VIR
CEN
CRV
LUP
CrB
CrA
CVn
COM
BOÖ
SCO
TEL
SGR
SCT
SER
AQL
LY R HER
CYG
VUL
SGE
EQU
DEL
AQR
CAP
MIC
Objects visible in the evening
Early evening
Pluto Saturn
Jupiter
Venu
s
The Moon passes 1.9° north
of Jupiter on October 3
Sun
Ceres
Eunomia
Mer
cur
y
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
31 30 29 28 27
Callisto
Europa
Ganymede
Jupiter
Io
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
10"
N
S
WE
Jupiter
Uranus
Saturn
Neptune Pluto
Io
Ganymede
Europa
Callisto
This map unfolds the entire night sky from sunset (at right) until sunrise (at left). Arrows
and colored dots show motions and locations of solar system objects during the month.
JUPITER’S
MOONS
Dots display
positions of
Galilean satellites
at 10 P.M. EDT on
the date shown.
South is at the
top to match the
view through
a telescope.
OCTOBER 2019
Oct. 31
1.8
3.7"
99%
2.543
1.645
13h04.3m
–5°57'
Oct. 15
9.1
0.4"
98%
3.283
2.868
17h07.9m
–25°19'
Oct. 15
–2.0
34.6"
99%
5.700
5.256
17h16.7m
–22°50'
Oct. 15
0.5
16.4"
100%
10.112
10.042
19h01.7m
–22°31'
Oct. 15
5.7
3.7"
100%
18.858
19.828
2h11.1m
12°39'
Oct. 15
- 8
2.3"
100%
29.111
29.934
23h10.7m
–6°26'
Oct. 15
14.3
0.1"
100%
33.896
33.899
19h28.6m
–22°26'
MARS CERES JUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE PLUTO