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That depends on how far apart Jupiter and earth are at the time.

When both are on the same side of the sun, the closest the two planets can be

from each other is about 391 million miles. When on opposite sides of the sun,

the farthest apart is about 577 million miles.

The corresponding transit-times at light speed are between 35 minutes and 51.6 minutes.

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According to this article (http://www.pbs.org/seeinginthedark/astronomy-topics/light-as-a-cosmic-time-machine.html) , light from the Sun takes about 43 minutes to reach Jupiter. Once that light is reflected from Jupiter's surface, it takes between 35 and 52 minutes to reach Earth, depending on the two planets' positions relative to the Sun.

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Presumably you mean from Earth to Jupiter. This varies as the distance between Earth and Jupiter varies greatly as they independently circle the sun. But as a guide it takes light 8 minutes to travel from the Sun to Earth and 40 minutes for light to travel from the Sun to Jupiter.

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It would depend on where each planet was in its orbit. Also both planets have elliptical orbits. If I average out the orbit paths to circular orbits. The longest distance would be approximately 52.6 light minutes, and the shortest distance would be approximately 36.0 light minutes, with approximately plus or minus 30 light seconds error due to averaging the elliptical orbits.

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Approximately 43 minutes.

For light to travel from the sun to Jupiter

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It takes about 43 minutes for the sun's light to reach Jupiter.

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It takes light from the Sun 43.2 minutes to travel to Jupiter. In comparison, it takes 8.3 minutes for light to travel from the Sun to Earth.

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Approximately 43 minutes.

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35 to 52 minutes

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How long does it take light to reach Earth from Jupiter?

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