30 Jan
- Callisto's shadow crosses Jupiter18:45 enters → 23:30 leaves · 4 h 45 min
- Europa's shadow crosses Jupiter19:15 enters → 22:09 leaves · 2 h 54 min
- Europa crosses Jupiter19:50 enters → 22:42 leaves · 2 h 52 min
- Callisto eclipses Europa20:04 · 19.4 min
- Callisto crosses Jupiter21:24 enters → 02:00 leaves · 4 h 35 min
Reading the list
Times are when the moon's centre crosses the edge of Jupiter or its shadow, as in published tables. The whole disc takes a few minutes. A start or end marked unseen happens behind Jupiter or inside its shadow. “Only what I can see” keeps events with Jupiter more than 10° up in a dark sky. Positions: JPL DE431 and jup365, with Jupiter as a flattened globe. Mutual-event brightness drops are estimates. Each event happens at the same instant everywhere on Earth.