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 19, 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, November 2027, September 2027.
Saturn Visibility Throughout the Year
Saturn visibility on 2026-11-04
Saturn Visible from sunset until early morning
Saturn rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moonrise, 27.3% illuminated  | 01:50 | 29° |
| Moonset | 14:12 | -22° |
| Saturn rise | 15:41 | |
| Sunset | 17:46 | 31° |
| Civil sunset | 18:08 | 37° |
| Twilight start (−12°) | 18:33 | 43° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:58 | 49° |
| Saturn transit | 21:40 | 89° |
| Saturn set | 03:39 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 04:28 | -12° |
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-04 | 15:42 - 03:40 | 21:41 | 17:43 - 05:40 | RA: 00h 37m 39s", Dec: 01° 08' 44s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-11-11 | 15:13 - 03:11 | 21:12 | 17:43 - 05:40 | RA: 00h 36m 13s", Dec: 01° 00' 44s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-11-18 | 14:44 - 02:42 | 20:43 | 17:44 - 05:41 | RA: 00h 35m 01s", Dec: 00° 54' 32s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-11-25 | 14:15 - 02:13 | 20:14 | 17:46 - 05:43 | RA: 00h 34m 06s", Dec: 00° 50' 17s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-02 | 13:47 - 01:45 | 19:46 | 17:48 - 05:45 | RA: 00h 33m 28s", Dec: 00° 48' 06s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-09 | 13:19 - 01:18 | 19:19 | 17:51 - 05:48 | RA: 00h 33m 10s", Dec: 00° 48' 02s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-16 | 12:52 - 00:50 | 18:51 | 17:54 - 05:51 | RA: 00h 33m 12s", Dec: 00° 50' 07s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-23 | 12:25 - 00:23 | 18:24 | 17:58 - 05:55 | RA: 00h 33m 33s", Dec: 00° 54' 21s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-30 | 11:58 - 23:56 | 17:57 | 18:01 - 05:58 | RA: 00h 34m 14s", Dec: 01° 00' 38s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-01-06 | 11:31 - 23:29 | 17:30 | 18:05 - 06:02 | RA: 00h 35m 13s", Dec: 01° 08' 53s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-01-13 | 11:05 - 23:03 | 17:04 | 18:07 - 06:04 | RA: 00h 36m 31s", Dec: 01° 19' 02s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-01-20 | 10:39 - 22:37 | 16:38 | 18:10 - 06:07 | RA: 00h 38m 06s", Dec: 01° 30' 55s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-01-27 | 10:14 - 22:12 | 16:13 | 18:12 - 06:09 | RA: 00h 39m 57s", Dec: 01° 44' 23s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-02-03 | 09:48 - 21:46 | 15:47 | 18:13 - 06:10 | RA: 00h 42m 03s", Dec: 01° 59' 17s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-02-10 | 09:23 - 21:21 | 15:22 | 18:13 - 06:10 | RA: 00h 44m 23s", Dec: 02° 15' 27s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-02-17 | 08:58 - 20:56 | 14:57 | 18:13 - 06:10 | RA: 00h 46m 54s", Dec: 02° 32' 44s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-02-24 | 08:33 - 20:31 | 14:32 | 18:12 - 06:09 | RA: 00h 49m 37s", Dec: 02° 50' 55s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-03 | 08:08 - 20:06 | 14:07 | 18:11 - 06:08 | RA: 00h 52m 28s", Dec: 03° 09' 51s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-10 | 07:44 - 19:42 | 13:43 | 18:09 - 06:07 | RA: 00h 55m 28s", Dec: 03° 29' 23s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-17 | 07:19 - 19:18 | 13:19 | 18:07 - 06:05 | RA: 00h 58m 33s", Dec: 03° 49' 20s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-24 | 06:55 - 18:53 | 12:54 | 18:05 - 06:03 | RA: 01h 01m 44s", Dec: 04° 09' 32s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-31 | 06:31 - 18:29 | 12:30 | 18:03 - 06:01 | RA: 01h 04m 58s", Dec: 04° 29' 49s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-07 | 06:07 - 18:05 | 12:06 | 18:01 - 05:59 | RA: 01h 08m 14s", Dec: 04° 50' 03s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-14 | 05:42 - 17:40 | 11:41 | 17:59 - 05:57 | RA: 01h 11m 