Jupiter's moons in March 2028
Io · Europa · Ganymede · Callisto — eclipses, occultations, transits, shadows
Jupiter's four big moons put on a show every night: they slip behind the planet and into its shadow, cross its face, and drag their shadows across the cloud tops. Any telescope shows it. Times are for the whole Earth; pick a location and the list keeps only what your sky shows.
| When (UTC) | Event | Jupiter in your sky |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 02:25 UTC | Io reappears from behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 1 17:40 UTC | Ganymede disappears into Jupiter's shadowtakes 9 min | — |
| Mar 1 19:59 UTC | Europa disappears into Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 1 21:08 UTC | Io's shadow enters the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 1 21:24 UTC | Io begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 1 21:46 UTC | Ganymede reappears from behind Jupitertakes 10 min | — |
| Mar 1 23:08 UTC | Europa reappears from behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 1 23:24 UTC | Io's shadow leaves the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 1 23:38 UTC | Io's transit endstakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 2 18:22 UTC | Io disappears into Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 2 20:51 UTC | Io reappears from behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 3 14:31 UTC | Europa's shadow enters the disctakes 6 min | — |
| Mar 3 15:00 UTC | Europa begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 3 15:37 UTC | Io's shadow enters the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 3 15:50 UTC | Io begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 3 17:16 UTC | Europa's shadow leaves the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 3 17:39 UTC | Europa's transit endstakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 3 17:52 UTC | Io's shadow leaves the disctakes 3 min | — |
| Mar 3 18:04 UTC | Io's transit endstakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 4 12:50 UTC | Io disappears into Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 4 15:17 UTC | Io reappears from behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 5 07:36 UTC | Ganymede's shadow enters the disctakes 12 min | — |
| Mar 5 08:24 UTC | Ganymede begins its transit across the disctakes 10 min | — |
| Mar 5 09:15 UTC | Europa disappears into Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 5 10:05 UTC | Io's shadow enters the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 5 10:16 UTC | Io begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 5 10:48 UTC | Ganymede's shadow leaves the disctakes 8 min | — |
| Mar 5 11:21 UTC | Ganymede's transit endstakes 10 min | — |
| Mar 5 12:14 UTC | Europa reappears from behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 5 12:21 UTC | Io's shadow leaves the disctakes 3 min | — |
| Mar 5 12:30 UTC | Io's transit endstakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 6 07:19 UTC | Io disappears into Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 6 09:43 UTC | Io reappears from behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 7 03:49 UTC | Europa's shadow enters the disctakes 6 min | — |
| Mar 7 04:07 UTC | Europa begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 7 04:34 UTC | Io's shadow enters the disctakes 6 min | — |
| Mar 7 04:42 UTC | Io begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 7 06:34 UTC | Europa's shadow leaves the disctakes 3 min | — |
| Mar 7 06:47 UTC | Europa's transit endstakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 7 06:49 UTC | Io's shadow leaves the disctakes 3 min | — |
| Mar 7 06:56 UTC | Io's transit endstakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 7 13:09 UTC | Callisto's shadow enters the disctakes 22 min | — |
| Mar 7 15:04 UTC | Callisto begins its transit across the disc | — |
| Mar 7 15:42 UTC | Callisto's shadow leaves the disctakes 19 min | — |
| Mar 7 16:21 UTC | Callisto's transit ends | — |
| Mar 8 01:47 UTC | Io disappears into Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 8 04:09 UTC | Io reappears from behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 8 21:39 UTC | Ganymede disappears into Jupiter's shadowtakes 10 min | — |
| Mar 8 22:32 UTC | Europa disappears into Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 8 23:02 UTC | Io's shadow enters the disctakes 3 min | — |
| Mar 8 23:08 UTC | Io begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 9 01:03 UTC | Ganymede reappears from behind Jupitertakes 10 min | — |
| Mar 9 01:17 UTC | Io's shadow leaves the disctakes 3 min | — |
| Mar 9 01:21 UTC | Europa reappears from behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 9 01:22 UTC | Io's transit endstakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 9 20:16 UTC | Io disappears into Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 9 22:35 UTC | Io reappears from behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 10 17:08 UTC | Europa's shadow enters the disctakes 6 min | — |
| Mar 10 17:15 UTC | Europa begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 10 17:31 UTC | Io's shadow enters the disctakes 3 min | — |
