| Saturn opposition Depiction | Saturn Opposition of August 2, 2021 | | Opposition at: August 2, 2021 06:00:00 hrs UTC 8.856880 AU (823,000,000 miles) | Closest at: August 15, 2022 06:00:00 hrs UTC 8.856836 AU (823,000,000 miles) | | Saturn is heading in from aphelion 3 years ago, and is 830,585,000 miles at closest. Saturn is on the rise, now transiting at 38 degrees. Its rings are now tilted 18 degrees at opposition.
| | All Saturn Oppositions 2000 - 2049 AD | | | | | 30d Elong | | | | | | | | | | | 30d Elong | 26 Feb 2021 +1.41 mV 15.36" | 26 Mar 2021 +1.43 mV 15.82" | 23 Apr 2021 +1.38 mV 16.5" | 22 May 2021 +1.27 mV 17.3" | 19 Jun 2021 +1.11 mV 18.04" | 17 Jul 2021 +0.95 mV 18.52" | 14 Aug 2021 +0.93 mV 18.55" | 11 Sep 2021 +1.09 mV 18.13" | 09 Oct 2021 +1.24 mV 17.4" | 07 Nov 2021 +1.36 mV 16.6" | 05 Dec 2021 +1.41 mV 15.91" | 02 Jan 2022 +1.39 mV 15.45" | | | | | | | | | | | | | 99.9% illum 6,970 ipx2 +18.6° NP 38° transit | 99.8% illum 7,386 ipx2 +17.6° NP 38° transit | 99.8% illum 8,028 ipx2 +17.0° NP 39° transit | 99.8% illum 8,827 ipx2 +16.7° NP 39° transit | 99.9% illum 9,608 ipx2 +17.0° NP 39° transit | 100% illum 10,137 ipx2 +17.7° NP 38° transit | 100% illum 10,171 ipx2 +18.5° NP 38° transit | 99.9% illum 9,706 ipx2 +19.2° NP 37° transit | 99.8% illum 8,930 ipx2 +19.4° NP 37° transit | 99.8% illum 8,126 ipx2 +19.2° NP 37° transit | 99.8% illum 7,470 ipx2 +18.5° NP 38° transit | 99.9% illum 7,052 ipx2 +17.5° NP 38° transit |
| Date | Distance | Disk Magnitude | Disk Diameter | Rings Diameter | Phase Angle | Illum | Disk Illum Px | Tilt | Transit | | February 28, 2021 | 1,004,217,957 mi | +1.42 mV | 15.4" | 34.9" | 3° | 99.9% | 6,988 ipx2 | +18.5° NP | 38° | March 10, 2021 | 994,950,601 mi | +1.43 mV | 15.5" | 35.2" | 3.8° | 99.9% | 7,122 ipx2 | +18.2° NP | 38° | March 20, 2021 | 983,848,245 mi | +1.43 mV | 15.7" | 35.6" | 4.4° | 99.9% | 7,275 ipx2 | +17.8° NP | 38° | March 30, 2021 | 971,192,354 mi | +1.43 mV | 15.9" | 36.1" | 4.9° | 99.8% | 7,469 ipx2 | +17.5° NP | 38° | April 9, 2021 | 957,283,846 mi | +1.41 mV | 16.1" | 36.6" | 5.4° | 99.8% | 7,684 ipx2 | +17.2° NP | 39° | April 19, 2021 | 942,457,785 mi | +1.39 mV | 16.4" | 37.2" | 5.6° | 99.8% | 7,922 ipx2 | +17.0° NP | 39° | April 29, 2021 | 927,103,796 mi | +1.36 mV | 16.7" | 37.8" | 5.8° | 99.8% | 8,184 ipx2 | +16.9° NP | 39° | May 9, 2021 | 911,605,973 mi | +1.32 mV | 17.0" | 38.5" | 5.8° | 99.8% | 8,472 ipx2 | +16.8° NP | 39° | May 19, 2021 | 896,380,974 mi | +1.28 mV | 