| Saturn opposition Depiction | Saturn Opposition of December 31, 2003 | | Opposition at: December 31, 2003 21:00:00 hrs UTC 8.050157 AU (748,000,000 miles) | Closest at: December 31, 2003 10:00:00 hrs UTC 8.050104 AU (748,000,000 miles) | | At this perihelic opposition Saturn reaches 20.64" diameter and 8.0502 AU distance. It is also at its highest placement this opposition, and the south pole is fully tilted towards Earth at 25.5 degrees. | | All Saturn Oppositions 2000 - 2049 AD | | | | | 30d Elong | | | | | | | | | | | 30d Elong | 30 Jul 2003 +1.02 mV 16.79" | 27 Aug 2003 +1.04 mV 17.33" | 24 Sep 2003 +0.99 mV 18.12" | 22 Oct 2003 +0.87 mV 19.08" | 19 Nov 2003 +0.70 mV 19.99" | 17 Dec 2003 +0.51 mV 20.56" | 14 Jan 2004 +0.51 mV 20.57" | 11 Feb 2004 +0.69 mV 19.99" | 10 Mar 2004 +0.87 mV 19.08" | 07 Apr 2004 +0.99 mV 18.12" | 05 May 2004 +1.04 mV 17.32" | 02 Jun 2004 +1.02 mV 16.78" | | | | | | | | | | | | | 99.9% illum 8,327 ipx2 -25.9° SP 79° transit | 99.8% illum 8,860 ipx2 -25.4° SP 79° transit | 99.7% illum 9,677 ipx2 -25.0° SP 79° transit | 99.7% illum 10,731 ipx2 -24.8° SP 79° transit | 99.9% illum 11,795 ipx2 -24.9° SP 79° transit | 100% illum 12,493 ipx2 -25.3° SP 79° transit | 100% illum 12,505 ipx2 -25.8° SP 79° transit | 99.9% illum 11,795 ipx2 -26.1° SP 79° transit | 99.7% illum 10,731 ipx2 -26.3° SP 79° transit | 99.7% illum 9,677 ipx2 -26.2° SP 79° transit | 99.8% illum 8,850 ipx2 -25.9° SP 79° transit | 99.9% illum 8,317 ipx2 -25.4° SP 79° transit |
| Date | Distance | Disk Magnitude | Disk Diameter | Rings Diameter | Phase Angle | Illum | Disk Illum Px | Tilt | Transit | | August 2, 2003 | 917,396,005 mi | +1.02 mV | 16.8" | 38.2" | 3.5° | 99.9% | 8,375 ipx2 | -25.8° SP | 79° | August 12, 2003 | 908,202,875 mi | +1.03 mV | 17.0" | 38.6" | 4.2° | 99.9% | 8,541 ipx2 | -25.6° SP | 79° | August 22, 2003 | 897,294,812 mi | +1.04 mV | 17.2" | 39.1" | 4.9° | 99.8% | 8,750 ipx2 | -25.5° SP | 79° | September 1, 2003 | 884,875,259 mi | +1.03 mV | 17.5" | 39.6" | 5.5° | 99.8% | 8,991 ipx2 | -25.3° SP | 79° | September 11, 2003 | 871,224,217 mi | +1.02 mV | 17.7" | 40.2" | 5.9° | 99.7% | 9,268 ipx2 | -25.1° SP | 79° | September 21, 2003 | 856,644,171 mi | +0.99 mV | 18.0" | 40.9" | 6.2° | 99.7% | 9,582 ipx2 | -25.0° SP | 79° | October 1, 2003 | 841,474,647 mi | +0.96 mV | 18.4" | 41.7" | 6.3° | 99.7% | 9,934 ipx2 | -24.9° SP | 79° | October 11, 2003 | 826,124,196 mi | +0.92 mV | 18.7" | 42.4" | 6.3° | 99.7% | 10,306 ipx2 | -24.8° SP | 79° | October 21, 2003 | 811,003,290 