When Is Saturn Visible During the Year?
See how Saturn visibility changes through the year from your location. The graph shows its seasonal observing windows, while the table gives rise, transit and set times for selected dates.
Saturn will remain visible until March 18, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See Saturn
Based on the amount of time Saturn is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are October 2027, October 2026, November 2026.
Saturn Visibility Throughout the Year
Saturn visibility on 2026-10-15
Saturn Visible from sunset until morning twilight
Saturn rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moonrise, 11.3% illuminated  | 09:30 | -49° |
| Saturn rise | 16:11 | |
| Sunset | 16:30 | 4° |
| Civil sunset | 16:58 | 9° |
| Twilight start (−12°) | 17:28 | 15° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 17:58 | 21° |
| Moonset | 18:45 | 30° |
| Saturn transit | 22:15 | 54° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:49 | 6° |
| Saturn set | 04:19 |
Track Saturn position throughout the night
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Shift the map to change the time and observe Saturn changing position in the night sky.
Saturn Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | 16:11 - 04:19 | 22:15 | 16:26 - 05:14 | RA: 00h 42m 48s", Dec: 01° 39' 23s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-10-22 | 15:42 - 03:49 | 21:45 | 16:17 - 05:21 | RA: 00h 40m 52s", Dec: 01° 27' 35s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-10-29 | 15:13 - 03:19 | 21:16 | 16:08 - 05:27 | RA: 00h 39m 04s", Dec: 01° 16' 51s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-11-05 | 14:44 - 02:49 | 20:47 | 16:01 - 05:35 | RA: 00h 37m 26s", Dec: 01° 07' 30s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-11-12 | 14:16 - 02:20 | 20:18 | 15:54 - 05:42 | RA: 00h 36m 01s", Dec: 00° 59' 44s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-11-19 | 13:47 - 01:51 | 19:49 | 15:49 - 05:49 | RA: 00h 34m 52s", Dec: 00° 53' 48s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-11-26 | 13:19 - 01:22 | 19:21 | 15:46 - 05:56 | RA: 00h 33m 59s", Dec: 00° 49' 51s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-03 | 12:51 - 00:54 | 18:53 | 15:44 - 06:03 | RA: 00h 33m 25s", Dec: 00° 47' 57s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-10 | 12:24 - 00:26 | 18:25 | 15:44 - 06:09 | RA: 00h 33m 09s", Dec: 00° 48' 12s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-17 | 11:56 - 23:59 | 17:58 | 15:46 - 06:14 | RA: 00h 33m 14s", Dec: 00° 50' 36s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-24 | 11:29 - 23:32 | 17:30 | 15:49 - 06:18 | RA: 00h 33m 38s", Dec: 00° 55' 07s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-31 | 11:01 - 23:06 | 17:04 | 15:53 - 06:20 | RA: 00h 34m 21s", Dec: 01° 01' 41s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-01-07 | 10:35 - 22:40 | 16:37 | 15:59 - 06:21 | RA: 00h 35m 23s", Dec: 01° 10' 14s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-01-14 | 10:08 - 22:14 | 16:11 | 16:06 - 06:20 | RA: 00h 36m 43s", Dec: 01° 20' 38s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-01-21 | 09:41 - 21:49 | 15:45 | 16:13 - 06:17 | RA: 00h 38m 21s", Dec: 01° 32' 45s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-01-28 | 09:15 - 21:24 | 15:19 | 16:21 - 06:13 | RA: 00h 40m 14s", Dec: 01° 46' 26s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-02-04 | 08:45 - 20:55 | 14:50 | 16:28 - 06:07 | RA: 00h 42m 22s", Dec: 02° 01' 31s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-02-11 | 08:19 - 20:31 | 14:25 | 16:36 - 06:00 | RA: 00h 44m 44s", Dec: 02° 17' 51s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-02-18 | 07:53 - 20:07 | 14:00 | 16:43 - 05:52 | RA: 00h 47m 17s", Dec: 02° 35' 16s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-02-25 | 07:27 - 19:43 | 13:35 | 16:51 - 05:44 | RA: 00h 50m 01s", Dec: 02° 53' 35s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-04 | 07:02 - 19:19 | 13:10 | 16:58 - 05:34 | RA: 00h 52m 54s", Dec: 03° 12' 37s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-11 | 06:36 - 18:56 | 12:46 | 17:04 - 05:24 | RA: 00h 55m 