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Saturn

Above the horizon.  Rise: 0:01 | Tran: 5:57 | Set: 11:48
Alt: 36.36°   Az: 166.14°   Direction: South-South-East

Saturn is in the constellation of Pisces, at a distance of 1,382,002,471.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 00h 10m 40s and the Declination is -01° 19’ 31” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Saturn is 0.91. Check out tonight's visibility information of Saturn for tonight.

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of Saturn in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of Saturn in the constellation of Pisces on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of Saturn in the constellation of Pisces on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of Saturn against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

Saturn
RA: 00h 09m 22s
Dec: -01° 28’ 02”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of Saturn. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Rings and Moons

The following image shows the current position of Saturn's major moons (Titan, Dione, Mimas, Rhea, Tethys, and Enceladus) and the tilt of its rings. For more advanced features, see the page dedicated to the system of Saturn.

Current inclination of Saturn's rings and position of its major moons

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 10m 40s
-01° 19’ 31”
23h 15m 30s
23h 26m 11s

J2000

00h 09m 22s
-01° 28’ 02”

Additional Information

Pisces
0.91

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of Saturn from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 91.3°
Max altitude: 37.2°
Azimuth: 268.7°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Saturn from Earth is currently 1,382,002,471.0 kilometers, equivalent to 9.2381159206 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1h 16m 49.864s to travel from Saturn and arrive to us.

1,382,002,471.0
9.2381159206
1h 16m 49.864s

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

Chart of the distance of Saturn from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of Saturn from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 1600 and December 30, 2499, the closest approach of Saturn to Earth happened on Wednesday 11 December 1619 at a distance of 8.012797 Astronomical Units, or 1,198,697,442 kilometers:

Wednesday 11 December 1619
1,198,697,442
8.012797

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

Light Curve

The following chart shows the light curve of Saturn, i.e., its apparent magnitude as a function of time. The curve is calculated using the latest ephemerides provided by JPL Horizons. The magnitude data is sampled with the interval of 2 days. Because of this sampling, inaccuracies may occur for objects that have large variations of brightness over a few days. For comets, large discrepancies can arise between the calculated brightness and the observations due to their highly dynamic, and not always precisely predictable, behavior.

Chart of the magnitude of Saturn as a function of time

Physical Properties

The table below lists the known key physical properties of Saturn.

Physical Parameter Value Relative to Earth
Diameter 116464 km 9.1402
Mass 568.319 x 1024 kg 95.1609
Density 0.6871 gr/cm3 0.1246
Escape Velocity 36.09 km/s 3.2252
Sideral Rotation 10.6562 hours 0.4452
Absolute Magnitude -8.88
Geometric Albedo 0.47

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Saturn computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Apparent DiameterDiameter Constellation
Jul 03 2025 00h 10m 20s -01° 19’ 34” 0.95 17.2” Pisces
Jul 04 2025 00h 10m 24s -01° 19’ 26” 0.94 17.2” Pisces
Jul 05 2025 00h 10m 27s -01° 19’ 21” 0.94 17.2” Pisces
Jul 06 2025 00h 10m 31s -01° 19’ 18” 0.93 17.3” Pisces
Jul 07 2025 00h 10m 34s -01° 19’ 17” 0.93 17.3” Pisces
Jul 08 2025 00h 10m 36s -01° 19’ 19” 0.92 17.3” Pisces
Jul 09 2025 00h 10m 38s -01° 19’ 23” 0.92 17.3” Pisces
Jul 10 2025 00h 10m 40s -01° 19’ 29” 0.91 17.4” Pisces
Jul 11 2025 00h 10m 41s -01° 19’ 38” 0.91 17.4” Pisces
Jul 12 2025 00h 10m 42s -01° 19’ 49” 0.90 17.4” Pisces
Jul 13 2025 00h 10m 43s -01° 20’ 03” 0.90 17.5” Pisces
Jul 14 2025 00h 10m 43s -01° 20’ 19” 0.89 17.5” Pisces
Jul 15 2025 00h 10m 43s -01° 20’ 37” 0.89 17.5” Pisces
Jul 16 2025 00h 10m 43s -01° 20’ 58” 0.88 17.6” Pisces

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