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How far is Jupiter from Earth right now?
Jupiter is 882,640,132 km from Earth right now, getting closer at 20.54 km/s.
Jupiter from Earth, right now
Centre to centre. Worked out in your browser from JPL's orbital elements, the same maths that moves the planets in the 3D viewer, and updated ten times a second.
Where Earth and Jupiter are today
Why the distance keeps changing
Jupiter takes 12 years to go around the Sun, so it barely moves while Earth makes its yearly lap. The distance rises and falls by about 300 million km each year, closest at opposition every 13 months.
At opposition Jupiter is up all night and at its brightest, and binoculars show its four large moons.
Jupiter ranges from about 588.6 million km to about 968.1 million km from Earth.
Questions
How far is Jupiter from Earth right now?
On 2 October 2026, Jupiter was 882.6 million km from Earth (548,447,151 miles, 5.9001 AU), and getting closer at 20.54 km/s. The figure at the top of this page is worked out live in your browser, so it is current whenever you read it.
When is Jupiter next closest to Earth?
Jupiter next comes closest to Earth on 10 February 2027, at about 652.1 million km. Close approaches like this, at opposition, come round about every 399 days.
How long does light take to travel from Jupiter to Earth?
Right now light from Jupiter takes 49 min 4.2 s to reach us, so we see Jupiter as it was that long ago. Radio signals to a spacecraft there take the same time.
What is the closest and farthest Jupiter gets from Earth?
Jupiter can come as close as about 588.6 million km and be as far as about 968.1 million km, worked out from the sizes and shapes of the two orbits.