Jupiter's moons in April 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
55 events you can see from New Delhi this month, on 21 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 1 Apr
- Callisto in Jupiter's shadow21:29 disappears → 23:22 reappears · 1 h 53 min
- Io behind Jupiter01:31 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 15 min
- Io in Jupiter's shadowdisappears unseen → 04:15 reappears · 2 h 15 min
Night of Sun 2 Apr
- Io crosses Jupiter22:43 enters → 00:57 leaves · 2 h 14 min
- Io's shadow crosses Jupiter23:12 enters → 01:27 leaves · 2 h 14 min
- Europa behind Jupiter00:03 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 39 min
- Ganymede crosses Jupiter03:06 enters → 06:09 leaves · 3 h 03 min
- Europa in Jupiter's shadowdisappears unseen → 03:41 reappears · 2 h 39 min
Night of Mon 3 Apr
- Io behind Jupiter19:57 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 15 min
- Io in Jupiter's shadowdisappears unseen → 22:44 reappears · 2 h 15 min
Night of Tue 4 Apr
- Io crosses Jupiter17:09 enters → 19:24 leaves · 2 h 14 min
- Io's shadow crosses Jupiter17:41 enters → 19:54 leaves · 2 h 13 min
- Europa crosses Jupiter18:43 enters → 21:24 leaves · 2 h 41 min
- Europa's shadow crosses Jupiter19:48 enters → 22:30 leaves · 2 h 42 min
Night of Thu 6 Apr
- Ganymede in Jupiter's shadowdisappears unseen → 22:13 reappears · 3 h 04 min
Night of Sat 8 Apr
- Io behind Jupiter03:16 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 16 min
Night of Sun 9 Apr
- Io crosses Jupiter00:28 enters → 02:43 leaves · 2 h 14 min
- Callisto crosses Jupiter01:03 enters → 02:46 leaves · 1 h 43 min
- Io's shadow crosses Jupiter01:07 enters → 03:21 leaves · 2 h 14 min
- Europa behind Jupiter02:19 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 39 min
Night of Mon 10 Apr
- Io behind Jupiter21:43 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 16 min
- Io in Jupiter's shadowdisappears unseen → 00:39 reappears · 2 h 15 min
Night of Tue 11 Apr
- Io crosses Jupiter18:55 enters → 21:09 leaves · 2 h 14 min
- Io's shadow crosses Jupiter19:35 enters → 21:48 leaves · 2 h 13 min
- Europa crosses Jupiter21:02 enters → 23:43 leaves · 2 h 41 min
- Europa's shadow crosses Jupiter22:25 enters → 01:05 leaves · 2 h 41 min
- Europa's shadow crosses Jupiter01:08 enters → 01:10 leaves · 2 min
Night of Wed 12 Apr
- Io in Jupiter's shadowdisappears unseen → 19:07 reappears · 2 h 15 min
Night of Thu 13 Apr
- Europa in Jupiter's shadowdisappears unseen → 19:32 reappears · 2 h 39 min
- Ganymede behind Jupiter20:11 disappears → reappears unseen · 3 h 07 min
- Ganymede in Jupiter's shadowdisappears unseen → 02:13 reappears · 3 h 03 min
Night of Sun 16 Apr
- Io crosses Jupiter02:14 enters → 04:29 leaves · 2 h 15 min
- Io's shadow crosses Jupiter03:01 enters → 05:13 leaves · 2 h 12 min
Night of Mon 17 Apr
- Io behind Jupiter23:30 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 16 min
- Io in Jupiter's shadowdisappears unseen → 02:33 reappears · 2 h 15 min
Night of Tue 18 Apr
- Io crosses Jupiter20:41 enters → 22:55 leaves · 2 h 15 min
- Io's shadow crosses Jupiter21:29 enters → 23:43 leaves · 2 h 14 min
- Europa crosses Jupiter23:22 enters → 02:04 leaves · 2 h 42 min
- Europa's shadow crosses Jupiter01:02 enters → 03:44 leaves · 2 h 42 min
Night of Wed 19 Apr
- Io in Jupiter's shadowdisappears unseen → 21:02 reappears · 2 h 15 min
Night of Thu 20 Apr
- Europa in Jupiter's shadowdisappears unseen → 22:06 reappears · 2 h 39 min
- Ganymede behind Jupiter23:37 disappears → 02:46 reappears · 3 h 08 min
Night of Mon 24 Apr
- Ganymede's shadow crosses Jupiter17:02 enters → 20:04 leaves · 3 h 02 min
- Io behind Jupiter01:17 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 16 min
Night of Tue 25 Apr
- Io crosses Jupiter22:28 enters → 00:43 leaves · 2 h 15 min
- Io's shadow crosses Jupiter23:25 enters → 01:37 leaves · 2 h 13 min
- Europa crosses Jupiter01:45 enters → 04:27 leaves · 2 h 42 min
Night of Wed 26 Apr
- Io behind Jupiter19:45 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 16 min
- Io in Jupiter's shadowdisappears unseen → 22:57 reappears · 2 h 15 min
- Callisto's shadow crosses Jupiter01:01 enters → 02:48 leaves · 1 h 46 min
Night of Thu 27 Apr
- Io's shadow crosses Jupiter17:52 enters → 20:06 leaves · 2 h 13 min
- Europa behind Jupiter20:07 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 41 min
- Europa in Jupiter's shadowdisappears unseen → 00:41 reappears · 2 h 39 min
Night of Sat 29 Apr
- Europa's shadow crosses Jupiter16:58 enters → 19:37 leaves · 2 h 39 min
- Europa's shadow crosses Jupiter19:40 enters → 19:42 leaves · 2 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.