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, October 2027, November 2026.
Saturn Visibility Throughout the Year
Saturn visibility on 2026-10-05
Saturn Visible from evening until sunrise
Saturn rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Moonset | 13:37 | -36° |
| Saturn rise | 16:52 | |
| Civil sunset | 17:12 | 4° |
| Twilight start (−12°) | 17:42 | 10° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:12 | 16° |
Moonrise, 34% illuminated  | 22:25 | 54° |
| Saturn transit | 22:57 | 55° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:40 | 16° |
| Twilight end (−12°) | 04:10 | 10° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:40 | 4° |
| Saturn set | 05:02 |
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | 16:52 - 05:02 | 22:57 | 16:40 - 05:05 | RA: 00h 45m 40s", Dec: 01° 57' 29s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-10-12 | 16:23 - 04:32 | 22:27 | 16:30 - 05:11 | RA: 00h 43m 39s", Dec: 01° 44' 41s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-10-19 | 15:54 - 04:02 | 21:58 | 16:21 - 05:18 | RA: 00h 41m 41s", Dec: 01° 32' 31s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-10-26 | 15:25 - 03:32 | 21:29 | 16:12 - 05:24 | RA: 00h 39m 49s", Dec: 01° 21' 18s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-11-02 | 14:57 - 03:02 | 20:59 | 16:04 - 05:32 | RA: 00h 38m 07s", Dec: 01° 11' 20s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-11-09 | 14:28 - 02:32 | 20:30 | 15:57 - 05:39 | RA: 00h 36m 36s", Dec: 01° 02' 51s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-11-16 | 14:00 - 02:03 | 20:02 | 15:51 - 05:46 | RA: 00h 35m 20s", Dec: 00° 56' 07s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-11-23 | 13:31 - 01:35 | 19:33 | 15:47 - 05:53 | RA: 00h 34m 19s", Dec: 00° 51' 18s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-11-30 | 13:03 - 01:06 | 19:05 | 15:45 - 06:00 | RA: 00h 33m 37s", Dec: 00° 48' 30s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-07 | 12:35 - 00:38 | 18:37 | 15:44 - 06:07 | RA: 00h 33m 13s", Dec: 00° 47' 49s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-14 | 12:08 - 00:11 | 18:09 | 15:45 - 06:12 | RA: 00h 33m 09s", Dec: 00° 49' 18s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-21 | 11:40 - 23:44 | 17:42 | 15:47 - 06:17 | RA: 00h 33m 25s", Dec: 00° 52' 55s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2026-12-28 | 11:13 - 23:17 | 17:15 | 15:51 - 06:19 | RA: 00h 34m 00s", Dec: 00° 58' 38s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-01-04 | 10:46 - 22:51 | 16:48 | 15:56 - 06:21 | RA: 00h 34m 54s", Dec: 01° 06' 20s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-01-11 | 10:19 - 22:25 | 16:22 | 16:03 - 06:20 | RA: 00h 36m 07s", Dec: 01° 15' 57s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-01-18 | 09:53 - 22:00 | 15:56 | 16:10 - 06:19 | RA: 00h 37m 37s", Dec: 01° 27' 21s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-01-25 | 09:26 - 21:34 | 15:30 | 16:17 - 06:15 | RA: 00h 39m 24s", Dec: 01° 40' 23s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-02-01 | 09:00 - 21:10 | 15:05 | 16:25 - 06:10 | RA: 00h 41m 26s", Dec: 01° 54' 53s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-02-08 | 08:30 - 20:41 | 14:36 | 16:33 - 06:04 | RA: 00h 43m 41s", Dec: 02° 10' 43s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-02-15 | 08:04 - 20:17 | 14:11 | 16:40 - 05:56 | RA: 00h 46m 10s", Dec: 02° 27' 41s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-02-22 | 07:38 - 19:53 | 13:46 | 16:48 - 05:48 | RA: 00h 48m 49s", Dec: 02° 45' 38s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-03-01 | 07:13 - 19:29 | 13:21 | 16:55 - 05:38 | RA: 00h 51m 38s", Dec: 03° 04' 23s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-08 | 06:47 - 19:06 | 12:56 | 17:01 - 05:28 | RA: 00h 54m 36s", Dec: 03° 23' 46s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-15 | 06:22 - 18:42 | 12:32 | 17:08 - 05:18 | RA: 00h 57m 40s", Dec: 03° 43' 