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Saturn

Below the horizon.  Rise: 3:32 | Tran: 9:19 | Set: 15:07
Alt: -35.28°   Az: 324.71°   Direction: North-West

Saturn is in the constellation of Pisces, at a distance of 1,509,585,136.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 00h 01m 06s and the Declination is -02° 07’ 04” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Saturn is 1.13 (data provided by JPL Horizons). Check out tonight's visibility information for Saturn.

Finder Charts

Map showing Saturn in Pisces on May, 17 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Saturn in Pisces on May, 17 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Saturn is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Saturn
RA: 23h 59m 48s
Dec: -02° 15’ 33”
Deep sky finder chart for Saturn. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is Saturn?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Saturn in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Rings and Moons

Current inclination of Saturn's rings and position of its major moons
Position of the major moons of Saturn and inclination of its rings. A page dedicated to the system of Saturn is available, with more advanced features.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 01m 06s
-02° 07’ 04”
10h 07m 22s
10h 08m 29s

J2000

23h 59m 48s
-02° 15’ 33”

Additional Information

Pisces
1.13

Rise and Set Times

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

Azimuth: 92.1°
Max altitude: 36.4°
Azimuth: 267.9°
  • Saturn is below the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Given its current magnitude, Saturn is visible to the naked eye, easy and bright under dark skies, might be more difficult from heavily light polluted areas.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Saturn from Earth is currently 1,509,585,136.0 kilometers, equivalent to 10.0909533601 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1h 23m 55.434s to travel from Saturn and arrive to us.

1,509,585,136.0
10.0909533601
1h 23m 55.434s

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.

Chart of the distance of Saturn from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

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

Between 1 January 1600 and 30 December 2499, the closest approach of Saturn to Earth happens on Wed Dec 11 1619 at a distance of 8.012797 Astronomical Units, or 1,198,697,442 kilometers:

Wed Dec 11 1619
1,198,697,442
8.012797

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

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Saturn, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Chart of the magnitude of Saturn as a function of time

Physical Data

The following shows the known values of the most important physical parameters of Saturn. Source: JPL Small-Body Database

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
2025 May 10 23h 58m 33s -02° 22’ 03” 1.15 15.7” Pisces
2025 May 11 23h 58m 53s -02° 20’ 02” 1.15 15.8” Pisces
2025 May 12 23h 59m 14s -02° 18’ 02” 1.14 15.8” Pisces
2025 May 13 23h 59m 34s -02° 16’ 04” 1.14 15.8” Pisces
2025 May 14 23h 59m 54s -02° 14’ 08” 1.14 15.8” Pisces
2025 May 15 00h 00m 13s -02° 12’ 13” 1.13 15.9” Pisces
2025 May 16 00h 00m 33s -02° 10’ 20” 1.13 15.9” Pisces
2025 May 17 00h 00m 52s -02° 08’ 29” 1.13 15.9” Pisces
2025 May 18 00h 01m 11s -02° 06’ 39” 1.13 15.9” Pisces
2025 May 19 00h 01m 29s -02° 04’ 52” 1.12 15.9” Pisces
2025 May 20 00h 01m 48s -02° 03’ 06” 1.12 16.0” Pisces
2025 May 21 00h 02m 06s -02° 01’ 22” 1.12 16.0” Pisces
2025 May 22 00h 02m 24s -01° 59’ 39” 1.11 16.0” Pisces
2025 May 23 00h 02m 42s -01° 57’ 59” 1.11 16.0” Pisces

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