| Mar 10 17:34 UTC | Io begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 10 19:46 UTC | Io's shadow leaves the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 10 19:47 UTC | Io's transit endstakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 10 19:52 UTC | Europa's shadow leaves the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 10 19:55 UTC | Europa's transit endstakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 11 14:44 UTC | Io disappears into Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 11 17:01 UTC | Io reappears from behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 12 11:34 UTC | Ganymede's shadow enters the disctakes 8 min | — |
| Mar 12 11:40 UTC | Ganymede begins its transit across the disctakes 10 min | — |
| Mar 12 11:49 UTC | Europa disappears into Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 12 11:59 UTC | Io's shadow enters the disctakes 3 min | — |
| Mar 12 12:00 UTC | Io begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 12 14:13 UTC | Io's transit endstakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 12 14:14 UTC | Io's shadow leaves the disctakes 3 min | — |
| Mar 12 14:29 UTC | Europa reappears from Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 12 14:38 UTC | Ganymede's transit endstakes 10 min | — |
| Mar 12 14:44 UTC | Ganymede's shadow leaves the disctakes 10 min | — |
| Mar 13 09:12 UTC | Io disappears behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 13 11:28 UTC | Io reappears from Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 14 06:22 UTC | Europa begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 14 06:25 UTC | Io begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 14 06:26 UTC | Europa's shadow enters the disctakes 6 min | — |
| Mar 14 06:27 UTC | Io's shadow enters the disctakes 3 min | — |
| Mar 14 08:39 UTC | Io's transit endstakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 14 08:42 UTC | Io's shadow leaves the disctakes 3 min | — |
| Mar 14 09:02 UTC | Europa's transit endstakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 14 09:10 UTC | Europa's shadow leaves the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 15 03:38 UTC | Io disappears behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 15 05:57 UTC | Io reappears from Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 15 21:28 UTC | Callisto disappears behind Jupiter | — |
| Mar 15 22:53 UTC | Callisto reappears from behind Jupiter | — |
| Mar 15 23:50 UTC | Callisto reappears from Jupiter's shadowtakes 23 min | — |
| Mar 16 00:51 UTC | Io begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 16 00:56 UTC | Io's shadow enters the disctakes 3 min | — |
| Mar 16 00:57 UTC | Europa disappears behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 16 01:19 UTC | Ganymede disappears behind Jupitertakes 10 min | — |
| Mar 16 03:05 UTC | Io's transit endstakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 16 03:11 UTC | Io's shadow leaves the disctakes 3 min | — |
| Mar 16 03:45 UTC | Europa reappears from Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 16 04:44 UTC | Ganymede reappears from Jupiter's shadowtakes 10 min | — |
| Mar 16 22:04 UTC | Io disappears behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 17 00:26 UTC | Io reappears from Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 17 19:17 UTC | Io begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 17 19:24 UTC | Io's shadow enters the disctakes 3 min | — |
| Mar 17 19:31 UTC | Europa begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 17 19:45 UTC | Europa's shadow enters the disctakes 3 min | — |
| Mar 17 21:31 UTC | Io's transit endstakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 17 21:39 UTC | Io's shadow leaves the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 17 22:10 UTC | Europa's transit endstakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 17 22:28 UTC | Europa's shadow leaves the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 18 16:30 UTC | Io disappears behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 18 18:54 UTC | Io reappears from Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 19 13:43 UTC | Io begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 19 13:53 UTC | Io's shadow enters the disctakes 3 min | — |
| Mar 19 14:03 UTC | Europa disappears behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 19 14:56 UTC | Ganymede begins its transit across the disctakes 10 min | — |
| Mar 19 15:33 UTC | Ganymede's shadow enters the disctakes 10 min | — |
| Mar 19 15:57 UTC | Io's transit endstakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 19 16:07 UTC | Io's shadow leaves the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 19 17:02 UTC | Europa reappears from Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 19 17:55 UTC | Ganymede's transit endstakes 10 min | — |
| Mar 19 18:42 UTC | Ganymede's shadow leaves the disctakes 10 min | — |
| Mar 20 10:56 UTC | Io disappears behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 20 13:23 UTC | Io reappears from Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 21 08:09 UTC | Io begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 21 08:21 UTC | Io's shadow enters the disctakes 3 min | — |
| Mar 21 08:38 UTC | Europa begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 21 09:02 UTC | Europa's shadow enters the disctakes 3 min | — |
