 | | Saturn opposition Depiction | | Saturn Opposition of August 14, 2022 | | | Opposition at: August 14, 2022 17:00:00 hrs UTC 8.856880 AU (823,000,000 miles) | | Closest at: August 15, 2022 06:00:00 hrs UTC 8.856836 AU (823,000,000 miles) | | Saturn is heading in from aphelion 4 years ago, and is 823,294,000 miles at closest. Saturn is on the rise, now transiting at 41 degrees. Its rings are now tilted only 8.1 degrees at opposition.
| | | All Saturn Oppositions 2000 - 2049 AD | | | | | | 30d Elong | | | | | | | | | | | 30d Elong | 10 Mar 2022
+1.38 mV
15.46" | 07 Apr 2022
+1.40 mV
15.92" | 05 May 2022
+1.35 mV
16.61" | 02 Jun 2022
+1.24 mV
17.42" | 01 Jul 2022
+1.08 mV
18.18" | 29 Jul 2022
+0.91 mV
18.68" | 26 Aug 2022
+0.89 mV
18.72" | 23 Sep 2022
+1.05 mV
18.3" | 21 Oct 2022
+1.21 mV
17.56" | 18 Nov 2022
+1.32 mV
16.75" | 17 Dec 2022
+1.37 mV
16.05" | 14 Jan 2023
+1.35 mV
15.57" |  | | | | | | | | | | | | 99.9% illum
7,061 ipx2
+14.4° NP
41° transit | 99.8% illum
7,479 ipx2
+13.3° NP
41° transit | 99.8% illum
8,135 ipx2
+12.5° NP
42° transit | 99.8% illum
8,949 ipx2
+12.3° NP
42° transit | 99.9% illum
9,757 ipx2
+12.6° NP
42° transit | 100% illum
10,313 ipx2
+13.4° NP
41° transit | 100% illum
10,358 ipx2
+14.3° NP
41° transit | 99.9% illum
9,889 ipx2
+15.0° NP
40° transit | 99.8% illum
9,095 ipx2
+15.3° NP
40° transit | 99.8% illum
8,273 ipx2
+15.0° NP
40° transit | 99.8% illum
7,602 ipx2
+14.2° NP
41° transit | 99.9% illum
7,162 ipx2
+13.0° NP
42° transit |
| | Date | Distance | Disk Magnitude | Disk Diameter | Rings Diameter | Phase Angle | Illum | Disk Illum Px | Tilt | Transit | | | March 15, 2022 | 994,988,965 mi | +1.39 mV | 15.5" | 35.2" | 3.3° | 99.9% | 7,124 ipx2 | +14.2° NP | 41° | | March 25, 2022 | 985,144,145 mi | +1.40 mV | 15.7" | 35.6" | 4° | 99.9% | 7,259 ipx2 | +13.8° NP | 41° | | April 4, 2022 | 973,555,903 mi | +1.40 mV | 15.9" | 36.0" | 4.6° | 99.8% | 7,433 ipx2 | +13.4° NP | 41° | | April 14, 2022 | 960,506,795 mi | +1.39 mV | 16.1" | 36.5" | 5.1° | 99.8% | 7,628 ipx2 | +13.0° NP | 42° | | April 24, 2022 | 946,316,283 mi | +1.38 mV | 16.3" | 37.1" | 5.5° | 99.8% | 7,865 ipx2 | +12.8° NP | 42° | | May 4, 2022 | 931,312,534 mi | +1.35 mV | 16.6" | 37.7" | 5.8° | 99.8% | 8,116 ipx2 | +12.5° NP | 42° | | May 14, 2022 | 915,886,390 mi | +1.32 mV | 16.9" | 38.3" | 5.9° | 99.7% | 8,391 ipx2 | +12.4° NP | 42° | | May 24, 2022 | 900,432,096 mi | +1.28 mV | 17.2" | 38.9" | 5.8° | 99.7% | 8,682 ipx2 | +12.3° NP | 42° | | June 3, 2022 | 885,351,413 mi | +1.24 mV | 17.5" | 