| Saturn opposition Depiction | Saturn Opposition of March 22, 2010 | | Opposition at: March 22, 2010 00:00:00 hrs UTC 8.503821 AU (791,000,000 miles) | Closest at: March 22, 2010 06:00:00 hrs UTC 8.503788 AU (791,000,000 miles) | | This is the first opposition past Saturn's 2009 ring plane crossing, and its north pole is now tilted 3.1 degrees towards Earth. Saturn's distance is average at 8.5038 AU and it is 19.54" across. Its transit elevation is also average. | | All Saturn Oppositions 2000 - 2049 AD | | | | | 30d Elong | | | | | | | | | | | 30d Elong | 22 Oct 2009 +1.20 mV 16.13" | 19 Nov 2009 +1.21 mV 16.63" | 17 Dec 2009 +1.16 mV 17.38" | 14 Jan 2010 +1.05 mV 18.26" | 11 Feb 2010 +0.88 mV 19.05" | 11 Mar 2010 +0.71 mV 19.51" | 08 Apr 2010 +0.76 mV 19.43" | 06 May 2010 +0.93 mV 18.87" | 03 Jun 2010 +1.10 mV 18.04" | 01 Jul 2010 +1.21 mV 17.18" | 29 Jul 2010 +1.26 mV 16.46" | 26 Aug 2010 +1.24 mV 15.97" | | | | | | | | | | | | | 99.9% illum 7,686 ipx2 +2.7° NP 59° transit | 99.8% illum 8,160 ipx2 +3.9° NP 58° transit | 99.7% illum 8,906 ipx2 +4.7° NP 57° transit | 99.8% illum 9,833 ipx2 +4.9° NP 57° transit | 99.9% illum 10,715 ipx2 +4.4° NP 57° transit | 100% illum 11,251 ipx2 +3.5° NP 58° transit | 100% illum 11,157 ipx2 +2.5° NP 59° transit | 99.9% illum 10,510 ipx2 +1.8° NP 59° transit | 99.7% illum 9,594 ipx2 +1.7° NP 60° transit | 99.7% illum 8,701 ipx2 +2.2° NP 59° transit | 99.8% illum 7,994 ipx2 +3.2° NP 58° transit | 99.9% illum 7,534 ipx2 +4.5° NP 57° transit |
| Date | Distance | Disk Magnitude | Disk Diameter | Rings Diameter | Phase Angle | Illum | Disk Illum Px | Tilt | Transit | | October 29, 2009 | 951,346,144 mi | +1.21 mV | 16.2" | 36.9" | 3.6° | 99.9% | 7,788 ipx2 | +3.0° NP | 58° | November 8, 2009 | 941,229,781 mi | +1.22 mV | 16.4" | 37.2" | 4.3° | 99.9% | 7,949 ipx2 | +3.5° NP | 58° | November 18, 2009 | 929,404,208 mi | +1.21 mV | 16.6" | 37.7" | 4.9° | 99.8% | 8,151 ipx2 | +3.9° NP | 58° | November 28, 2009 | 916,147,549 mi | +1.21 mV | 16.9" | 38.3" | 5.4° | 99.8% | 8,384 ipx2 | +4.3° NP | 57° | December 8, 2009 | 901,796,666 mi | +1.19 mV | 17.1" | 38.9" | 5.7° | 99.8% | 8,653 ipx2 | +4.5° NP | 57° | December 18, 2009 | 886,707,239 mi | +1.16 mV | 17.4" | 39.5" | 5.9° | 99.7% | 8,946 ipx2 | +4.7° NP | 57° | December 28, 2009 | 871,309,414 mi | +1.12 mV | 17.7" | 40.2" | 6° | 99.7% | 9,267 ipx2 | +4.9° NP | 57° | January 7, 2010 | 856,054,604 mi | +1.08 mV | 18.1" | 41.0" | 5.8° | 99.7% | 9,606 ipx2 | +4.9° NP | 