| Mar 21 10:23 UTC | Io's transit endstakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 21 10:36 UTC | Io's shadow leaves the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 21 11:18 UTC | Europa's transit endstakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 21 11:46 UTC | Europa's shadow leaves the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 22 05:22 UTC | Io disappears behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 22 07:51 UTC | Io reappears from Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 23 02:35 UTC | Io begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 23 02:50 UTC | Io's shadow enters the disctakes 3 min | — |
| Mar 23 03:10 UTC | Europa disappears behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 23 04:35 UTC | Ganymede disappears behind Jupitertakes 10 min | — |
| Mar 23 04:49 UTC | Io's transit endstakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 23 05:04 UTC | Io's shadow leaves the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 23 06:19 UTC | Europa reappears from Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 23 08:42 UTC | Ganymede reappears from Jupiter's shadowtakes 10 min | — |
| Mar 23 23:48 UTC | Io disappears behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 24 02:20 UTC | Io reappears from Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 24 05:02 UTC | Callisto begins its transit across the disc | — |
| Mar 24 06:46 UTC | Callisto's transit ends | — |
| Mar 24 07:11 UTC | Callisto's shadow enters the disctakes 23 min | — |
| Mar 24 09:30 UTC | Callisto's shadow leaves the disctakes 22 min | — |
| Mar 24 21:01 UTC | Io begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 24 21:18 UTC | Io's shadow enters the disctakes 5 min | — |
| Mar 24 21:46 UTC | Europa begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 24 22:21 UTC | Europa's shadow enters the disctakes 3 min | — |
| Mar 24 23:15 UTC | Io's transit endstakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 24 23:33 UTC | Io's shadow leaves the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 25 00:26 UTC | Europa's transit endstakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 25 01:04 UTC | Europa's shadow leaves the disctakes 5 min | — |
| Mar 25 18:14 UTC | Io disappears behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 25 20:49 UTC | Io reappears from Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 26 15:27 UTC | Io begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 26 15:47 UTC | Io's shadow enters the disctakes 3 min | — |
| Mar 26 16:17 UTC | Europa disappears behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 26 17:41 UTC | Io's transit endstakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 26 18:01 UTC | Io's shadow leaves the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 26 18:12 UTC | Ganymede begins its transit across the disctakes 10 min | — |
| Mar 26 19:32 UTC | Ganymede's shadow enters the disctakes 10 min | — |
| Mar 26 19:36 UTC | Europa reappears from Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 26 21:14 UTC | Ganymede's transit endstakes 10 min | — |
| Mar 26 22:40 UTC | Ganymede's shadow leaves the disctakes 10 min | — |
| Mar 27 12:40 UTC | Io disappears behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 27 15:17 UTC | Io reappears from Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 28 09:53 UTC | Io begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 28 10:15 UTC | Io's shadow enters the disctakes 3 min | — |
| Mar 28 10:54 UTC | Europa begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 28 11:39 UTC | Europa's shadow enters the disctakes 3 min | — |
| Mar 28 12:07 UTC | Io's transit endstakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 28 12:29 UTC | Io's shadow leaves the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 28 13:34 UTC | Europa's transit endstakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 28 14:22 UTC | Europa's shadow leaves the disctakes 5 min | — |
| Mar 29 07:07 UTC | Io disappears behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 29 09:46 UTC | Io reappears from Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 30 04:19 UTC | Io begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 30 04:44 UTC | Io's shadow enters the disctakes 3 min | — |
| Mar 30 05:24 UTC | Europa disappears behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 30 06:33 UTC | Io's transit endstakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 30 06:58 UTC | Io's shadow leaves the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 30 07:52 UTC | Ganymede disappears behind Jupitertakes 10 min | — |
| Mar 30 08:52 UTC | Europa reappears from Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 30 12:40 UTC | Ganymede reappears from Jupiter's shadowtakes 10 min | — |
| Mar 31 01:33 UTC | Io disappears behind Jupitertakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 31 04:15 UTC | Io reappears from Jupiter's shadowtakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 31 22:45 UTC | Io begins its transit across the disctakes 4 min | — |
| Mar 31 23:12 UTC | Io's shadow enters the disctakes 5 min | — |
Reading the list
Each disappears / reappears line is the moment the moon's disc is fully in or first out; the "takes N min" is how long the disc takes to cross the edge. Halves that happen behind Jupiter or inside its shadow are left out, since nobody can see them. Positions are from JPL DE431 and the jup365 satellite ephemeris, Jupiter as an oblate spheroid with its shadow cone; mutual-event magnitude drops assume uniform discs and are estimates. Events are geocentric — the same instant everywhere on Earth to well under a second.