54s", Dec: 03° 32' 13s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-18 | 06:11 - 18:32 | 12:22 | 17:11 - 05:14 | RA: 00h 59m 00s", Dec: 03° 52' 13s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-25 | 05:45 - 18:09 | 11:57 | 17:17 - 05:03 | RA: 01h 02m 12s", Dec: 04° 12' 25s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-01 | 05:20 - 17:46 | 11:33 | 17:23 - 04:53 | RA: 01h 05m 26s", Dec: 04° 32' 43s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-08 | 04:55 - 17:23 | 11:09 | 17:30 - 04:43 | RA: 01h 08m 42s", Dec: 04° 52' 55s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-15 | 04:29 - 16:59 | 10:44 | 17:36 - 04:33 | RA: 01h 11m 59s", Dec: 05° 12' 54s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-22 | 04:04 - 16:36 | 10:20 | 17:42 - 04:23 | RA: 01h 15m 15s", Dec: 05° 32' 28s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-29 | 03:39 - 16:13 | 09:56 | 17:48 - 04:15 | RA: 01h 18m 28s", Dec: 05° 51' 32s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-06 | 03:14 - 15:49 | 09:31 | 17:55 - 04:07 | RA: 01h 21m 38s", Dec: 06° 09' 57s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-13 | 02:48 - 15:26 | 09:07 | 18:01 - 04:00 | RA: 01h 24m 43s", Dec: 06° 27' 35s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-20 | 02:23 - 15:02 | 08:42 | 18:07 - 03:54 | RA: 01h 27m 41s", Dec: 06° 44' 18s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-27 | 01:57 - 14:38 | 08:18 | 18:12 - 03:50 | RA: 01h 30m 32s", Dec: 07° 00' 00s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-03 | 01:32 - 14:14 | 07:53 | 18:17 - 03:47 | RA: 01h 33m 13s", Dec: 07° 14' 33s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-10 | 01:06 - 13:50 | 07:28 | 18:21 - 03:46 | RA: 01h 35m 45s", Dec: 07° 27' 51s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-17 | 00:40 - 13:25 | 07:03 | 18:24 - 03:46 | RA: 01h 38m 04s", Dec: 07° 39' 48s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-24 | 00:14 - 13:00 | 06:37 | 18:26 - 03:47 | RA: 01h 40m 10s", Dec: 07° 50' 18s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-01 | 23:48 - 12:35 | 06:12 | 18:26 - 03:49 | RA: 01h 42m 02s", Dec: 07° 59' 17s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-08 | 23:22 - 12:10 | 05:46 | 18:25 - 03:53 | RA: 01h 43m 39s", Dec: 08° 06' 38s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-15 | 22:55 - 11:44 | 05:19 | 18:22 - 03:58 | RA: 01h 44m 59s", Dec: 08° 12' 18s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-22 | 22:29 - 11:17 | 04:53 | 18:18 - 04:03 | RA: 01h 46m 02s", Dec: 08° 16' 14s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-29 | 22:02 - 10:51 | 04:26 | 18:13 - 04:08 | RA: 01h 46m 46s", Dec: 08° 18' 24s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-05 | 21:35 - 10:24 | 03:59 | 18:06 - 04:14 | RA: 01h 47m 12s", Dec: 08° 18' 45s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-12 | 21:07 - 09:56 | 03:32 | 17:59 - 04:20 | RA: 01h 47m 18s", Dec: 08° 17' 18s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-19 | 20:40 - 09:28 | 03:04 | 17:50 - 04:26 | RA: 01h 47m 05s", Dec: 08° 14' 06s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-26 | 20:12 - 09:00 | 02:36 | 17:41 - 04:31 | RA: 01h 46m 33s", Dec: 08° 09' 10s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-02 | 19:44 - 08:31 | 02:08 | 17:31 - 04:37 | RA: 01h 45m 42s", Dec: 08° 02' 37s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-09 | 19:16 - 08:02 | 01:39 | 17:20 - 04:43 | RA: 01h 44m 34s", Dec: 07° 54' 35s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-16 | 18:47 - 07:33 | 01:10 | 17:10 - 04:49 | RA: 01h 43m 11s", Dec: 07° 45' 13s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-23 | 18:19 - 07:03 | 00:41 | 16:59 - 04:54 | RA: 01h 41m 34s", Dec: 07° 34' 45s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-30 | 17:50 - 06:33 | 00:11 | 16:48 - 05:00 | RA: 01h 39m 45s", Dec: 07° 23' 25s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-10-07 | 17:21 - 06:03 | 23:42 | 16:38 - 05:06 | RA: 01h 37m 47s", Dec: 07° 11' 28s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-10-14 | 16:52 - 05:33 | 23:12 | 16:28 - 05:13 | RA: 01h 35m 44s", Dec: 06° 59' 16s @ Pisces | |||||