 | | Saturn opposition Depiction | | Saturn Opposition of April 28, 2013 | | | Opposition at: April 28, 2013 09:00:00 hrs UTC 8.816162 AU (820,000,000 miles) | | Closest at: April 28, 2013 08:00:00 hrs UTC 8.816160 AU (820,000,000 miles) | | | Saturn's north pole is now tilted 18.1 degrees towards Earth and increasing. Saturn's distance is average at 8.8162 AU and it is 18.85" across. Its transit elevation is also average. | | | All Saturn Oppositions 2000 - 2049 AD | | | | | | 30d Elong | | | | | | | | | | | 30d Elong | 28 Nov 2012
+1.33 mV
15.64" | 26 Dec 2012
+1.35 mV
16.12" | 23 Jan 2013
+1.30 mV
16.82" | 20 Feb 2013
+1.19 mV
17.65" | 20 Mar 2013
+1.03 mV
18.39" | 17 Apr 2013
+0.86 mV
18.81" | 15 May 2013
+0.90 mV
18.76" | 12 Jun 2013
+1.07 mV
18.25" | 10 Jul 2013
+1.23 mV
17.48" | 07 Aug 2013
+1.34 mV
16.67" | 04 Sep 2013
+1.38 mV
15.98" | 03 Oct 2013
+1.37 mV
15.51" |  | | | | | | | | | | | | 99.9% illum
7,226 ipx2
+17.9° NP
45° transit | 99.8% illum
7,668 ipx2
+18.7° NP
44° transit | 99.8% illum
8,342 ipx2
+19.2° NP
44° transit | 99.8% illum
9,189 ipx2
+19.3° NP
44° transit | 99.9% illum
9,986 ipx2
+19.0° NP
44° transit | 100% illum
10,458 ipx2
+18.4° NP
45° transit | 100% illum
10,400 ipx2
+17.7° NP
45° transit | 99.9% illum
9,832 ipx2
+17.2° NP
46° transit | 99.8% illum
9,010 ipx2
+17.2° NP
46° transit | 99.7% illum
8,193 ipx2
+17.5° NP
45° transit | 99.8% illum
7,535 ipx2
+18.3° NP
45° transit | 99.9% illum
7,107 ipx2
+19.2° NP
44° transit |
| | Date | Distance | Disk Magnitude | Disk Diameter | Rings Diameter | Phase Angle | Illum | Disk Illum Px | Tilt | Transit | | | December 2, 2012 | 983,695,988 mi | +1.34 mV | 15.7" | 35.7" | 3.3° | 99.9% | 7,290 ipx2 | +18.0° NP | 45° | | December 12, 2012 | 973,989,876 mi | +1.35 mV | 15.9" | 36.0" | 4° | 99.9% | 7,427 ipx2 | +18.4° NP | 45° | | December 22, 2012 | 962,481,117 mi | +1.35 mV | 16.1" | 36.4" | 4.6° | 99.8% | 7,603 ipx2 | +18.6° NP | 44° | | January 1, 2013 | 949,465,426 mi | +1.34 mV | 16.3" | 36.9" | 5.1° | 99.8% | 7,809 ipx2 | +18.9° NP | 44° | | January 11, 2013 | 935,257,225 mi | +1.33 mV | 16.5" | 37.5" | 5.5° | 99.8% | 8,049 ipx2 | +19.1° NP | 44° | | January 21, 2013 | 920,234,004 mi | +1.30 mV | 16.8" | 38.1" | 5.7° | 99.8% | 8,312 ipx2 | +19.2° NP | 44° | | January 31, 2013 | 904,823,499 mi | +1.27 mV | 17.1" | 38.7" | 5.8° | 99.8% | 8,592 ipx2 | +19.3° NP | 44° | | February 10, 2013 | 889,452,370 mi | +1.23 mV | 17.4" | 39.4" | 5.7° | 99.8% | 8,898 ipx2 | +19.3° NP | 44° | | February 20, 2013 | 874,595,216 