 | | Saturn opposition Depiction | | Saturn Opposition of May 23, 2015 | | | Opposition at: May 23, 2015 02:00:00 hrs UTC 8.966701 AU (834,000,000 miles) | | Closest at: May 23, 2015 07:00:00 hrs UTC 8.966673 AU (834,000,000 miles) | | | Saturn's north pole is now tilted 24.4 degrees towards Earth and increasing. Saturn's distance is average at 8.9667 AU and it is 18.53" across. Its transit elevation is also average. | | | All Saturn Oppositions 2000 - 2049 AD | | | | | | 30d Elong | | | | | | | | | | | 30d Elong | 21 Dec 2014
+1.40 mV
15.4" | 18 Jan 2015
+1.42 mV
15.86" | 15 Feb 2015
+1.37 mV
16.55" | 16 Mar 2015
+1.26 mV
17.35" | 13 Apr 2015
+1.10 mV
18.07" | 11 May 2015
+0.94 mV
18.49" | 08 Jun 2015
+0.96 mV
18.45" | 06 Jul 2015
+1.13 mV
17.98" | 03 Aug 2015
+1.28 mV
17.24" | 31 Aug 2015
+1.39 mV
16.45" | 28 Sep 2015
+1.44 mV
15.78" | 27 Oct 2015
+1.42 mV
15.32" |  | | | | | | | | | | | | 99.9% illum
7,006 ipx2
+24.3° NP
38° transit | 99.8% illum
7,423 ipx2
+24.8° NP
38° transit | 99.8% illum
8,077 ipx2
+25.0° NP
37° transit | 99.8% illum
8,879 ipx2
+25.0° NP
37° transit | 99.9% illum
9,642 ipx2
+24.8° NP
38° transit | 100% illum
10,105 ipx2
+24.5° NP
38° transit | 100% illum
10,061 ipx2
+24.2° NP
38° transit | 99.9% illum
9,544 ipx2
+24.0° NP
39° transit | 99.8% illum
8,765 ipx2
+24.0° NP
39° transit | 99.8% illum
7,979 ipx2
+24.3° NP
38° transit | 99.8% illum
7,348 ipx2
+24.7° NP
38° transit | 99.9% illum
6,934 ipx2
+25.2° NP
37° transit |
| | Date | Distance | Disk Magnitude | Disk Diameter | Rings Diameter | Phase Angle | Illum | Disk Illum Px | Tilt | Transit | | | December 22, 2014 | 1,002,250,504 mi | +1.40 mV | 15.4" | 35.0" | 2.9° | 99.9% | 7,016 ipx2 | +24.4° NP | 38° | | January 1, 2015 | 993,207,877 mi | +1.41 mV | 15.6" | 35.3" | 3.7° | 99.9% | 7,150 ipx2 | +24.5° NP | 38° | | January 11, 2015 | 982,283,789 mi | +1.42 mV | 15.7" | 35.7" | 4.3° | 99.9% | 7,304 ipx2 | +24.7° NP | 38° | | January 21, 2015 | 969,729,672 mi | +1.42 mV | 15.9" | 36.2" | 4.8° | 99.8% | 7,488 ipx2 | +24.8° NP | 38° | | January 31, 2015 | 955,864,978 mi | +1.40 mV | 16.2" | 36.7" | 5.3° | 99.8% | 7,703 ipx2 | +24.9° NP | 38° | | February 10, 2015 | 941,062,536 mi | +1.38 mV | 16.4" | 37.3" | 5.6° | 99.8% | 7,952 ipx2 | +24.9° NP | 38° | | February 20, 2015 | 925,706,428 mi | +1.35 mV | 16.7" | 37.9" | 5.7° | 99.8% | 8,214 ipx2 | +25.0° NP | 37° | | March 2, 2015 | 910,239,500 mi | +1.32 mV | 17.0" | 38.5" | 5.7° | 99.8% | 8,492 ipx2 | +25.0° NP | 37° | | March 12, 2015 | 895,112,985 mi | +1.27 mV | 17.3" | 39.2" | 5.5° | 99.8% | 8,786 ipx2 | +25.0° NP | 37° | | March 22, 2015 | 880,768,603 mi | +1.22 mV | 17.5" | 39.8" | 5.1° | 99.8% | 9,076 ipx2 | +24.9° NP | 37° | | April 1, 2015 | 867,670,429 mi | +1.17 mV | 17.8" | 40.4" | 4.6° | 99.8% | 9,362 ipx2 | +24.9° NP | 38° | | April 11, 2015 | 856,230,193 mi | +1.11 mV | 18.0" | 40.9" | 3.9° | 99.9% | 9,609 ipx2 | +24.8° NP | 38° | | April 21, 2015 | 846,818,791 mi | +1.05 mV | 18.2" | 41.4" | 3.1° | 99.9% | 9,828 ipx2 | +24.7° NP | 38° | | May 1, 2015 | 839,768,003 mi | +0.99 mV | 18.4" | 41.8" | 2.2° | 100% | 10,004 ipx2 | +24.6° NP | 38° | | May 11, 2015 | 835,299,692 mi | +0.93 mV | 18.5" | 42.0" | 1.2° | 100% | 10,116 ipx2 | +24.5° NP | 38° | | May 21, 2015 | 833,567,353 mi | +0.89 mV | 18.5" | 42.1" | 0.3° | 100% | 10,150 ipx2 | +24.4° NP | 38° | | May 31, 2015 | 834,630,354 mi | +0.92 mV | 18.5" | 42.0" | 0.9° | 100% | 10,127 ipx2 | +24.3° NP | 38° | | June 10, 2015 | 838,423,538 mi | +0.98 mV | 18.4" | 41.8" | 1.9° | 100% | 10,038 ipx2 | +24.2° NP | 38° | | June 20, 2015 | 844,819,251 mi | +1.04 mV | 18.3" | 41.5" | 2.9° | 99.9% | 9,883 ipx2 | +24.1° NP | 39° | | June 30, 2015 | 853,587,696 mi | +1.10 mV | 18.1" | 41.1" | 3.7° | 99.9% | 9,674 ipx2 | +24.0° NP | 39° | | July 10, 2015 | 864,420,432 mi | +1.16 mV | 17.9" | 40.6" | 4.4° | 99.9% | 9,426 ipx2 | +24.0° NP | 39° | | July 20, 2015 | 876,983,874 mi | +1.21 mV | 17.6" | 40.0" | 5° | 99.8% | 9,160 ipx2 | +24.0° NP | 39° | | July 30, 2015 | 890,875,819 mi | +1.27 mV | 17.3" | 39.4" | 5.4° | 99.8% | 8,868 ipx2 | +24.0° NP | 39° | | August 9, 2015 | 905,684,003 mi | +1.31 mV | 17.1" | 38.7" | 5.7° | 99.8% | 8,582 ipx2 | +24.1° NP | 39° | | August 19, 2015 | 921,002,921 mi | +1.35 mV | 16.8" | 38.1" | 5.8° | 99.7% | 8,292 ipx2 | +24.1° NP | 39° | | August 29, 2015 | 936,399,283 mi | +1.39 mV | 16.5" | 37.4" | 5.8° | 99.8% | 8,028 ipx2 | +24.2° NP | 38° | | September 8, 2015 | 951,480,069 mi | +1.41 mV | 16.2" | 36.9" | 5.5° | 99.8% | 7,778 ipx2 | +24.4° NP | 38° | | September 18, 2015 | 965,868,426 mi | +1.43 mV | 16.0" | 36.3" | 5.2° | 99.8% | 7,552 ipx2 | +24.5° NP | 38° | | September 28, 2015 | 979,193,894 mi | +1.44 mV | 15.8" | 35.8" | 4.7° | 99.8% | 7,348 ipx2 | +24.7° NP | 38° | | October 8, 2015 | 991,150,968 mi | +1.44 mV | 15.6" | 35.4" | 4.2° | 99.9% | 7,175 ipx2 | +24.9° NP | 38° | | October 18, 2015 | 1,001,448,544 mi | +1.43 mV | 15.4" | 35.0" | 3.5° | 99.9% | 7,032 ipx2 | +25.0° NP | 37° |
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