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 2026, September 2026, November 2026.
Saturn Visibility Throughout the Year
Saturn visibility on 2026-09-05
Saturn Visible from early morning until sunrise
Saturn rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Saturn rise | 18:55 | |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 19:02 | 1° |
Moonrise, 42.4% illuminated  | 22:14 | 38° |
| Saturn transit | 01:03 | 55° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:11 | 45° |
| Twilight end | 03:43 | 40° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:15 | 34° |
| Sunrise | 04:43 | 29° |
| Saturn set | 07:10 | |
| Moonset | 14:04 | -47° |
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-05 | 18:55 - 07:11 | 01:03 | 17:26 - 04:40 | RA: 00h 53m 37s", Dec: 02° 51' 05s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2026-09-12 | 18:27 - 06:41 | 00:34 | 17:15 - 04:46 | RA: 00h 51m 59s", Dec: 02° 39' 31s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-09-19 | 17:58 - 06:11 | 00:04 | 17:05 - 04:51 | RA: 00h 50m 10s", Dec: 02° 27' 08s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-09-26 | 17:29 - 05:41 | 23:35 | 16:54 - 04:57 | RA: 00h 48m 15s", Dec: 02° 14' 15s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-10-03 | 17:00 - 05:11 | 23:05 | 16:43 - 05:03 | RA: 00h 46m 14s", Dec: 02° 01' 12s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-10-10 | 16:31 - 04:40 | 22:36 | 16:33 - 05:09 | RA: 00h 44m 13s", Dec: 01° 48' 18s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-10-17 | 16:02 - 04:10 | 22:06 | 16:23 - 05:16 | RA: 00h 42m 14s", Dec: 01° 35' 55s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-10-24 | 15:34 - 03:40 | 21:37 | 16:14 - 05:23 | RA: 00h 40m 20s", Dec: 01° 24' 24s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-10-31 | 15:05 - 03:10 | 21:08 | 16:06 - 05:30 | RA: 00h 38m 35s", Dec: 01° 14' 02s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-11-07 | 14:36 - 02:41 | 20:39 | 15:59 - 05:37 | RA: 00h 37m 00s", Dec: 01° 05' 06s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-11-14 | 14:08 - 02:12 | 20:10 | 15:53 - 05:44 | RA: 00h 35m 40s", Dec: 00° 57' 51s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-11-21 | 13:39 - 01:43 | 19:41 | 15:48 - 05:51 | RA: 00h 34m 35s", Dec: 00° 52' 28s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-11-28 | 13:11 - 01:14 | 19:13 | 15:45 - 05:58 | RA: 00h 33m 47s", Dec: 00° 49' 05s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-05 | 12:43 - 00:46 | 18:45 | 15:44 - 06:05 | RA: 00h 33m 18s", Dec: 00° 47' 48s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-12 | 12:16 - 00:19 | 18:17 | 15:44 - 06:11 | RA: 00h 33m 08s", Dec: 00° 48' 40s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-19 | 11:48 - 23:51 | 17:50 | 15:46 - 06:15 | RA: 00h 33m 18s", Dec: 00° 51' 40s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-26 | 11:21 - 23:25 | 17:23 | 15:50 - 06:19 | RA: 00h 33m 48s", Dec: 00° 56' 48s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-01-02 | 10:54 - 22:58 | 16:56 | 15:55 - 06:21 | RA: 00h 34m 37s", Dec: 01° 03' 56s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-01-09 | 10:27 - 22:32 | 16:30 | 16:01 - 06:21 | RA: 00h 35m 44s", Dec: 01° 13' 01s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-01-16 | 10:00 - 22:07 | 16:03 | 16:08 - 06:19 | RA: 00h 37m 10s", Dec: 01° 23' 55s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-01-23 | 09:34 - 21:42 | 15:38 | 16:15 - 06:16 | RA: 00h 38m 52s", Dec: 01° 36' 30s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-01-30 | 09:07 - 21:17 | 15:12 | 16:23 - 06:11 | RA: 00h 40m 49s", Dec: 01° 50' 36s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-02-06 | 08:37 - 20:48 | 14:43 | 16:31 - 06:05 | RA: 00h 43m 01s", Dec: 02° 06' 04s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-02-13 | 08:11 - 20:24 | 14:18 | 16:38 - 05:58 | RA: 00h 45m 26s", Dec: 02° 22' 