Events Involving the Moons of Jupiter (December 2022)

The table below gives timings of eclipses, occultations, transits and shadow transits of the moons of Jupiter, suitable for Indian observers. The timings are given in Indian Standard Time (IST).

The output is given as per the following abbreviations and notations:
Columns: 1 = date; 2 = time; 3 = satellite number; 4 = event type; and 5 = phase.

Satellite numbers: 1 = Io; 2 = Europa; 3 = Ganymede; and 4 = Callisto.

Event type: Ec = eclipse; Oc = occultation; Tr = transit; and Sh = shadow transit.

Phase: D = disappear; R = reappear; I = ingress; and E = egress.

Dt   Time       Event      
 1     2        3  4 5        

 1 19:40:54     3 Tr E
 1 22:03:54     3 Sh I
 2 00:44:06     3 Sh E

 3 01:23:36     1 Tr I

 4 22:34:12     1 Oc D
 5 01:07:30     2 Tr I

 5 19:51:54     1 Tr I
 5 21:10:00     1 Sh I
 5 22:05:24     1 Tr E
 5 23:22:30     1 Sh E

 6 19:55:24     2 Oc D
 6 20:34:00     1 Ec R
 6 22:31:00     2 Oc R
 6 22:38:12     2 Ec D
 7 01:09:06     2 Ec R

 8 19:28:06     2 Sh E
 8 20:38:48     3 Tr I
 8 23:33:48     3 Tr E

12 00:27:24     1 Oc D
12 18:37:36     3 Ec R
12 21:46:00     1 Tr I
12 23:06:06     1 Sh I
12 23:59:30     1 Tr E

13 18:55:54     1 Oc D
13 22:29:24     1 Ec R
13 22:30:18     2 Oc D

14 18:28:18     1 Tr E
14 19:47:24     1 Sh E

15 19:28:24     2 Tr E
15 19:37:00     2 Sh I
15 22:04:12     2 Sh E
16 00:34:54     3 Tr I

19 20:00:24     3 Ec D
19 22:39:30     3 Ec R
19 23:41:12     1 Tr I
20 20:50:42     1 Oc D
21 00:24:54     1 Ec R

21 19:31:12     1 Sh I
21 20:23:48     1 Tr E
21 21:43:24     1 Sh E
22 18:53:48     1 Ec R
22 19:31:24     2 Tr I
22 22:03:54     2 Tr E
22 22:13:36     2 Sh I

24 19:45:24     2 Ec R

26 21:25:06     3 Oc R
27 00:03:24     3 Ec D

27 22:46:30     1 Oc D
28 20:06:42     1 Tr I
28 21:27:18     1 Sh I
28 22:20:18     1 Tr E
28 23:39:18     1 Sh E

29 20:49:18     1 Ec R
29 22:08:54     2 Tr I

31 19:44:06     2 Oc R
31 19:54:18     2 Ec D
31 22:23:36     2 Ec R


Example 1: An event listed as
 8 19:28:06     2 Sh E
means that on 08 December, shadow of satellite Europa will 
egress Jupiter at 19h 28m 06s IST.

Example2: an event listed as
26 21:25:06     3 Oc R
means on 26 December Ganymede (3) which was occulted by Jupiter will reappar from Jupiter’s disk at 21h 25m 06s IST. 

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