Saturn
Saturn Position
Saturn is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension is 19h 08m 49s and the Declination is -22° 11’ 46”.
Simplified sky chart showing where Saturn is right now in the sky with respect to the brightest stars and constellations (see fuillscreen Online Planetarium)
Hihgher precision deep sky finder chart showing where Saturn is right now (view fullscreen)
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.
Saturn Distance
The distance of Saturn from Earth is currently 1,355,796,960 kilometers, equivalent to 9.062943 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1 hours, 15 minutes and 22.4519 seconds to travel from Saturn and arrive to us.
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.
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 January 2100 the closest approach of Saturn to Earth happens on Thu Dec 27 2091 at a distance of 8.03140900 Astronomical Units, or 1,201,481,688 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Saturn brightness
The current visual magnitude of Saturn is 0.98.
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.
Saturn rise and set times
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's Saturn rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Saturn touches the horizon, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.
Saturn 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 |
Saturn 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Saturn computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Saturn in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Apparent DiameterDiameter | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Jul 17 | 19h 10m 59s | -22° 07’ 27” | 0.94 | 17.8” | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 18 | 19h 10m 41s | -22° 08’ 03” | 0.95 | 17.8” | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 19 | 19h 10m 23s | -22° 08’ 40” | 0.95 | 17.8” | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 20 | 19h 10m 04s | -22° 09’ 18” | 0.96 | 17.7” | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 21 | 19h 09m 46s | -22° 09’ 53” | 0.97 | 17.7” | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 22 | 19h 09m 28s | -22° 10’ 30” | 0.97 | 17.7” | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 23 | 19h 09m 10s | -22° 11’ 05” | 0.98 | 17.7” | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 24 | 19h 08m 52s | -22° 11’ 40” | 0.98 | 17.7” | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 25 | 19h 08m 34s | -22° 12’ 15” | 0.99 | 17.7” | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 26 | 19h 08m 16s | -22° 12’ 51” | 0.99 | 17.7” | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 27 | 19h 07m 58s | -22° 13’ 26” | 1.00 | 17.7” | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 28 | 19h 07m 41s | -22° 13’ 59” | 1.00 | 17.7” | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 29 | 19h 07m 23s | -22° 14’ 34” | 1.01 | 17.7” | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 30 | 19h 07m 05s | -22° 15’ 06” | 1.01 | 17.7” | Sagittarius |