| Saturn opposition Depiction | Saturn Opposition of December 17, 2002 | | All Saturn Oppositions 2000 - 2049 AD | | | | | 30d Elong | | | | | | | | | | | 30d Elong | 15 Jul 2002 +1.02 mV 16.77" | 12 Aug 2002 +1.04 mV 17.3" | 09 Sep 2002 +0.99 mV 18.09" | 07 Oct 2002 +0.87 mV 19.04" | 04 Nov 2002 +0.70 mV 19.96" | 02 Dec 2002 +0.52 mV 20.55" | 30 Dec 2002 +0.50 mV 20.57" | 27 Jan 2003 +0.69 mV 20.02" | 24 Feb 2003 +0.86 mV 19.11" | 24 Mar 2003 +0.98 mV 18.15" | 21 Apr 2003 +1.03 mV 17.35" | 19 May 2003 +1.02 mV 16.8" | | | | | | | | | | | | | 99.9% illum 8,307 ipx2 -26.7° SP 78° transit | 99.8% illum 8,830 ipx2 -26.6° SP 79° transit | 99.7% illum 9,645 ipx2 -26.4° SP 79° transit | 99.7% illum 10,685 ipx2 -26.3° SP 79° transit | 99.8% illum 11,758 ipx2 -26.4° SP 79° transit | 100% illum 12,481 ipx2 -26.5° SP 79° transit | 100% illum 12,505 ipx2 -26.6° SP 78° transit | 99.9% illum 11,831 ipx2 -26.8° SP 78° transit | 99.7% illum 10,765 ipx2 -26.9° SP 79° transit | 99.7% illum 9,709 ipx2 -27.0° SP 79° transit | 99.8% illum 8,881 ipx2 -27.0° SP 79° transit | 99.9% illum 8,337 ipx2 -26.9° SP 79° transit |
| Date | Distance | Disk Magnitude | Disk Diameter | Rings Diameter | Phase Angle | Illum | Disk Illum Px | Tilt | Transit | | July 18, 2002 | 918,680,956 mi | +1.03 mV | 16.8" | 38.2" | 3.5° | 99.9% | 8,356 ipx2 | -26.7° SP | 78° | July 28, 2002 | 909,475,161 mi | +1.04 mV | 17.0" | 38.6" | 4.2° | 99.9% | 8,521 ipx2 | -26.7° SP | 79° | August 7, 2002 | 898,557,133 mi | +1.04 mV | 17.2" | 39.0" | 4.9° | 99.8% | 8,719 ipx2 | -26.6° SP | 79° | August 17, 2002 | 886,139,679 mi | +1.04 mV | 17.4" | 39.6" | 5.5° | 99.8% | 8,960 ipx2 | -26.6° SP | 79° | August 27, 2002 | 872,501,046 mi | +1.02 mV | 17.7" | 40.2" | 5.9° | 99.7% | 9,246 ipx2 | -26.5° SP | 79° | September 6, 2002 | 857,930,072 mi | +1.00 mV | 18.0" | 40.9" | 6.2° | 99.7% | 9,560 ipx2 | -26.4° SP | 79° | September 16, 2002 | 842,772,888 mi | +0.97 mV | 18.3" | 41.6" | 6.4° | 99.7% | 9,901 ipx2 | -26.4° SP | 79° | September 26, 2002 | 827,423,494 mi | +0.93 mV | 18.7" | 42.4" | 6.3° | 99.7% | 10,272 ipx2 | -26.4° SP | 79° | October 6, 2002 | 812,280,581 mi | +0.88 mV | 19.0" | 43.2" | 6.2° | 99.7% | 10,663 ipx2 | -26.3° SP | 79° | October 16, 2002 | 797,796,919 mi | +0.82 mV | 19.4" | 44.0" | 5.8° | 99.8% | 11,063 ipx2 | -26.3° SP | 79° | October 26, 2002 | 784,428,150 mi | +0.76 mV | 19.7" | 44.7" | 5.2° | 99.8% | 11,448 ipx2 | -26.3° SP | 79° | November 5, 2002 | 772,609,494 mi | +0.69 mV | 20.0" | 45.4" | 4.5° | 99.9% | 11,807 ipx2 | -26.4° SP | 79° | November 15, 2002 | 762,782,834 mi | +0.63 mV | 20.3" | 46.0" | 3.6° | 99.9% | 12,110 ipx2 | -26.4° SP | 79° | November 25, 2002 | 755,313,813 mi | +0.56 mV | 20.5" | 46.4" | 2.5° | 100% | 12,356 ipx2 | -26.4° SP | 79° | December 5, 2002 | 750,496,487 mi | +0.50 mV | 20.6" | 46.7" | 1.4° | 100% | 12,531 ipx2 | -26.5° SP | 79° | December 15, 2002 | 748,549,721 mi | +0.44 mV | 20.6" | 46.8" | 0.3° | 100% | 12,593 ipx2 | -26.6° SP | 79° | December 25, 2002 | 749,544,730 mi | +0.48 mV | 20.6" | 46.8" | 1° | 100% | 12,555 ipx2 | -26.6° SP | 79° | January 4, 2003 | 753,452,022 mi | +0.54 mV | 20.5" | 46.5" | 2.1° | 100% | 12,419 ipx2 | -26.7° SP | 78° | January 14, 2003 | 760,124,109 mi | +0.60 mV | 20.3" | 46.1" | 3.2° | 99.9% | 12,196 ipx2 | -26.7° SP | 78° | January 24, 2003 | 769,279,381 mi | +0.67 mV | 20.1" | 45.6" | 4.1° | 99.9% | 11,904 ipx2 | -26.8° SP | 78° | February 3, 2003 | 780,580,025 mi | +0.74 mV | 19.8" | 44.9" | 4.9° | 99.8% | 11,555 ipx2 | -26.8° SP | 78° | February 13, 2003 | 793,606,077 mi | +0.80 mV | 19.5" | 44.2" | 5.6° | 99.8% | 11,179 ipx2 | -26.9° SP | 79° | February 23, 2003 | 807,891,338 mi | +0.86 mV | 19.1" | 43.4" | 6° | 99.7% | 10,777 ipx2 | -26.9° SP | 79° | March 5, 2003 | 822,984,983 mi | +0.91 mV | 18.8" | 42.6" | 6.3° | 99.7% | 10,383 ipx2 | -26.9° SP | 79° | March 15, 2003 | 838,411,139 mi | +0.95 mV | 18.4" | 41.8" | 6.3° | 99.7% | 10,011 ipx2 | -27.0° SP | 79° | March 25, 2003 | 853,727,436 mi | +0.99 mV | 18.1" | 41.1" | 6.2° | 99.7% | 9,656 ipx2 | -27.0° SP | 79° | April 4, 2003 | 868,540,656 mi | +1.01 mV | 17.8" | 40.4" | 5.9° | 99.7% | 9,330 ipx2 | -27.0° SP | 79° | April 14, 2003 | 882,466,069 mi | +1.03 mV | 17.5" | 39.7" | 5.5° | 99.8% | 9,042 ipx2 | -27.0° SP | 79° | April 24, 2003 | 895,189,971 mi | +1.04 mV | 17.3" | 39.2" | 5° | 99.8% | 8,790 ipx2 | -27.0° SP | 79° | May 4, 2003 | 906,441,847 mi | +1.03 mV | 17.0" | 38.7" | 4.3° | 99.9% | 8,571 ipx2 | -26.9° SP | 79° | May 14, 2003 | 915,975,203 mi | +1.02 mV | 16.9" | 38.3" | 3.6° | 99.9% | 8,404 ipx2 | -26.9° SP | 79° |
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