36s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-22 | 05:56 - 18:19 | 12:08 | 17:14 - 05:08 | RA: 01h 00m 49s", Dec: 04° 03' 45s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-29 | 05:31 - 17:56 | 11:43 | 17:21 - 04:57 | RA: 01h 04m 02s", Dec: 04° 24' 01s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-05 | 05:06 - 17:32 | 11:19 | 17:27 - 04:47 | RA: 01h 07m 18s", Dec: 04° 44' 17s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-12 | 04:40 - 17:09 | 10:55 | 17:33 - 04:37 | RA: 01h 10m 35s", Dec: 05° 04' 22s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-19 | 04:15 - 16:46 | 10:30 | 17:39 - 04:27 | RA: 01h 13m 51s", Dec: 05° 24' 08s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-26 | 03:50 - 16:23 | 10:06 | 17:46 - 04:18 | RA: 01h 17m 06s", Dec: 05° 43' 26s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-03 | 03:24 - 15:59 | 09:42 | 17:52 - 04:10 | RA: 01h 20m 17s", Dec: 06° 02' 09s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-10 | 02:59 - 15:36 | 09:17 | 17:58 - 04:03 | RA: 01h 23m 24s", Dec: 06° 20' 08s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-17 | 02:34 - 15:12 | 08:53 | 18:04 - 03:57 | RA: 01h 26m 26s", Dec: 06° 37' 15s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-24 | 02:08 - 14:48 | 08:28 | 18:10 - 03:52 | RA: 01h 29m 20s", Dec: 06° 53' 24s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-31 | 01:43 - 14:24 | 08:04 | 18:15 - 03:48 | RA: 01h 32m 05s", Dec: 07° 08' 27s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-07 | 01:17 - 14:00 | 07:39 | 18:19 - 03:46 | RA: 01h 34m 41s", Dec: 07° 22' 19s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-14 | 00:51 - 13:36 | 07:13 | 18:23 - 03:45 | RA: 01h 37m 06s", Dec: 07° 34' 51s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-21 | 00:25 - 13:11 | 06:48 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 01h 39m 18s", Dec: 07° 45' 59s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-06-28 | 23:59 - 12:46 | 06:23 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 01h 41m 16s", Dec: 07° 55' 38s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-05 | 23:33 - 12:21 | 05:57 | 18:26 - 03:51 | RA: 01h 43m 00s", Dec: 08° 03' 41s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-12 | 23:07 - 11:55 | 05:31 | 18:24 - 03:56 | RA: 01h 44m 27s", Dec: 08° 10' 05s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-19 | 22:40 - 11:29 | 05:04 | 18:20 - 04:00 | RA: 01h 45m 37s", Dec: 08° 14' 46s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-07-26 | 22:13 - 11:02 | 04:38 | 18:15 - 04:06 | RA: 01h 46m 30s", Dec: 08° 17' 41s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-02 | 21:46 - 10:35 | 04:11 | 18:09 - 04:11 | RA: 01h 47m 03s", Dec: 08° 18' 49s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-09 | 21:19 - 10:08 | 03:43 | 18:02 - 04:17 | RA: 01h 47m 18s", Dec: 08° 18' 08s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-16 | 20:51 - 09:40 | 03:16 | 17:54 - 04:23 | RA: 01h 47m 13s", Dec: 08° 15' 41s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-23 | 20:24 - 09:12 | 02:48 | 17:45 - 04:29 | RA: 01h 46m 49s", Dec: 08° 11' 29s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-08-30 | 19:56 - 08:44 | 02:20 | 17:35 - 04:35 | RA: 01h 46m 06s", Dec: 08° 05' 37s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-06 | 19:28 - 08:15 | 01:51 | 17:25 - 04:40 | RA: 01h 45m 06s", Dec: 07° 58' 12s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-13 | 18:59 - 07:45 | 01:22 | 17:14 - 04:46 | RA: 01h 43m 49s", Dec: 07° 49' 23s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-20 | 18:31 - 07:16 | 00:53 | 17:04 - 04:52 | RA: 01h 42m 17s", Dec: 07° 39' 22s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-09-27 | 18:02 - 06:46 | 00:24 | 16:53 - 04:58 | RA: 01h 40m 33s", Dec: 07° 28' 22s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-10-04 | 17:33 - 06:16 | 23:55 | 16:42 - 05:04 | RA: 01h 38m 38s", Dec: 07° 16' 38s @ Pisces | |||||