Oppositions of Saturn 2005–2020
Date
Distance
from Earth
(million km)
Apparent
equatorial
diameter
(arcsec)
Apparent
magnitude
2005 January 13
1208
20.6
–0.4
2006 January 27
1216
20.5
–0.2
2007 February 10
1227
20.3
0.0
2008 February 24
1240
20.1
+0.2
2009 March 8
1256
19.8
+0.5
2010 March 22
1272
19.6
+0.5
2011 April 4
1288
19.3
+0.4
2012 April 15
1304
19.1
+0.2
2013 April 28
1319
18.9
+0.1
2014 May 10
1332
18.7
+0.1
2015 May 23
1342
18.5
0.0
2016 June 3
1349
18.4
0.0
2017 June 15
1353
18.4
0.0
2018 June 27
1354
18.4
0.0
2019 July 9
1351
18.4
+0.1
2020 July 20
1346
18.5
+0.1