31s", Dec: 05° 10' 04s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-21 | 05:18 - 17:16 | 11:17 | 17:58 - 05:55 | RA: 01h 14m 47s", Dec: 05° 29' 42s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-28 | 04:54 - 16:52 | 10:53 | 17:57 - 05:54 | RA: 01h 18m 01s", Dec: 05° 48' 51s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-05 | 04:29 - 16:27 | 10:28 | 17:56 - 05:53 | RA: 01h 21m 11s", Dec: 06° 07' 22s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-12 | 04:05 - 16:03 | 10:04 | 17:55 - 05:52 | RA: 01h 24m 17s", Dec: 06° 25' 07s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-19 | 03:40 - 15:38 | 09:39 | 17:56 - 05:53 | RA: 01h 27m 16s", Dec: 06° 41' 58s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-26 | 03:16 - 15:14 | 09:15 | 17:56 - 05:53 | RA: 01h 30m 08s", Dec: 06° 57' 49s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-02 | 02:51 - 14:49 | 08:50 | 17:57 - 05:54 | RA: 01h 32m 51s", Dec: 07° 12' 33s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-09 | 02:26 - 14:24 | 08:25 | 17:58 - 05:55 | RA: 01h 35m 24s", Dec: 07° 26' 02s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-16 | 02:01 - 13:59 | 08:00 | 18:00 - 05:57 | RA: 01h 37m 45s", Dec: 07° 38' 11s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-23 | 01:35 - 13:33 | 07:34 | 18:01 - 05:58 | RA: 01h 39m 53s", Dec: 07° 48' 54s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-30 | 01:10 - 13:08 | 07:09 | 18:03 - 06:00 | RA: 01h 41m 47s", Dec: 07° 58' 06s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-07 | 00:44 - 12:42 | 06:43 | 18:04 - 06:01 | RA: 01h 43m 26s", Dec: 08° 05' 41s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-14 | 00:18 - 12:16 | 06:17 | 18:05 - 06:02 | RA: 01h 44m 49s", Dec: 08° 11' 36s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-21 | 23:51 - 11:49 | 05:50 | 18:05 - 06:02 | RA: 01h 45m 54s", Dec: 08° 15' 47s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-28 | 23:25 - 11:23 | 05:24 | 18:06 - 06:03 | RA: 01h 46m 41s", Dec: 08° 18' 12s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-04 | 22:57 - 10:56 | 04:57 | 18:05 - 06:02 | RA: 01h 47m 09s", Dec: 08° 18' 49s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-11 | 22:30 - 10:28 | 04:29 | 18:04 - 06:01 | RA: 01h 47m 18s", Dec: 08° 17' 37s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-18 | 22:02 - 10:00 | 04:01 | 18:03 - 06:00 | RA: 01h 47m 08s", Dec: 08° 14' 39s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-25 | 21:34 - 09:32 | 03:33 | 18:01 - 05:58 | RA: 01h 46m 39s", Dec: 08° 09' 58s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-01 | 21:06 - 09:04 | 03:05 | 17:59 - 05:56 | RA: 01h 45m 51s", Dec: 08° 03' 39s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-08 | 20:37 - 08:36 | 02:37 | 17:57 - 05:54 | RA: 01h 44m 45s", Dec: 07° 55' 49s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-15 | 20:09 - 08:07 | 02:08 | 17:54 - 05:52 | RA: 01h 43m 24s", Dec: 07° 46' 38s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-22 | 19:40 - 07:38 | 01:39 | 17:52 - 05:49 | RA: 01h 41m 48s", Dec: 07° 36' 18s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-29 | 19:10 - 07:08 | 01:09 | 17:49 - 05:47 | RA: 01h 40m 01s", Dec: 07° 25' 04s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-10-06 | 18:41 - 06:39 | 00:40 | 17:47 - 05:45 | RA: 01h 38m 04s", Dec: 07° 13' 12s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-10-13 | 18:11 - 06:09 | 00:10 | 17:45 - 05:43 | RA: 01h 36m 02s", Dec: 07° 01' 01s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-10-20 | 17:38 - 05:36 | 23:37 | 17:44 - 05:41 | RA: 01h 33m 57s", Dec: 06° 48' 50s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-10-27 | 17:08 - 05:06 | 23:07 | 17:43 - 05:40 | RA: 01h 31m 52s", Dec: 06° 36' 58s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-11-03 | 16:39 - 04:37 | 22:38 | 17:43 - 05:40 | RA: 01h 29m 52s", Dec: 06° 25' 46s @ Pisces | |||||