44s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-02-20 | 07:46 - 20:00 | 13:53 | 16:46 - 05:50 | RA: 00h 48m 03s", Dec: 02° 40' 25s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-02-27 | 07:20 - 19:36 | 13:28 | 16:53 - 05:41 | RA: 00h 50m 49s", Dec: 02° 58' 57s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-06 | 06:54 - 19:13 | 13:03 | 17:00 - 05:31 | RA: 00h 53m 44s", Dec: 03° 18' 10s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-13 | 06:29 - 18:49 | 12:39 | 17:06 - 05:21 | RA: 00h 56m 47s", Dec: 03° 37' 54s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-20 | 06:03 - 18:26 | 12:15 | 17:13 - 05:11 | RA: 00h 59m 55s", Dec: 03° 57' 59s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-27 | 05:38 - 18:02 | 11:50 | 17:19 - 05:00 | RA: 01h 03m 07s", Dec: 04° 18' 13s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-03 | 05:13 - 17:39 | 11:26 | 17:25 - 04:50 | RA: 01h 06m 22s", Dec: 04° 38' 30s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-10 | 04:47 - 17:16 | 11:02 | 17:31 - 04:40 | RA: 01h 09m 39s", Dec: 04° 58' 39s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-17 | 04:22 - 16:53 | 10:37 | 17:38 - 04:30 | RA: 01h 12m 55s", Dec: 05° 18' 32s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-24 | 03:57 - 16:29 | 10:13 | 17:44 - 04:21 | RA: 01h 16m 10s", Dec: 05° 37' 58s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-01 | 03:32 - 16:06 | 09:49 | 17:50 - 04:12 | RA: 01h 19m 23s", Dec: 05° 56' 52s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-08 | 03:06 - 15:43 | 09:24 | 17:56 - 04:05 | RA: 01h 22m 31s", Dec: 06° 15' 05s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-15 | 02:41 - 15:19 | 09:00 | 18:03 - 03:58 | RA: 01h 25m 35s", Dec: 06° 32' 27s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-22 | 02:15 - 14:55 | 08:35 | 18:08 - 03:53 | RA: 01h 28m 31s", Dec: 06° 48' 53s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-29 | 01:50 - 14:31 | 08:11 | 18:14 - 03:49 | RA: 01h 31m 19s", Dec: 07° 04' 16s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-05 | 01:24 - 14:07 | 07:46 | 18:18 - 03:47 | RA: 01h 33m 58s", Dec: 07° 18' 29s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-12 | 00:59 - 13:43 | 07:21 | 18:22 - 03:46 | RA: 01h 36m 26s", Dec: 07° 31' 25s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-19 | 00:33 - 13:18 | 06:55 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 01h 38m 41s", Dec: 07° 42' 57s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-26 | 00:07 - 12:53 | 06:30 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 01h 40m 44s", Dec: 07° 53' 02s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-03 | 23:41 - 12:28 | 06:04 | 18:26 - 03:50 | RA: 01h 42m 32s", Dec: 08° 01' 33s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-10 | 23:14 - 12:02 | 05:38 | 18:24 - 03:54 | RA: 01h 44m 04s", Dec: 08° 08' 26s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-17 | 22:48 - 11:36 | 05:12 | 18:21 - 03:59 | RA: 01h 45m 19s", Dec: 08° 13' 36s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-24 | 22:21 - 11:10 | 04:45 | 18:17 - 04:04 | RA: 01h 46m 16s", Dec: 08° 17' 02s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-31 | 21:54 - 10:43 | 04:19 | 18:11 - 04:10 | RA: 01h 46m 56s", Dec: 08° 18' 41s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-07 | 21:27 - 10:16 | 03:51 | 18:04 - 04:16 | RA: 01h 47m 16s", Dec: 08° 18' 31s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-14 | 20:59 - 09:48 | 03:24 | 17:56 - 04:21 | RA: 01h 47m 16s", Dec: 08° 16' 34s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-21 | 20:32 - 09:20 | 02:56 | 17:47 - 04:27 | RA: 01h 46m 58s", Dec: 08° 12' 51s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-28 | 20:04 - 08:52 | 02:28 | 17:38 - 04:33 | RA: 01h 46m 20s", Dec: 08° 07' 28s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-04 | 19:36 - 08:23 | 01:59 | 17:28 - 04:39 | RA: 01h 45m 25s", Dec: 08° 00' 28s @ Pisces | |||||