| Saturn opposition Depiction | Saturn Opposition of April 15, 2012 | | All Saturn Oppositions 2000 - 2049 AD | | | | | 30d Elong | | | | | | | | | | | 30d Elong | 16 Nov 2011 +1.29 mV 15.79" | 14 Dec 2011 +1.31 mV 16.28" | 12 Jan 2012 +1.26 mV 17" | 09 Feb 2012 +1.14 mV 17.84" | 08 Mar 2012 +0.98 mV 18.59" | 05 Apr 2012 +0.82 mV 19.02" | 03 May 2012 +0.86 mV 18.96" | 31 May 2012 +1.03 mV 18.43" | 28 Jun 2012 +1.19 mV 17.64" | 26 Jul 2012 +1.30 mV 16.82" | 23 Aug 2012 +1.35 mV 16.12" | 20 Sep 2012 +1.33 mV 15.65" | | | | | | | | | | | | | 99.9% illum 7,366 ipx2 +13.4° NP 49° transit | 99.8% illum 7,821 ipx2 +14.4° NP 48° transit | 99.8% illum 8,522 ipx2 +15.0° NP 48° transit | 99.8% illum 9,387 ipx2 +15.1° NP 48° transit | 99.9% illum 10,205 ipx2 +14.7° NP 48° transit | 100% illum 10,693 ipx2 +14.0° NP 49° transit | 100% illum 10,623 ipx2 +13.2° NP 49° transit | 99.9% illum 10,026 ipx2 +12.6° NP 50° transit | 99.8% illum 9,175 ipx2 +12.5° NP 50° transit | 99.7% illum 8,341 ipx2 +13.0° NP 50° transit | 99.8% illum 7,668 ipx2 +13.8° NP 49° transit | 99.9% illum 7,235 ipx2 +15.0° NP 48° transit |
| Date | Distance | Disk Magnitude | Disk Diameter | Rings Diameter | Phase Angle | Illum | Disk Illum Px | Tilt | Transit | | November 18, 2011 | 976,558,834 mi | +1.29 mV | 15.8" | 35.9" | 3.1° | 99.9% | 7,393 ipx2 | +13.5° NP | 49° | November 28, 2011 | 967,415,245 mi | +1.30 mV | 16.0" | 36.2" | 3.8° | 99.9% | 7,531 ipx2 | +13.9° NP | 49° | December 8, 2011 | 956,415,990 mi | +1.31 mV | 16.2" | 36.7" | 4.5° | 99.9% | 7,699 ipx2 | +14.2° NP | 48° | December 18, 2011 | 943,827,850 mi | +1.30 mV | 16.4" | 37.2" | 5° | 99.8% | 7,907 ipx2 | +14.5° NP | 48° | December 28, 2011 | 929,944,303 mi | +1.29 mV | 16.6" | 37.7" | 5.4° | 99.8% | 8,138 ipx2 | +14.8° NP | 48° | January 7, 2012 | 915,137,995 mi | +1.27 mV | 16.9" | 38.3" | 5.7° | 99.8% | 8,402 ipx2 | +14.9° NP | 48° | January 17, 2012 | 899,812,884 mi | +1.24 mV | 17.2" | 39.0" | 5.8° | 99.7% | 8,692 ipx2 | +15.1° NP | 48° | January 27, 2012 | 884,393,264 mi | +1.20 mV | 17.5" | 39.6" | 5.8° | 99.8% | 8,999 ipx2 | +15.1° NP | 48° | February 6, 2012 | 869,357,995 mi | +1.15 mV | 17.8" | 40.3" | 5.5° | 99.8% | 9,313 ipx2 | +15.1° NP | 48° | February 16, 2012 | 855,168,406 mi | +1.10 mV | 18.1" | 41.0" | 5.2° | 99.8% | 9,633 ipx2 | +15.1° NP | 48° | February 26, 2012 | 842,281,324 mi | +1.04 mV | 18.3" | 41.6" | 4.6° | 99.8% | 9,927 ipx2 | +14.9° NP | 48° | March 7, 2012 | 831,146,836 mi | +0.98 mV | 18.6" | 42.2" | 3.9° | 99.9% | 10,205 ipx2 | +14.7° NP | 48° | March 17, 2012 | 822,134,342 mi | +0.92 mV | 18.8" | 42.6" | 3° | 99.9% | 10,430 ipx2 | +14.5° NP | 48° | March 27, 2012 | 815,566,981 mi | +0.86 mV | 18.9" | 43.0" | 2° | 100% | 10,601 ipx2 | +14.2° NP | 48° | April 6, 2012 | 811,683,702 mi | +0.81 mV | 19.0" | 43.2" | 1° | 100% | 10,704 ipx2 | +13.9° NP | 49° | April 16, 2012 | 810,598,536 mi | +0.78 mV | 19.1" | 43.3" | 0.3° | 100% | 10,739 ipx2 | +13.7° NP | 49° | April 26, 2012 | 812,352,394 mi | +0.82 mV | 19.0" | 43.2" | 1.2° | 100% | 10,693 ipx2 | +13.4° NP | 49° | May 6, 2012 | 816,862,932 mi | +0.88 mV | 18.9" | 42.9" | 2.3° | 100% | 10,566 ipx2 | +13.1° NP | 50° | May 16, 2012 | 823,942,112 mi | +0.94 mV | 18.8" | 42.6" | 3.2° | 99.9% | 10,384 ipx2 | +12.9° NP | 50° | May 26, 2012 | 833,347,288 mi | +1.00 mV | 18.5" | 42.1" | 4° | 99.9% | 10,149 ipx2 | +12.7° NP | 50° | June 5, 2012 | 844,738,590 mi | +1.06 mV | 18.3" | 41.5" | 4.7° | 99.8% | 9,872 ipx2 | +12.6° NP | 50° | June 15, 2012 | 857,740,922 mi | +1.12 mV | 18.0" | 40.9" | 5.3° | 99.8% | 9,568 ipx2 | +12.5° NP | 50° | June 25, 2012 | 871,963,284 mi | +1.17 mV | 17.7" | 40.2" | 5.7° | 99.8% | 9,259 ipx2 | +12.5° NP | 50° | July 5, 2012 | 886,970,579 mi | +1.22 mV | 17.4" | 39.5" | 5.9° | 99.7% | 8,946 ipx2 | +12.6° NP | 50° | July 15, 2012 | 902,356,454 mi | +1.26 mV | 17.1" | 38.9" | 6° | 99.7% | 8,641 ipx2 | +12.7° NP | 50° | July 25, 2012 | 917,719,231 mi | +1.30 mV | 16.8" | 38.2" | 5.9° | 99.7% | 8,351 ipx2 | +12.9° NP | 50° | August 4, 2012 | 932,656,719 mi | +1.32 mV | 16.6" | 37.6" | 5.6° | 99.8% | 8,097 ipx2 | +13.2° NP | 49° | August 14, 2012 | 946,825,455 mi | +1.34 mV | 16.3" | 37.0" | 5.3° | 99.8% | 7,857 ipx2 | +13.5° NP | 49° | August 24, 2012 | 959,888,083 mi | +1.35 mV | 16.1" | 36.5" | 4.8° | 99.8% | 7,649 ipx2 | +13.9° NP | 49° | September 3, 2012 | 971,538,049 mi | +1.35 mV | 15.9" | 36.1" | 4.2° | 99.9% | 7,464 ipx2 | +14.2° NP | 48° | September 13, 2012 | 981,531,017 mi | +1.34 mV | 15.7" | 35.7" | 3.5° | 99.9% | 7,317 ipx2 | +14.7° NP | 48° |
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