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Jupiter revolves around the Sun in a manner similar to the Earth, which is counter-clockwise as viewed from the arbitrary "north" or "above" the ecliptic plane.

Jupiter, however, is much farther out than Earth, with an elliptical orbit ranging from 740 to 816 million kilometers from the Sun. It takes about 11.86 Earth years to make one complete orbit.

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All the planets orbit counter-clockwise when observed from the north.

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Currently Nov 2010 - Jupiter can be seen in the Northern Hemisphere SSE moving towards the South as the night progresses.

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