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January 10, 2026
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How to See Planet Jupiter Tonight - Kenya Space Agency

How to See Planet Jupiter Tonight - Kenya Space Agency

During this time, Jupiter will rise early and remain visible until dawn, glowing steadily in the constellation Gemini, which is its celestial home during this period...

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The Kenya Space Agency (KSA) announced that Jupiter will appear exceptionally bright tonight, January 10, 2026, due to opposition, a celestial alignment where Earth is directly between the Sun and Jupiter. This event provides the best viewing opportunity of the year for the gas giant.

  • Jupiter will be visible all night in the constellation Gemini, easily seen with the naked eye, while binoculars can reveal its four largest moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
  • The Kenya Space Agency encourages amateur stargazers to use apps like Stellarium to locate the planet and its constellation, highlighting the educational value for inspiring interest in astronomy.
  • This opposition also offers scientists a prime opportunity to study Jupiter's atmosphere, magnetic field, and moons in greater detail, following a rare total lunar eclipse witnessed in Kenya last September.

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