Where is jupiter in the sky?

Spica can be found about 8 degrees below Jupiter. Although Spica is the 16th brightest star in the sky, it's just 4 percent as bright as "Big Jupe." read more

In June 2018, the sky’s 2 brightest planets can be seen in the same sky! The brightest planet Venus blazes in the west after sunset. Meanwhile, Jupiter – 2nd-brightest – is ascending in the east. As night passes, Venus will set, and Jupiter will ascend higher in the sky. Photo by Peter Lowenstein in Mutare, Zimbabwe. read more

Jupiter dominates the sky after Venus has set, remaining in view for most of the night. And finally, there is Mars which more than doubles in brightness during June as its distance from Earth decreases by half a million miles per day on its way to its closest approach to our planet in 15 years. read more

Jupiter currently rises in the east at sunset; reaches its highest point in the sky, due south, at around 1 a.m. local daylight time; and drops down beneath the western horizon as the sun is about to emerge back into view in the east. read more