mi | +1.18 mV | 17.7" | 40.1" | 5.4° | 99.8% | 9,199 ipx2 | +19.3° NP | 44° | | March 2, 2013 | 860,719,736 mi | +1.13 mV | 18.0" | 40.7" | 5° | 99.8% | 9,506 ipx2 | +19.2° NP | 44° | | March 12, 2013 | 848,260,714 mi | +1.07 mV | 18.2" | 41.3" | 4.4° | 99.9% | 9,789 ipx2 | +19.1° NP | 44° | | March 22, 2013 | 837,652,946 mi | +1.01 mV | 18.4" | 41.8" | 3.6° | 99.9% | 10,042 ipx2 | +18.9° NP | 44° | | April 1, 2013 | 829,251,071 mi | +0.95 mV | 18.6" | 42.3" | 2.7° | 99.9% | 10,254 ipx2 | +18.7° NP | 44° | | April 11, 2013 | 823,339,531 mi | +0.89 mV | 18.8" | 42.6" | 1.8° | 100% | 10,401 ipx2 | +18.5° NP | 44° | | April 21, 2013 | 820,138,487 mi | +0.84 mV | 18.8" | 42.8" | 0.7° | 100% | 10,492 ipx2 | +18.2° NP | 45° | | May 1, 2013 | 819,735,692 mi | +0.83 mV | 18.9" | 42.8" | 0.5° | 100% | 10,504 ipx2 | +18.0° NP | 45° | | May 11, 2013 | 822,137,541 mi | +0.88 mV | 18.8" | 42.6" | 1.5° | 100% | 10,435 ipx2 | +17.8° NP | 45° | | May 21, 2013 | 827,252,328 mi | +0.94 mV | 18.7" | 42.4" | 2.5° | 100% | 10,310 ipx2 | +17.6° NP | 45° | | May 31, 2013 | 834,868,969 mi | +1.00 mV | 18.5" | 42.0" | 3.4° | 99.9% | 10,119 ipx2 | +17.4° NP | 46° | | June 10, 2013 | 844,730,882 mi | +1.06 mV | 18.3" | 41.5" | 4.2° | 99.9% | 9,876 ipx2 | +17.2° NP | 46° | | June 20, 2013 | 856,501,146 mi | +1.12 mV | 18.0" | 40.9" | 4.8° | 99.8% | 9,603 ipx2 | +17.2° NP | 46° | | June 30, 2013 | 869,789,442 mi | +1.18 mV | 17.8" | 40.3" | 5.3° | 99.8% | 9,303 ipx2 | +17.1° NP | 46° | | July 10, 2013 | 884,209,298 mi | +1.23 mV | 17.5" | 39.6" | 5.7° | 99.8% | 8,999 ipx2 | +17.2° NP | 46° | | July 20, 2013 | 899,331,296 mi | +1.27 mV | 17.2" | 39.0" | 5.9° | 99.7% | 8,702 ipx2 | +17.2° NP | 46° | | July 30, 2013 | 914,738,464 mi | +1.31 mV | 16.9" | 38.3" | 5.9° | 99.7% | 8,410 ipx2 | +17.4° NP | 45° | | August 9, 2013 | 930,041,478 mi | +1.34 mV | 16.6" | 37.7" | 5.8° | 99.8% | 8,135 ipx2 | +17.6° NP | 45° | | August 19, 2013 | 944,838,403 mi | +1.36 mV | 16.4" | 37.1" | 5.5° | 99.8% | 7,884 ipx2 | +17.8° NP | 45° | | August 29, 2013 | 958,779,376 mi | +1.38 mV | 16.1" | 36.6" | 5.1° | 99.8% | 7,657 ipx2 | +18.1° NP | 45° | | September 8, 2013 | 971,540,945 mi | +1.39 mV | 15.9" | 36.1" | 4.6° | 99.8% | 7,461 ipx2 | +18.4° NP | 45° | | September 18, 2013 | 982,811,492 mi | +1.38 mV | 15.7" | 35.7" | 4° | 99.9% | 7,296 ipx2 | +18.7° NP | 44° | | September 28, 2013 | 992,348,612 mi | +1.37 mV | 15.6" | 35.3" | 3.2° | 99.9% | 7,161 ipx2 | +19.1° NP | 44° |
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