 | | Saturn opposition Depiction | | Saturn Opposition of June 15, 2017 | | | Opposition at: June 15, 2017 10:00:00 hrs UTC 9.042660 AU (841,000,000 miles) | | Closest at: June 15, 2017 09:00:00 hrs UTC 9.042658 AU (841,000,000 miles) | | | Saturn's north pole is now tilted its max of 26.6 degrees towards Earth and increasing. Saturn's distance is average at 9.04266 AU and it is 18.38" across. Its transit elevation is minimal at 34 degrees. | | | All Saturn Oppositions 2000 - 2049 AD | | | | | | 30d Elong | | | | | | | | | | | 30d Elong | 12 Jan 2017
+1.44 mV
15.26" | 09 Feb 2017
+1.46 mV
15.72" | 10 Mar 2017
+1.41 mV
16.4" | 07 Apr 2017
+1.30 mV
17.18" | 05 May 2017
+1.14 mV
17.9" | 02 Jun 2017
+0.98 mV
18.33" | 30 Jun 2017
+0.99 mV
18.31" | 28 Jul 2017
+1.15 mV
17.86" | 26 Aug 2017
+1.31 mV
17.13" | 23 Sep 2017
+1.42 mV
16.36" | 21 Oct 2017
+1.46 mV
15.69" | 18 Nov 2017
+1.45 mV
15.24" |  | | | | | | | | | | | | 99.9% illum
6,880 ipx2
+26.7° NP
35° transit | 99.8% illum
7,293 ipx2
+26.6° NP
34° transit | 99.8% illum
7,932 ipx2
+26.5° NP
34° transit | 99.8% illum
8,706 ipx2
+26.4° NP
34° transit | 99.9% illum
9,461 ipx2
+26.4° NP
34° transit | 100% illum
9,931 ipx2
+26.5° NP
34° transit | 100% illum
9,908 ipx2
+26.7° NP
35° transit | 99.9% illum
9,418 ipx2
+26.8° NP
35° transit | 99.8% illum
8,654 ipx2
+26.9° NP
35° transit | 99.8% illum
7,893 ipx2
+26.9° NP
34° transit | 99.8% illum
7,265 ipx2
+27.0° NP
34° transit | 99.9% illum
6,862 ipx2
+26.9° NP
34° transit |
| | Date | Distance | Disk Magnitude | Disk Diameter | Rings Diameter | Phase Angle | Illum | Disk Illum Px | Tilt | Transit | | | January 20, 2017 | 1,005,041,656 mi | +1.45 mV | 15.4" | 34.9" | 3.4° | 99.9% | 6,977 ipx2 | +26.7° NP | 34° | | January 30, 2017 | 994,623,422 mi | +1.46 mV | 15.5" | 35.2" | 4.1° | 99.9% | 7,120 ipx2 | +26.7° NP | 34° | | February 9, 2017 | 982,501,414 mi | +1.46 mV | 15.7" | 35.7" | 4.7° | 99.8% | 7,293 ipx2 | +26.6° NP | 34° | | February 19, 2017 | 968,985,809 mi | +1.45 mV | 15.9" | 36.2" | 5.1° | 99.8% | 7,496 ipx2 | +26.6° NP | 34° | | March 1, 2017 | 954,407,633 mi | +1.43 mV | 16.2" | 36.7" | 5.5° | 99.8% | 7,731 ipx2 | +26.5° NP | 34° | | March 11, 2017 | 939,165,913 mi | +1.40 mV | 16.5" | 37.3" | 5.6° | 99.8% | 7,980 ipx2 | +26.5° NP | 34° | | March 21, 2017 | 923,672,400 mi | +1.37 mV | 16.7" | 38.0" | 5.7° | 99.8% | 8,254 ipx2 | +26.4° NP | 34° | | March 31, 2017 | 908,351,055 mi | +1.33 mV | 17.0" | 38.6" | 5.5° | 99.8% | 8,533 ipx2 | +26.4° NP | 34° | | April 10, 2017 | 893,662,850 mi | +1.28 mV | 17.3" | 39.2" | 5.2° | 99.8% | 8,818 ipx2 | +26.4° NP | 34° | | April 20, 2017 | 880,035,966 mi | +1.22 mV | 17.6" | 39.9" | 4.8° | 99.8% | 9,100 ipx2 | +26.4° NP | 34° | | April 30, 2017 | 867,889,836 mi | +1.17 mV | 17.8" | 40.4" | 4.2° | 99.9% | 9,354 ipx2 | +26.4° NP | 34° | | May 10, 2017 | 857,624,920 mi | +1.11 mV | 18.0" | 40.9" | 3.4° | 99.9% | 9,580 ipx2 | +26.4° NP | 34° | | May 20, 2017 | 849,559,809 mi | +1.05 mV | 18.2" | 41.3" | 2.6° | 100% | 9,776 ipx2 | +26.5° NP | 34° | | May 30, 2017 | 843,970,520 mi | +0.99 mV | 18.3" | 41.6" | 1.6° | 100% | 9,908 ipx2 | +26.5° NP | 34° | | June 9, 2017 | 841,048,926 mi | +0.94 mV | 18.4" | 41.7" | 0.6° | 100% | 9,975 ipx2 | +26.6° NP | 34° | | June 19, 2017 | 840,875,898 mi | +0.94 mV | 18.4" | 41.7" | 0.5° | 100% | 9,975 ipx2 | +26.6° NP | 35° | | June 29, 2017 | 843,466,597 mi | +0.99 mV | 18.3" | 41.6" | 1.5° | 100% | 9,919 ipx2 | +26.7° NP | 35° | | July 9, 2017 | 848,719,541 mi | +1.04 mV | 18.2" | 41.3" | 2.5° | 100% | 9,787 ipx2 | +26.7° NP | 35° | | July 19, 2017 | 856,443,164 mi | +1.10 mV | 18.0" | 40.9" | 3.3° | 99.9% | 9,613 ipx2 | +26.7° NP | 35° | | July 29, 2017 | 866,391,694 mi | +1.16 mV | 17.8" | 40.5" | 4.1° | 99.9% | 9,385 ipx2 | +26.8° NP | 35° | | August 8, 2017 | 878,224,925 mi | +1.22 mV | 17.6" | 39.9" | 4.7° | 99.8% | 9,131 ipx2 | +26.8° NP | 35° | | August 18, 2017 | 891,572,200 mi | +1.27 mV | 17.3" | 39.3" | 5.2° | 99.8% | 8,859 ipx2 | +26.8° NP | 35° | | August 28, 2017 | 906,038,702 mi | +1.32 mV | 17.1" | 38.7" | 5.6° | 99.8% | 8,574 ipx2 | +26.9° NP | 34° | | September 7, 2017 | 921,185,150 mi | +1.37 mV | 16.8" | 38.1" | 5.7° | 99.8% | 8,293 ipx2 | +26.9° NP | 34° | | September 17, 2017 | 936,596,861 mi | +1.40 mV | 16.5" | 37.4" | 5.7° | 99.8% | 8,028 ipx2 | +26.9° NP | 34° | | September 27, 2017 | 951,856,143 mi | +1.43 mV | 16.2" | 36.8" | 5.6° | 99.8% | 7,768 ipx2 | +27.0° NP | 34° | | October 7, 2017 | 966,548,119 mi | +1.45 mV | 16.0" | 36.3" | 5.3° | 99.8% | 7,533 ipx2 | +27.0° NP | 34° | | October 17, 2017 | 980,312,059 mi | +1.46 mV | 15.8" | 35.8" | 4.9° | 99.8% | 7,329 ipx2 | +27.0° NP | 34° | | October 27, 2017 | 992,794,344 mi | +1.47 mV | 15.6" | 35.3" | 4.3° | 99.9% | 7,147 ipx2 | +27.0° NP | 34° | | November 6, 2017 | 1,003,681,272 mi | +1.46 mV | 15.4" | 34.9" | 3.7° | 99.9% | 6,995 ipx2 | +26.9° NP | 34° | | November 16, 2017 | 1,012,722,531 mi | +1.45 mV | 15.3" | 34.6" | 2.9° | 99.9% | 6,879 ipx2 | +26.9° NP | 34° |
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