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Ephemeris Calculator

Compute Saturn ephemerides for any date and time between 01 Jan 2013 and 31 Dec 2100 and display the predicted position in an interactive sky map.

Time: : UTC

How Far is Saturn from Earth?

The distance of Saturn from Earth is currently 1,612,224,121 kilometers, equivalent to 10.777053 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1 hours, 29 minutes and 37.8008 seconds to travel from Saturn and arrive to us.

1,612,224,121
10.777053
1 hours, 29 minutes and 37.8008 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Saturn from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Distance of Saturn from Earth between January 2013 and December 2100

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of Saturn from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Saturn to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Saturn to Earth happens on Thu Dec 27 2091 at a distance of 8.03140902 Astronomical Units, or 1,201,481,691 kilometers:

Thu Dec 27 2091
1,201,481,691
8.031409

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

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