mi | +0.87 mV | 19.1" | 43.2" | 6.1° | 99.7% | 10,698 ipx2 | -24.8° SP | 79° | October 31, 2003 | 796,561,021 mi | +0.82 mV | 19.4" | 44.0" | 5.7° | 99.8% | 11,098 ipx2 | -24.8° SP | 79° | November 10, 2003 | 783,272,698 mi | +0.75 mV | 19.7" | 44.8" | 5.1° | 99.8% | 11,473 ipx2 | -24.9° SP | 79° | November 20, 2003 | 771,574,952 mi | +0.69 mV | 20.0" | 45.4" | 4.4° | 99.9% | 11,830 ipx2 | -24.9° SP | 79° | November 30, 2003 | 761,904,039 mi | +0.62 mV | 20.3" | 46.0" | 3.5° | 99.9% | 12,147 ipx2 | -25.1° SP | 79° | December 10, 2003 | 754,636,137 mi | +0.55 mV | 20.5" | 46.5" | 2.4° | 100% | 12,382 ipx2 | -25.2° SP | 79° | December 20, 2003 | 750,048,637 mi | +0.49 mV | 20.6" | 46.8" | 1.3° | 100% | 12,543 ipx2 | -25.4° SP | 79° | December 30, 2003 | 748,350,323 mi | +0.43 mV | 20.6" | 46.8" | 0.1° | 100% | 12,593 ipx2 | -25.5° SP | 79° | January 9, 2004 | 749,607,179 mi | +0.48 mV | 20.6" | 46.8" | 1.1° | 100% | 12,555 ipx2 | -25.7° SP | 79° | January 19, 2004 | 753,762,551 mi | +0.54 mV | 20.5" | 46.5" | 2.2° | 100% | 12,418 ipx2 | -25.8° SP | 79° | January 29, 2004 | 760,664,222 mi | +0.61 mV | 20.3" | 46.1" | 3.3° | 99.9% | 12,184 ipx2 | -26.0° SP | 79° | February 8, 2004 | 770,020,231 mi | +0.68 mV | 20.1" | 45.5" | 4.2° | 99.9% | 11,879 ipx2 | -26.1° SP | 79° | February 18, 2004 | 781,475,251 mi | +0.74 mV | 19.8" | 44.9" | 5° | 99.8% | 11,532 ipx2 | -26.2° SP | 79° | February 28, 2004 | 794,619,678 mi | +0.81 mV | 19.4" | 44.1" | 5.6° | 99.8% | 11,145 ipx2 | -26.2° SP | 79° | March 9, 2004 | 808,982,011 mi | +0.86 mV | 19.1" | 43.3" | 6° | 99.7% | 10,754 ipx2 | -26.3° SP | 79° | March 19, 2004 | 824,112,141 mi | +0.91 mV | 18.8" | 42.6" | 6.3° | 99.7% | 10,361 ipx2 | -26.3° SP | 79° | March 29, 2004 | 839,553,104 mi | +0.96 mV | 18.4" | 41.8" | 6.3° | 99.7% | 9,978 ipx2 | -26.3° SP | 79° | April 8, 2004 | 854,859,698 mi | +0.99 mV | 18.1" | 41.0" | 6.2° | 99.7% | 9,624 ipx2 | -26.2° SP | 79° | April 18, 2004 | 869,650,899 mi | +1.02 mV | 17.8" | 40.3" | 5.9° | 99.7% | 9,309 ipx2 | -26.1° SP | 79° | April 28, 2004 | 883,556,236 mi | +1.03 mV | 17.5" | 39.7" | 5.5° | 99.8% | 9,022 ipx2 | -26.0° SP | 79° | May 8, 2004 | 896,256,111 mi | +1.04 mV | 17.2" | 39.1" | 5° | 99.8% | 8,769 ipx2 | -25.9° SP | 79° | May 18, 2004 | 907,494,630 mi | +1.04 mV | 17.0" | 38.6" | 4.3° | 99.9% | 8,551 ipx2 | -25.7° SP | 79° | May 28, 2004 | 917,027,866 mi | +1.03 mV | 16.9" | 38.2" | 3.6° | 99.9% | 8,385 ipx2 | -25.5° SP | 79° |
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