Steve’s Virtual Planet

Jupiter returns for 2023!

It’s just about the Winter Solstice and the really short days are here. Jupiter is back in view during early evening skies, coming up in the eastern sky right after sunset. Daylight savings time is gone for the year so the shift grants even more time for catching the king of planets.

So far, this apparition, the two equatorial bands are quite evenly colored and prominent.

Jupiter will be with us in the evening sky through the end of March. Plenty of time to explore the moons and features of our largest planet.