Saturn: every opposition 1951–2050

Oppositions971951–2050

Closest opposition8.032 au2032-12-25 07:55

Brightest opposition-0.55

Farthest opposition9.050 au

Over time

Top 10 closest oppositions

Date (JST)	Event	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.
2032-12-25 07:55	Opposition	-0.6	8.032	Gemini	179.0°
1973-12-23 14:50	Opposition	-0.6	8.032	Gemini	178.9°
2031-12-12 03:59	Opposition	-0.5	8.043	Taurus	178.4°
1975-01-06 18:24	Opposition	-0.5	8.045	Gemini	179.6°
1972-12-09 10:52	Opposition	-0.5	8.046	Taurus	178.3°
2034-01-08 11:11	Opposition	-0.5	8.048	Gemini	179.7°
2004-01-01 05:57	Opposition	-0.5	8.050	Gemini	179.3°
2002-12-18 02:27	Opposition	-0.5	8.052	Taurus	178.7°
2005-01-14 08:05	Opposition	-0.4	8.076	Gemini	180.0°
2001-12-03 23:13	Opposition	-0.5	8.081	Taurus	178.1°

All events

Date (JST)	Event	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.
1951-03-20 19:10	Opposition	+0.5	8.489	Virgo	177.5°
1952-04-01 19:10	Opposition	+0.4	8.600	Virgo	177.3°
1953-04-14 14:24	Opposition	+0.3	8.707	Virgo	177.2°
1954-04-27 05:06	Opposition	+0.2	8.805	Virgo	177.3°
1955-05-09 15:39	Opposition	+0.1	8.890	Libra	177.5°
1956-05-20 23:15	Opposition	+0.0	8.960	Libra	177.8°
1957-06-02 04:39	Opposition	-0.0	9.011	Ophiuchus	178.1°
1958-06-14 08:27	Opposition	-0.1	9.041	Ophiuchus	178.6°
1959-06-26 11:45	Opposition	-0.1	9.050	Sagittarius	179.1°
1960-07-07 15:24	Opposition	-0.0	9.036	Sagittarius	179.6°
1961-07-19 20:24	Opposition	+0.0	9.000	Sagittarius	179.8°
1962-08-01 03:49	Opposition	+0.1	8.942	Capricornus	179.3°
1963-08-13 14:31	Opposition	+0.3	8.865	Capricornus	178.8°
1964-08-25 05:17	Opposition	+0.4	8.773	Aquarius	178.3°
1965-09-07 00:39	Opposition	+0.6	8.670	Aquarius	177.9°
1966-09-20 01:02	Opposition	+0.6	8.559	Aquarius	177.5°
1967-10-03 07:02	Opposition	+0.4	8.447	Cetus	177.3°
1968-10-15 18:25	Opposition	+0.1	8.338	Pisces	177.2°
1969-10-29 10:41	Opposition	-0.1	8.238	Aries	177.3°
1970-11-12 07:34	Opposition	-0.3	8.153	Aries	177.5°
1971-11-26 08:05	Opposition	-0.4	8.088	Taurus	177.8°
1972-12-09 10:52	Opposition	-0.5	8.046	Taurus	178.3°
1973-12-23 14:50	Opposition	-0.6	8.032	Gemini	178.9°
1975-01-06 18:24	Opposition	-0.5	8.045	Gemini	179.6°
1976-01-20 19:59	Opposition	-0.4	8.086	Cancer	179.7°
1977-02-02 18:36	Opposition	-0.2	8.151	Cancer	179.0°
1978-02-16 13:07	Opposition	+0.1	8.237	Leo	178.5°
1979-03-02 02:42	Opposition	+0.3	8.338	Leo	178.0°
1980-03-14 11:02	Opposition	+0.6	8.448	Virgo	177.6°
1981-03-27 13:52	Opposition	+0.5	8.559	Virgo	177.3°
1982-04-09 11:30	Opposition	+0.3	8.667	Virgo	177.2°
1983-04-22 04:26	Opposition	+0.2	8.766	Virgo	177.3°
1984-05-03 17:21	Opposition	+0.1	8.852	Libra	177.4°
1985-05-16 02:56	Opposition	+0.0	8.924	Libra	177.6°
1986-05-28 09:41	Opposition	-0.0	8.979	Scorpius	178.0°
1987-06-09 14:20	Opposition	-0.1	9.014	Ophiuchus	178.4°
1988-06-20 18:13	Opposition	-0.1	9.028	Sagittarius	178.9°
1989-07-02 22:07	Opposition	-0.1	9.021	Sagittarius	179.4°
1990-07-15 02:43	Opposition	-0.0	8.994	Sagittarius	179.9°
1991-07-27 09:21	Opposition	+0.1	8.947	Capricornus	179.5°
1992-08-07 18:52	Opposition	+0.2	8.881	Capricornus	179.0°
1993-08-20 08:00	Opposition	+0.3	8.800	Aquarius	178.5°
