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Saturn in 2042: brightness, position and events

Brightest+0.2around Apr 15

Closest (in table)8.789 au1315 million km

Farthest10.823 au

Events this year2

Brightest last year+0.3

Events this year

Date (JST)	Event	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.
2042-04-23 16:28	Opposition	+0.2	8.780	Virgo	177.3°
2042-11-02 01:31	Conjunction with the Sun	+0.6	10.823	Libra	2.2°

Magnitude through the year (lower = brighter)

Twice-monthly position and visibility

Date	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.	Visibility
Jan 1	+0.7	10.116	Virgo	66° W	Morning sky
Jan 15	+0.6	9.894	Virgo	79° W	Morning sky
Feb 1	+0.6	9.613	Virgo	96° W	Morning sky
Feb 15	+0.5	9.386	Virgo	110° W	Morning sky
Mar 1	+0.5	9.179	Virgo	124° W	Morning sky
Mar 15	+0.4	9.005	Virgo	139° W	Morning sky
Apr 1	+0.3	8.855	Virgo	156° W	Most of the night
Apr 15	+0.2	8.791	Virgo	171° W	Most of the night
May 1	+0.2	8.789	Virgo	171° E	Most of the night
May 15	+0.3	8.851	Virgo	157° E	Most of the night
Jun 1	+0.4	8.998	Virgo	140° E	Evening sky
Jun 15	+0.5	9.167	Virgo	126° E	Evening sky
Jul 1	+0.5	9.401	Virgo	110° E	Evening sky
Jul 15	+0.6	9.626	Virgo	97° E	Evening sky
Aug 1	+0.7	9.907	Virgo	82° E	Evening sky
Aug 15	+0.7	10.131	Virgo	69° E	Evening sky
Sep 1	+0.7	10.378	Virgo	54° E	Evening sky
Sep 15	+0.7	10.550	Virgo	42° E	Evening sky
Oct 1	+0.7	10.700	Virgo	28° E	Evening sky
Oct 15	+0.7	10.785	Virgo	16° E	Evening sky
Nov 1	+0.6	10.823	Libra	2° E	Too close to the Sun
Nov 15	+0.6	10.800	Libra	12° W	Too close to the Sun
Dec 1	+0.7	10.713	Libra	26° W	Morning sky
Dec 15	+0.7	10.588	Libra	39° W	Morning sky

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.

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Saturn is brightest around April 2042 (magnitude +0.2); 2 conjunctions, oppositions or elongations occur this year.