17.2" | 39.1" | 5.6° | 99.8% | 8,765 ipx2 | +16.7° NP | 39° | May 29, 2021 | 881,863,368 mi | +1.23 mV | 17.5" | 39.8" | 5.3° | 99.8% | 9,055 ipx2 | +16.8° NP | 39° | June 8, 2021 | 868,455,279 mi | +1.17 mV | 17.8" | 40.4" | 4.8° | 99.8% | 9,340 ipx2 | +16.9° NP | 39° | June 18, 2021 | 856,571,328 mi | +1.12 mV | 18.0" | 40.9" | 4.1° | 99.9% | 9,608 ipx2 | +17.0° NP | 39° | June 28, 2021 | 846,586,902 mi | +1.06 mV | 18.3" | 41.4" | 3.4° | 99.9% | 9,837 ipx2 | +17.2° NP | 39° | July 8, 2021 | 838,812,972 mi | +1.00 mV | 18.4" | 41.8" | 2.5° | 100% | 10,025 ipx2 | +17.5° NP | 38° | July 18, 2021 | 833,528,696 mi | +0.94 mV | 18.5" | 42.1" | 1.5° | 100% | 10,159 ipx2 | +17.8° NP | 38° | July 28, 2021 | 830,910,880 mi | +0.89 mV | 18.6" | 42.2" | 0.5° | 100% | 10,216 ipx2 | +18.1° NP | 38° | August 7, 2021 | 831,049,645 mi | +0.89 mV | 18.6" | 42.2" | 0.6° | 100% | 10,216 ipx2 | +18.3° NP | 38° | August 17, 2021 | 833,960,416 mi | +0.94 mV | 18.5" | 42.1" | 1.6° | 100% | 10,148 ipx2 | +18.6° NP | 38° | August 27, 2021 | 839,529,943 mi | +1.00 mV | 18.4" | 41.8" | 2.6° | 100% | 10,003 ipx2 | +18.9° NP | 37° | September 6, 2021 | 847,574,606 mi | +1.06 mV | 18.2" | 41.4" | 3.5° | 99.9% | 9,815 ipx2 | +19.1° NP | 37° | September 16, 2021 | 857,831,213 mi | +1.12 mV | 18.0" | 40.9" | 4.2° | 99.9% | 9,575 ipx2 | +19.3° NP | 37° | September 26, 2021 | 869,942,867 mi | +1.18 mV | 17.8" | 40.3" | 4.8° | 99.8% | 9,307 ipx2 | +19.4° NP | 37° | October 6, 2021 | 883,532,505 mi | +1.23 mV | 17.5" | 39.7" | 5.3° | 99.8% | 9,024 ipx2 | +19.4° NP | 37° | October 16, 2021 | 898,171,694 mi | +1.28 mV | 17.2" | 39.0" | 5.6° | 99.8% | 8,724 ipx2 | +19.4° NP | 37° | October 26, 2021 | 913,404,581 mi | +1.32 mV | 16.9" | 38.4" | 5.7° | 99.8% | 8,432 ipx2 | +19.4° NP | 37° | November 5, 2021 | 928,801,063 mi | +1.35 mV | 16.6" | 37.7" | 5.7° | 99.8% | 8,155 ipx2 | +19.2° NP | 37° | November 15, 2021 | 943,912,312 mi | +1.38 mV | 16.4" | 37.2" | 5.5° | 99.8% | 7,903 ipx2 | +19.1° NP | 37° | November 25, 2021 | 958,321,556 mi | +1.40 mV | 16.1" | 36.6" | 5.2° | 99.8% | 7,666 ipx2 | +18.8° NP | 37° | December 5, 2021 | 971,659,427 mi | +1.41 mV | 15.9" | 36.1" | 4.7° | 99.8% | 7,461 ipx2 | +18.5° NP | 38° | December 15, 2021 | 983,564,225 mi | +1.41 mV | 15.7" | 35.7" | 4.1° | 99.9% | 7,286 ipx2 | +18.2° NP | 38° | December 25, 2021 | 993,745,490 mi | +1.40 mV | 15.6" | 35.3" | 3.4° | 99.9% | 7,141 ipx2 | +17.8° NP | 38° |
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