 | | Saturn opposition Depiction | | Saturn Opposition of May 10, 2014 | | | Opposition at: May 10, 2014 18:00:00 hrs UTC 8.899706 AU (827,000,000 miles) | | Closest at: May 10, 2014 10:00:00 hrs UTC 8.899670 AU (827,000,000 miles) | | | Saturn's north pole is now tilted 21.7 degrees towards Earth and increasing. Saturn's distance is average at 8.8997 AU and it is 18.67" across. Its transit elevation is also average. | | | All Saturn Oppositions 2000 - 2049 AD | | | | | | 30d Elong | | | | | | | | | | | 30d Elong | 10 Dec 2013
+1.37 mV
15.51" | 07 Jan 2014
+1.39 mV
15.98" | 04 Feb 2014
+1.34 mV
16.68" | 04 Mar 2014
+1.22 mV
17.48" | 01 Apr 2014
+1.07 mV
18.22" | 29 Apr 2014
+0.90 mV
18.63" | 27 May 2014
+0.94 mV
18.58" | 24 Jun 2014
+1.10 mV
18.09" | 23 Jul 2014
+1.26 mV
17.34" | 20 Aug 2014
+1.37 mV
16.54" | 17 Sep 2014
+1.42 mV
15.86" | 15 Oct 2014
+1.40 mV
15.4" |  | | | | | | | | | | | | 99.9% illum
7,107 ipx2
+21.6° NP
41° transit | 99.8% illum
7,536 ipx2
+22.2° NP
41° transit | 99.8% illum
8,205 ipx2
+22.6° NP
40° transit | 99.8% illum
9,012 ipx2
+22.6° NP
40° transit | 99.9% illum
9,802 ipx2
+22.4° NP
40° transit | 100% illum
10,259 ipx2
+21.9° NP
41° transit | 100% illum
10,203 ipx2
+21.4° NP
41° transit | 99.9% illum
9,660 ipx2
+21.1° NP
42° transit | 99.8% illum
8,867 ipx2
+21.0° NP
42° transit | 99.8% illum
8,067 ipx2
+21.4° NP
42° transit | 99.8% illum
7,423 ipx2
+21.9° NP
41° transit | 99.9% illum
7,006 ipx2
+22.7° NP
40° transit |
| | Date | Distance | Disk Magnitude | Disk Diameter | Rings Diameter | Phase Angle | Illum | Disk Illum Px | Tilt | Transit | | | December 17, 2013 | 989,357,699 mi | +1.38 mV | 15.6" | 35.4" | 3.5° | 99.9% | 7,206 ipx2 | +21.8° NP | 41° | | December 27, 2013 | 979,051,350 mi | +1.39 mV | 15.8" | 35.8" | 4.1° | 99.9% | 7,351 ipx2 | +22.0° NP | 41° | | January 6, 2014 | 967,017,948 mi | +1.39 mV | 16.0" | 36.3" | 4.7° | 99.8% | 7,536 ipx2 | +22.2° NP | 41° | | January 16, 2014 | 953,570,305 mi | +1.38 mV | 16.2" | 36.8" | 5.2° | 99.8% | 7,742 ipx2 | +22.4° NP | 40° | | January 26, 2014 | 939,051,420 mi | +1.36 mV | 16.5" | 37.3" | 5.5° | 99.8% | 7,981 ipx2 | +22.5° NP | 40° | | February 5, 2014 | 923,840,604 mi | +1.33 mV | 16.7" | 37.9" | 5.7° | 99.8% | 8,243 ipx2 | +22.6° NP | 40° | | February 15, 2014 | 908,379,601 mi | +1.30 mV | 17.0" | 38.6" | 5.7° | 99.8% | 8,532 ipx2 | +22.6° NP | 40° | | February 25, 2014 | 893,105,625 mi | +1.25 mV | 17.3" | 39.3" | 5.6° | 99.8% | 8,826 ipx2 | +22.6° NP | 40° | | March 7, 2014 | 878,477,725 mi | +1.21 mV | 17.6" | 39.9" | 5.3° | 99.8% | 9,127 ipx2 | +22.6° NP | 40° | | March 17, 2014 | 864,966,498 mi | +1.15 mV | 17.9" | 40.5" | 4.8° | 99.8% | 9,413 ipx2 | +22.5° NP | 40° | | March 27, 2014 | 852,992,100 mi | +1.09 mV | 18.1" | 41.1" | 4.1° | 99.9% | 9,682 ipx2 | +22.4° NP | 40° | | April 6, 2014 | 842,960,282 mi | +1.03 mV | 18.3" | 41.6" | 3.4° | 99.9% | 9,923 ipx2 | +22.3° NP | 41° | | April 16, 2014 | 835,215,354 mi | +0.97 mV | 18.5" | 42.0" | 2.5° | 100% | 10,112 ipx2 | +22.1° NP | 41° | | April 26, 2014 | 830,006,728 mi | +0.92 mV | 18.6" | 42.2" | 1.5° | 100% | 10,236 ipx2 | +22.0° NP | 41° | | May 6, 2014 | 827,525,485 mi | +0.87 mV | 18.7" | 42.4" | 0.5° | 100% | 10,304 ipx2 | +21.8° NP | 41° | | May 16, 2014 | 827,843,048 mi | +0.88 mV | 18.7" | 42.3" | 0.7° | 100% | 10,293 ipx2 | +21.6° NP | 41° | | May 26, 2014 | 830,927,674 mi | +0.93 mV | 18.6" | 42.2" | 1.7° | 100% | 10,214 ipx2 | +21.4° NP | 41° | | June 5, 2014 | 836,674,050 mi | +0.99 mV | 18.5" | 41.9" | 2.7° | 100% | 10,079 ipx2 | +21.3° NP | 42° | | June 15, 2014 | 844,858,278 mi | +1.05 mV | 18.3" | 41.5" | 3.5° | 99.9% | 9,879 ipx2 | +21.1° NP | 42° | | June 25, 2014 | 855,198,739 mi | +1.11 mV | 18.1" | 41.0" | 4.3° | 99.9% | 9,639 ipx2 | +21.1° NP | 42° | | July 5, 2014 | 867,363,063 mi | +1.17 mV | 17.8" | 40.4" | 4.9° | 99.8% | 9,360 ipx2 | +21.0° NP | 42° | | July 15, 2014 | 880,951,690 mi | +1.22 mV | 17.5" | 39.8" | 5.4° | 99.8% | 9,074 ipx2 | +21.0° NP | 42° | | July 25, 2014 | 895,569,225 mi | +1.27 mV | 17.3" | 39.1" | 5.7° | 99.8% | 8,774 ipx2 | +21.0° NP | 42° | | August 4, 2014 | 910,798,423 mi | +1.32 mV | 17.0" | 38.5" | 5.8° | 99.7% | 8,481 ipx2 | +21.1° NP | 42° | | August 14, 2014 | 926,211,411 mi | +1.35 mV | 16.7" | 37.9" | 5.8° | 99.7% | 8,203 ipx2 | +21.3° NP | 42° | | August 24, 2014 | 941,422,041 mi | +1.38 mV | 16.4" | 37.2" | 5.7° | 99.8% | 7,941 ipx2 | +21.4° NP | 41° | | September 3, 2014 | 956,038,442 mi | +1.40 mV | 16.2" | 36.7" | 5.4° | 99.8% | 7,703 ipx2 | +21.6° NP | 41° | | September 13, 2014 | 969,698,502 mi | +1.41 mV | 15.9" | 36.2" | 4.9° | 99.8% | 7,488 ipx2 | +21.9° NP | 41° | | September 23, 2014 | 982,091,496 mi | +1.42 mV | 15.7" | 35.7" | 4.4° | 99.9% | 7,304 ipx2 | +22.1° NP | 41° | | October 3, 2014 | 992,911,554 mi | +1.41 mV | 15.6" | 35.3" | 3.7° | 99.9% | 7,149 ipx2 | +22.4° NP | 40° | | October 13, 2014 | 1,001,909,747 mi | +1.40 mV | 15.4" | 35.0" | 3° | 99.9% | 7,024 ipx2 | +22.7° NP | 40° |
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