39.6" | 5.6° | 99.8% | 8,980 ipx2 | +12.3° NP | 42° | | June 13, 2022 | 871,082,334 mi | +1.18 mV | 17.7" | 40.3" | 5.2° | 99.8% | 9,283 ipx2 | +12.3° NP | 42° | | June 23, 2022 | 858,026,405 mi | +1.13 mV | 18.0" | 40.9" | 4.7° | 99.8% | 9,572 ipx2 | +12.5° NP | 42° | | July 3, 2022 | 846,580,228 mi | +1.07 mV | 18.3" | 41.4" | 4° | 99.9% | 9,834 ipx2 | +12.7° NP | 42° | | July 13, 2022 | 837,121,486 mi | +1.01 mV | 18.5" | 41.9" | 3.2° | 99.9% | 10,065 ipx2 | +12.9° NP | 42° | | July 23, 2022 | 829,945,366 mi | +0.95 mV | 18.6" | 42.3" | 2.3° | 100% | 10,245 ipx2 | +13.2° NP | 41° | | August 2, 2022 | 825,310,798 mi | +0.89 mV | 18.7" | 42.5" | 1.3° | 100% | 10,358 ipx2 | +13.5° NP | 41° | | August 12, 2022 | 823,388,791 mi | +0.84 mV | 18.8" | 42.6" | 0.2° | 100% | 10,404 ipx2 | +13.9° NP | 41° | | August 22, 2022 | 824,237,944 mi | +0.87 mV | 18.7" | 42.5" | 0.9° | 100% | 10,380 ipx2 | +14.2° NP | 41° | | September 1, 2022 | 827,853,189 mi | +0.92 mV | 18.7" | 42.3" | 1.9° | 100% | 10,290 ipx2 | +14.5° NP | 40° | | September 11, 2022 | 834,105,437 mi | +0.98 mV | 18.5" | 42.0" | 2.9° | 99.9% | 10,133 ipx2 | +14.8° NP | 40° | | September 21, 2022 | 842,774,385 mi | +1.04 mV | 18.3" | 41.6" | 3.7° | 99.9% | 9,922 ipx2 | +15.0° NP | 40° | | October 1, 2022 | 853,583,195 mi | +1.10 mV | 18.1" | 41.1" | 4.4° | 99.9% | 9,670 ipx2 | +15.2° NP | 40° | | October 11, 2022 | 866,155,383 mi | +1.16 mV | 17.8" | 40.5" | 5° | 99.8% | 9,390 ipx2 | +15.3° NP | 40° | | October 21, 2022 | 880,087,791 mi | +1.21 mV | 17.6" | 39.8" | 5.4° | 99.8% | 9,084 ipx2 | +15.3° NP | 40° | | October 31, 2022 | 894,951,340 mi | +1.26 mV | 17.3" | 39.2" | 5.7° | 99.8% | 8,784 ipx2 | +15.3° NP | 40° | | November 10, 2022 | 910,274,766 mi | +1.29 mV | 17.0" | 38.5" | 5.8° | 99.8% | 8,492 ipx2 | +15.2° NP | 40° | | November 20, 2022 | 925,621,840 mi | +1.33 mV | 16.7" | 37.9" | 5.7° | 99.8% | 8,214 ipx2 | +15.0° NP | 40° | | November 30, 2022 | 940,556,284 mi | +1.35 mV | 16.4" | 37.3" | 5.4° | 99.8% | 7,962 ipx2 | +14.7° NP | 40° | | December 10, 2022 | 954,655,492 mi | +1.37 mV | 16.2" | 36.7" | 5.1° | 99.8% | 7,724 ipx2 | +14.4° NP | 41° | | December 20, 2022 | 967,564,535 mi | +1.37 mV | 16.0" | 36.2" | 4.5° | 99.8% | 7,527 ipx2 | +14.1° NP | 41° | | December 30, 2022 | 978,943,002 mi | +1.37 mV | 15.8" | 35.8" | 3.9° | 99.9% | 7,352 ipx2 | +13.7° NP | 41° | | January 9, 2023 | 988,505,824 mi | +1.36 mV | 15.6" | 35.5" | 3.2° | 99.9% | 7,216 ipx2 | +13.2° NP | 41° |
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