Imagine that one night you see Jupiter at midnight on the celestial meridian (the great circle passing through

Question

A Jupiter will be to the West from the celestial meridian.
B Jupiter will again be on the celestial meridian.
C Jupiter will again be on the celestial meridian but more to the South from its position 3 months ago.
D Jupiter will be to the East from the celestial meridian.
E Jupiter will again be on the celestial meridian but more to the North from its position 3 months ago.

Answer 1

Hi. The question is incomplete but assuming a different (and later) date, then D is correct because the Earth would have moved faster and Jupiter would appear to have moved east.