Jupiter's moons in March 2028
Io · Europa · Ganymede · Callisto
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. 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
64 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 Wed 1 Mar
- Ganymede in Jupiter's shadow23:14 disappears → reappears unseen · 3 h 09 min
- Europa in Jupiter's shadow01:31 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 40 min
- Io's shadow crosses Jupiter02:40 enters → 04:55 leaves · 2 h 15 min
- Io crosses Jupiter02:56 enters → 05:10 leaves · 2 h 14 min
- Ganymede behind Jupiterdisappears unseen → 03:21 reappears · 2 h 58 min
- Europa behind Jupiterdisappears unseen → 04:40 reappears · 2 h 37 min
Night of Thu 2 Mar
- Io in Jupiter's shadow23:53 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 15 min
- Io behind Jupiterdisappears unseen → 02:23 reappears · 2 h 15 min
Night of Fri 3 Mar
- Europa's shadow crosses Jupiter20:04 enters → 22:47 leaves · 2 h 43 min
- Europa crosses Jupiter20:32 enters → 23:11 leaves · 2 h 39 min
- Io's shadow crosses Jupiter21:09 enters → 23:24 leaves · 2 h 15 min
- Io crosses Jupiter21:22 enters → 23:36 leaves · 2 h 14 min
Night of Sat 4 Mar
- Io behind Jupiterdisappears unseen → 20:49 reappears · 2 h 15 min
Night of Tue 7 Mar
- Callisto's shadow crosses Jupiter18:50 enters → 21:21 leaves · 2 h 31 min
- Callisto crosses Jupiter20:34 enters → 21:51 leaves · 1 h 17 min
Night of Wed 8 Mar
- Ganymede in Jupiter's shadow03:13 disappears → reappears unseen · 3 h 08 min
- Europa in Jupiter's shadow04:04 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 40 min
- Io's shadow crosses Jupiter04:34 enters → 06:49 leaves · 2 h 15 min
- Io crosses Jupiter04:40 enters → 06:53 leaves · 2 h 14 min
Night of Thu 9 Mar
- Io in Jupiter's shadow01:48 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 15 min
- Io behind Jupiterdisappears unseen → 04:07 reappears · 2 h 15 min
Night of Fri 10 Mar
- Europa's shadow crosses Jupiter22:41 enters → 01:24 leaves · 2 h 43 min
- Europa crosses Jupiter22:47 enters → 01:27 leaves · 2 h 39 min
- Io's shadow crosses Jupiter23:02 enters → 01:17 leaves · 2 h 15 min
- Io crosses Jupiter23:05 enters → 01:19 leaves · 2 h 14 min
Night of Sat 11 Mar
- Io in Jupiter's shadow20:16 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 15 min
- Io behind Jupiterdisappears unseen → 22:33 reappears · 2 h 15 min
Night of Sun 12 Mar
- Ganymede's shadow crosses Jupiter17:08 enters → 20:18 leaves · 3 h 11 min
- Ganymede crosses Jupiter17:15 enters → 20:13 leaves · 2 h 58 min
- Europa in Jupiter's shadow17:21 disappears → 20:01 reappears · 2 h 40 min
- Io's shadow crosses Jupiter17:31 enters → 19:46 leaves · 2 h 15 min
- Io crosses Jupiter17:31 enters → 19:45 leaves · 2 h 14 min
Night of Wed 15 Mar
- Callisto behind Jupiter02:58 disappears → 04:23 reappears · 1 h 25 min
- Callisto in Jupiter's shadowdisappears unseen → 05:31 reappears · 2 h 09 min
Night of Thu 16 Mar
- Io behind Jupiter03:36 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 15 min
Night of Fri 17 Mar
- Io crosses Jupiter00:49 enters → 03:03 leaves · 2 h 14 min
- Io's shadow crosses Jupiter00:56 enters → 03:11 leaves · 2 h 15 min
- Europa crosses Jupiter01:03 enters → 03:42 leaves · 2 h 40 min
- Europa's shadow crosses Jupiter01:16 enters → 04:00 leaves · 2 h 44 min
Night of Sat 18 Mar
- Io behind Jupiter22:02 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 15 min
- Io in Jupiter's shadowdisappears unseen → 00:26 reappears · 2 h 15 min
Night of Sun 19 Mar
- Io crosses Jupiter19:15 enters → 21:29 leaves · 2 h 14 min
- Io's shadow crosses Jupiter19:24 enters → 21:39 leaves · 2 h 15 min
- Europa behind Jupiter19:35 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 38 min
- Ganymede crosses Jupiter20:31 enters → 23:30 leaves · 3 h 00 min
- Ganymede's shadow crosses Jupiter21:08 enters → 00:16 leaves · 3 h 08 min
- Europa in Jupiter's shadowdisappears unseen → 22:34 reappears · 2 h 40 min
Night of Mon 20 Mar
- Io in Jupiter's shadowdisappears unseen → 18:55 reappears · 2 h 15 min
Night of Fri 24 Mar
- Io crosses Jupiter02:33 enters → 04:47 leaves · 2 h 14 min
- Io's shadow crosses Jupiter02:51 enters → 05:05 leaves · 2 h 14 min
- Europa crosses Jupiter03:18 enters → 05:59 leaves · 2 h 40 min
- Europa's shadow crosses Jupiter03:53 enters → 06:36 leaves · 2 h 43 min
Night of Sat 25 Mar
- Io behind Jupiter23:46 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 15 min
- Io in Jupiter's shadowdisappears unseen → 02:21 reappears · 2 h 15 min
Night of Sun 26 Mar
- Io crosses Jupiter20:59 enters → 23:13 leaves · 2 h 14 min
- Io's shadow crosses Jupiter21:18 enters → 23:33 leaves · 2 h 15 min
- Europa behind Jupiter21:49 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 38 min
- Ganymede crosses Jupiter23:47 enters → 02:48 leaves · 3 h 01 min
- Ganymede's shadow crosses Jupiter01:07 enters → 04:14 leaves · 3 h 08 min
- Europa in Jupiter's shadowdisappears unseen → 01:08 reappears · 2 h 39 min
Night of Mon 27 Mar
- Io in Jupiter's shadowdisappears unseen → 20:49 reappears · 2 h 15 min
Night of Tue 28 Mar
- Europa crosses Jupiter16:26 enters → 19:06 leaves · 2 h 41 min
- Europa's shadow crosses Jupiter17:11 enters → 19:54 leaves · 2 h 43 min
Night of Fri 31 Mar
- Io crosses Jupiter04:17 enters → 06:31 leaves · 2 h 14 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.