Saturn at opposition, October 17, 2027
Saturn at opposition: October 17, 2027 at 8:19 PM in New York (18 Oct 2027, 00:18 UTC). At that moment Saturn is 22° above the horizon in the E, as seen from New York.
The sky at that moment
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8:19 PMSun, Oct 17
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What happens
At opposition a planet is opposite the Sun in our sky: it rises around sunset, is highest around midnight and can be seen all night. It is also near its closest to Earth, so it is about as bright as it gets that year.
Calculated with Astronomy Engine, an open-source library verified against the US Naval Observatory and NASA JPL. Data sources