What is the orbital period of Jupiter in Earth years?

Jupiter takes approximately 11.86 Earth years to complete one orbit around the Sun. This is Jupiter’s sidereal orbital period, measured against the background stars, and it reflects the planet’s great distance from the Sun.

Jupiter travels at an average distance of about 778 million kilometers from the Sun. Although it is the fastest-orbiting of the four outer planets, its path is still enormous, so one Jovian year lasts nearly 12 Earth years. Jupiter’s orbit is slightly elliptical rather than perfectly circular, and its orbital plane is tilted by about 1.3 degrees relative to Earth’s orbit.

The number is often confused with other planetary periods. Saturn takes about 29.5 years to orbit the Sun, while Uranus takes about 84 years. Jupiter’s rotation is much faster: it completes one spin in roughly 9 hours 56 minutes, giving it the shortest day of any planet. Its rapid rotation contributes to its visibly flattened shape and powerful atmospheric bands.