57° | January 17, 2010 | 841,399,092 mi | +1.03 mV | 18.4" | 41.7" | 5.5° | 99.8% | 9,942 ipx2 | +4.9° NP | 57° | January 27, 2010 | 827,836,383 mi | +0.97 mV | 18.7" | 42.3" | 5° | 99.8% | 10,273 ipx2 | +4.7° NP | 57° | February 6, 2010 | 815,817,698 mi | +0.91 mV | 18.9" | 43.0" | 4.3° | 99.9% | 10,589 ipx2 | +4.6° NP | 57° | February 16, 2010 | 805,761,866 mi | +0.85 mV | 19.2" | 43.5" | 3.5° | 99.9% | 10,853 ipx2 | +4.3° NP | 57° | February 26, 2010 | 798,049,274 mi | +0.79 mV | 19.4" | 43.9" | 2.5° | 100% | 11,074 ipx2 | +4.0° NP | 58° | March 8, 2010 | 792,946,231 mi | +0.73 mV | 19.5" | 44.2" | 1.5° | 100% | 11,215 ipx2 | +3.6° NP | 58° | March 18, 2010 | 790,644,621 mi | +0.68 mV | 19.5" | 44.3" | 0.4° | 100% | 11,287 ipx2 | +3.3° NP | 58° | March 28, 2010 | 791,228,001 mi | +0.70 mV | 19.5" | 44.3" | 0.8° | 100% | 11,275 ipx2 | +2.9° NP | 59° | April 7, 2010 | 794,641,774 mi | +0.75 mV | 19.4" | 44.1" | 1.9° | 100% | 11,168 ipx2 | +2.6° NP | 59° | April 17, 2010 | 800,757,891 mi | +0.81 mV | 19.3" | 43.8" | 2.9° | 99.9% | 10,993 ipx2 | +2.2° NP | 59° | April 27, 2010 | 809,334,381 mi | +0.88 mV | 19.1" | 43.3" | 3.8° | 99.9% | 10,761 ipx2 | +2.0° NP | 59° | May 7, 2010 | 820,045,448 mi | +0.94 mV | 18.8" | 42.8" | 4.6° | 99.8% | 10,476 ipx2 | +1.8° NP | 60° | May 17, 2010 | 832,538,149 mi | +1.00 mV | 18.6" | 42.1" | 5.2° | 99.8% | 10,161 ipx2 | +1.7° NP | 60° | May 27, 2010 | 846,392,432 mi | +1.06 mV | 18.3" | 41.4" | 5.7° | 99.8% | 9,821 ipx2 | +1.7° NP | 60° | June 6, 2010 | 861,185,539 mi | +1.11 mV | 17.9" | 40.7" | 6° | 99.7% | 9,488 ipx2 | +1.7° NP | 60° | June 16, 2010 | 876,506,506 mi | +1.16 mV | 17.6" | 40.0" | 6.1° | 99.7% | 9,162 ipx2 | +1.8° NP | 59° | June 26, 2010 | 891,924,456 mi | +1.19 mV | 17.3" | 39.3" | 6.1° | 99.7% | 8,843 ipx2 | +2.1° NP | 59° | July 6, 2010 | 907,057,947 mi | +1.22 mV | 17.0" | 38.6" | 5.9° | 99.7% | 8,551 ipx2 | +2.3° NP | 59° | July 16, 2010 | 921,545,533 mi | +1.24 mV | 16.8" | 38.0" | 5.6° | 99.8% | 8,284 ipx2 | +2.7° NP | 59° | July 26, 2010 | 935,036,861 mi | +1.25 mV | 16.5" | 37.5" | 5.1° | 99.8% | 8,051 ipx2 | +3.1° NP | 58° | August 5, 2010 | 947,247,868 mi | +1.26 mV | 16.3" | 37.0" | 4.5° | 99.8% | 7,851 ipx2 | +3.5° NP | 58° | August 15, 2010 | 957,907,630 mi | +1.25 mV | 16.1" | 36.6" | 3.9° | 99.9% | 7,683 ipx2 | +4.0° NP | 58° | August 25, 2010 | 966,779,532 mi | +1.24 mV | 16.0" | 36.3" | 3.1° | 99.9% | 7,543 ipx2 | +4.5° NP | 57° |
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