 | | Saturn opposition Depiction | | Saturn Opposition of June 3, 2016 | | | Opposition at: June 3, 2016 07:00:00 hrs UTC 9.014875 AU (838,000,000 miles) | | Closest at: June 3, 2016 08:00:00 hrs UTC 9.014873 AU (838,000,000 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 | 02 Jan 2016
+1.42 mV
15.32" | 30 Jan 2016
+1.44 mV
15.78" | 27 Feb 2016
+1.39 mV
16.46" | 26 Mar 2016
+1.28 mV
17.25" | 23 Apr 2016
+1.12 mV
17.96" | 21 May 2016
+0.96 mV
18.39" | 19 Jun 2016
+0.98 mV
18.36" | 17 Jul 2016
+1.15 mV
17.9" | 14 Aug 2016
+1.30 mV
17.17" | 11 Sep 2016
+1.41 mV
16.39" | 09 Oct 2016
+1.46 mV
15.72" | 07 Nov 2016
+1.44 mV
15.26" |  | | | | | | | | | | | | 99.9% illum
6,934 ipx2
+26.1° NP
36° transit | 99.8% illum
7,348 ipx2
+26.2° NP
36° transit | 99.8% illum
7,990 ipx2
+26.3° NP
35° transit | 99.8% illum
8,777 ipx2
+26.2° NP
35° transit | 99.9% illum
9,525 ipx2
+26.2° NP
36° transit | 100% illum
9,996 ipx2
+26.1° NP
36° transit | 100% illum
9,963 ipx2
+26.0° NP
36° transit | 99.9% illum
9,459 ipx2
+25.9° NP
36° transit | 99.8% illum
8,695 ipx2
+26.0° NP
36° transit | 99.8% illum
7,921 ipx2
+26.2° NP
36° transit | 99.8% illum
7,293 ipx2
+26.4° NP
36° transit | 99.9% illum
6,880 ipx2
+26.6° NP
35° transit |
| | Date | Distance | Disk Magnitude | Disk Diameter | Rings Diameter | Phase Angle | Illum | Disk Illum Px | Tilt | Transit | | | January 6, 2016 | 1,004,745,562 mi | +1.43 mV | 15.4" | 34.9" | 3.2° | 99.9% | 6,987 ipx2 | +26.1° NP | 36° | | January 16, 2016 | 995,005,581 mi | +1.44 mV | 15.5" | 35.2" | 3.9° | 99.9% | 7,122 ipx2 | +26.2° NP | 36° | | January 26, 2016 | 983,468,912 mi | +1.44 mV | 15.7" | 35.7" | 4.5° | 99.9% | 7,285 ipx2 | +26.2° NP | 36° | | February 5, 2016 | 970,415,405 mi | +1.44 mV | 15.9" | 36.1" | 5° | 99.8% | 7,478 ipx2 | +26.3° NP | 36° | | February 15, 2016 | 956,168,780 mi | +1.42 mV | 16.2" | 36.7" | 5.4° | 99.8% | 7,703 ipx2 | +26.3° NP | 36° | | February 25, 2016 | 941,122,620 mi | +1.40 mV | 16.4" | 37.3" | 5.6° | 99.8% | 7,951 ipx2 | +26.3° NP | 35° | | March 6, 2016 | 925,671,672 mi | +1.37 mV | 16.7" | 37.9" | 5.7° | 99.8% | 8,214 ipx2 | +26.3° NP | 35° | | March 16, 2016 | 910,250,673 mi | +1.33 mV | 17.0" | 38.5" | 5.6° | 99.8% | 8,492 ipx2 | +26.3° NP | 35° | | March 26, 2016 | 895,321,121 mi | +1.28 mV | 17.3" | 39.2" | 5.4° | 99.8% | 8,787 ipx2 | +26.2° NP | 35° | | April 5, 2016 | 881,313,347 mi | +1.23 mV | 17.5" | 