1994-09-02 01:40	Opposition	+0.5	8.706	Aquarius	178.0°
1995-09-15 00:19	Opposition	+0.6	8.604	Aquarius	177.7°
1996-09-27 04:10	Opposition	+0.5	8.498	Pisces	177.4°
1997-10-10 13:25	Opposition	+0.2	8.392	Pisces	177.2°
1998-10-24 03:49	Opposition	-0.0	8.293	Pisces	177.2°
1999-11-06 22:52	Opposition	-0.2	8.206	Aries	177.4°
2000-11-19 21:41	Opposition	-0.4	8.133	Taurus	177.7°
2001-12-03 23:13	Opposition	-0.5	8.081	Taurus	178.1°
2002-12-18 02:27	Opposition	-0.5	8.052	Taurus	178.7°
2004-01-01 05:57	Opposition	-0.5	8.050	Gemini	179.3°
2005-01-14 08:05	Opposition	-0.4	8.076	Gemini	180.0°
2006-01-28 07:48	Opposition	-0.3	8.127	Cancer	179.3°
2007-02-11 03:42	Opposition	-0.0	8.200	Leo	178.7°
2008-02-24 18:47	Opposition	+0.2	8.291	Leo	178.2°
2009-03-09 04:53	Opposition	+0.5	8.394	Leo	177.7°
2010-03-22 09:37	Opposition	+0.5	8.504	Virgo	177.4°
2011-04-04 08:56	Opposition	+0.4	8.614	Virgo	177.3°
2012-04-16 03:26	Opposition	+0.2	8.720	Virgo	177.2°
2013-04-28 17:26	Opposition	+0.1	8.816	Libra	177.3°
2014-05-11 03:28	Opposition	+0.1	8.900	Libra	177.5°
2015-05-23 10:34	Opposition	-0.0	8.967	Libra	177.8°
2016-06-03 15:37	Opposition	-0.0	9.015	Ophiuchus	178.2°
2017-06-15 19:17	Opposition	-0.1	9.043	Ophiuchus	178.6°
2018-06-27 22:27	Opposition	-0.1	9.049	Sagittarius	179.1°
2019-07-10 02:07	Opposition	-0.0	9.033	Sagittarius	179.7°
2020-07-21 07:27	Opposition	+0.1	8.995	Sagittarius	179.8°
2021-08-02 15:14	Opposition	+0.2	8.935	Capricornus	179.2°
2022-08-15 02:10	Opposition	+0.3	8.857	Capricornus	178.7°
2023-08-27 17:28	Opposition	+0.4	8.763	Aquarius	178.2°
2024-09-08 13:35	Opposition	+0.6	8.658	Aquarius	177.8°
2025-09-21 14:45	Opposition	+0.6	8.547	Pisces	177.5°
2026-10-04 21:29	Opposition	+0.3	8.434	Cetus	177.3°
2027-10-18 09:35	Opposition	+0.1	8.326	Pisces	177.2°
2028-10-31 02:33	Opposition	-0.1	8.228	Aries	177.3°
2029-11-14 00:00	Opposition	-0.3	8.144	Aries	177.5°
2030-11-28 00:55	Opposition	-0.5	8.082	Taurus	177.9°
2031-12-12 03:59	Opposition	-0.5	8.043	Taurus	178.4°
2032-12-25 07:55	Opposition	-0.6	8.032	Gemini	179.0°
2034-01-08 11:11	Opposition	-0.5	8.048	Gemini	179.7°
2035-01-22 12:24	Opposition	-0.3	8.092	Cancer	179.6°
2036-02-05 10:31	Opposition	-0.1	8.159	Cancer	179.0°
2037-02-18 04:27	Opposition	+0.1	8.247	Leo	178.4°
2038-03-03 17:33	Opposition	+0.4	8.350	Leo	177.9°
2039-03-17 01:12	Opposition	+0.6	8.460	Virgo	177.6°
2040-03-29 03:15	Opposition	+0.4	8.573	Virgo	177.3°
2041-04-11 00:12	Opposition	+0.3	8.682	Virgo	177.2°
2042-04-23 16:28	Opposition	+0.2	8.780	Virgo	177.3°
2043-05-06 04:38	Opposition	+0.1	8.866	Libra	177.4°
2044-05-17 13:37	Opposition	+0.0	8.936	Libra	177.7°
2045-05-29 19:58	Opposition	-0.0	8.987	Ophiuchus	178.0°
2046-06-11 00:22	Opposition	-0.1	9.019	Ophiuchus	178.4°
2047-06-23 04:08	Opposition	-0.1	9.030	Sagittarius	178.9°
2048-07-04 08:04	Opposition	-0.1	9.020	Sagittarius	179.5°
2049-07-16 12:51	Opposition	-0.0	8.989	Sagittarius	180.0°
2050-07-28 19:42	Opposition	+0.1	8.938	Capricornus	179.4°

Computed with the JPL DE421 ephemeris and Skyfield (times in JST). Magnitude and distance are for 12:00 JST on each date. Visibility is a rough guide for mid-northern latitudes such as Japan.