39.8" | 5° | 99.8% | 9,067 ipx2 | +26.2° NP | 36° | | April 15, 2016 | 868,672,765 mi | +1.17 mV | 17.8" | 40.4" | 4.4° | 99.9% | 9,341 ipx2 | +26.2° NP | 36° | | April 25, 2016 | 857,806,233 mi | +1.11 mV | 18.0" | 40.9" | 3.7° | 99.9% | 9,579 ipx2 | +26.2° NP | 36° | | May 5, 2016 | 849,054,010 mi | +1.05 mV | 18.2" | 41.3" | 2.8° | 99.9% | 9,786 ipx2 | +26.1° NP | 36° | | May 15, 2016 | 842,725,175 mi | +1.00 mV | 18.3" | 41.6" | 1.9° | 100% | 9,929 ipx2 | +26.1° NP | 36° | | May 25, 2016 | 839,023,055 mi | +0.94 mV | 18.4" | 41.8" | 0.9° | 100% | 10,018 ipx2 | +26.1° NP | 36° | | June 4, 2016 | 838,062,601 mi | +0.91 mV | 18.4" | 41.8" | 0.2° | 100% | 10,041 ipx2 | +26.0° NP | 36° | | June 14, 2016 | 839,886,290 mi | +0.96 mV | 18.4" | 41.7" | 1.2° | 100% | 9,996 ipx2 | +26.0° NP | 36° | | June 24, 2016 | 844,405,419 mi | +1.02 mV | 18.3" | 41.5" | 2.2° | 100% | 9,896 ipx2 | +26.0° NP | 36° | | July 4, 2016 | 851,461,989 mi | +1.07 mV | 18.1" | 41.2" | 3.1° | 99.9% | 9,720 ipx2 | +26.0° NP | 36° | | July 14, 2016 | 860,821,390 mi | +1.13 mV | 18.0" | 40.7" | 3.9° | 99.9% | 9,513 ipx2 | +25.9° NP | 36° | | July 24, 2016 | 872,154,645 mi | +1.19 mV | 17.7" | 40.2" | 4.6° | 99.8% | 9,257 ipx2 | +25.9° NP | 36° | | August 3, 2016 | 885,114,735 mi | +1.25 mV | 17.5" | 39.6" | 5.1° | 99.8% | 8,983 ipx2 | +26.0° NP | 36° | | August 13, 2016 | 899,302,637 mi | +1.30 mV | 17.2" | 39.0" | 5.5° | 99.8% | 8,705 ipx2 | +26.0° NP | 36° | | August 23, 2016 | 914,289,874 mi | +1.34 mV | 16.9" | 38.4" | 5.7° | 99.8% | 8,422 ipx2 | +26.0° NP | 36° | | September 2, 2016 | 929,672,511 mi | +1.38 mV | 16.6" | 37.7" | 5.8° | 99.8% | 8,145 ipx2 | +26.1° NP | 36° | | September 12, 2016 | 945,020,841 mi | +1.41 mV | 16.4" | 37.1" | 5.7° | 99.8% | 7,883 ipx2 | +26.2° NP | 36° | | September 22, 2016 | 959,930,269 mi | +1.44 mV | 16.1" | 36.5" | 5.4° | 99.8% | 7,636 ipx2 | +26.2° NP | 36° | | October 2, 2016 | 974,036,183 mi | +1.45 mV | 15.9" | 36.0" | 5° | 99.8% | 7,422 ipx2 | +26.3° NP | 36° | | October 12, 2016 | 986,970,260 mi | +1.46 mV | 15.7" | 35.5" | 4.5° | 99.8% | 7,228 ipx2 | +26.4° NP | 36° | | October 22, 2016 | 998,424,061 mi | +1.46 mV | 15.5" | 35.1" | 3.9° | 99.9% | 7,066 ipx2 | +26.5° NP | 35° | | November 1, 2016 | 1,008,127,221 mi | +1.45 mV | 15.3" | 34.8" | 3.2° | 99.9% | 6,932 ipx2 | +26.6° NP | 35° |
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