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Saturn's moons in December 2027

Mimas · Enceladus · Tethys · Dione · Rhea · Titan · Iapetus

Saturn's moons cross its face and enter its shadow only near a ring-plane crossing, when their orbits are edge-on to us. That's now, after the 2025 equinox. Titan is easy in any telescope; Rhea, Dione and Tethys need a little more aperture. Pick your place to see only what's visible from there.

Where the moons are

Saturn · December 2027

Saturn's equator horizontal, east to the left as in binoculars. Drag through the month or tap an event to jump to it. Full screen (⤢) steps through one night minute by minute. A faded moon is behind the planet; an empty ring is a moon in its shadow. Positions are JPL's, sampled hourly; the rings are drawn at their real tilt.

Events

63 events you can see from New Delhi this month, on 29 nights

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behind the planetin its shadowcrossing its faceshadow on the planet

Times in IST, when the moon's centre crosses the edge, as almanacs list them. A night runs from noon to noon. Tap an event to see it in the diagram.

Night of Wed 1 Dec

  1. Mimas crosses Saturn
    16:10 enters → 17:53 leaves · 1 h 43 min
    Saturn 18° up · daylight
  2. Mimas's shadow crosses Saturn
    16:37 enters → 17:58 leaves · 1 h 21 min
    Saturn 23° up · daylight
  3. Enceladus behind Saturn
    19:17 disappears → 20:31 reappears · 1 h 14 min
    Saturn 56° up · dark sky

Night of Thu 2 Dec

  1. Mimas behind Saturn
    02:12 disappears → reappears unseen · 1 h 43 min
    Saturn 12° up · dark sky

Night of Fri 3 Dec

  1. Enceladus crosses Saturn
    20:31 enters → 21:46 leaves · 1 h 15 min
    Saturn 66° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas behind Saturn
    00:50 disappears → reappears unseen · 1 h 43 min
    Saturn 30° up · dark sky

Night of Sat 4 Dec

  1. Mimas behind Saturn
    23:27 disappears → reappears unseen · 1 h 43 min
    Saturn 46° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 01:15 reappears · 1 h 23 min
    Saturn 23° up · dark sky

Night of Sun 5 Dec

  1. Enceladus behind Saturn
    21:56 disappears → 23:10 reappears · 1 h 15 min
    Saturn 62° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas behind Saturn
    22:04 disappears → reappears unseen · 1 h 43 min
    Saturn 60° up · dark sky
  3. Mimas in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 23:52 reappears · 1 h 22 min
    Saturn 40° up · dark sky

Night of Mon 6 Dec

  1. Mimas behind Saturn
    20:41 disappears → reappears unseen · 1 h 42 min
    Saturn 67° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 22:29 reappears · 1 h 22 min
    Saturn 56° up · dark sky

Night of Tue 7 Dec

  1. Mimas behind Saturn
    19:19 disappears → reappears unseen · 1 h 42 min
    Saturn 60° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 21:07 reappears · 1 h 21 min
    Saturn 66° up · dark sky
  3. Enceladus crosses Saturn
    23:10 enters → 00:26 leaves · 1 h 16 min
    Saturn 47° up · dark sky

Night of Wed 8 Dec

  1. Mimas behind Saturn
    17:56 disappears → reappears unseen · 1 h 42 min
    Saturn 46° up · dusk
  2. Mimas in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 19:44 reappears · 1 h 21 min
    Saturn 64° up · dark sky

Night of Thu 9 Dec

  1. Mimas in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 18:21 reappears · 1 h 20 min
    Saturn 52° up · dark sky
  2. Enceladus behind Saturn
    00:34 disappears → 01:50 reappears · 1 h 15 min
    Saturn 28° up · dark sky

Night of Fri 10 Dec

  1. Enceladus crosses Saturn
    16:55 enters → 18:12 leaves · 1 h 17 min
    Saturn 35° up · daylight

Night of Sat 11 Dec

  1. Mimas crosses Saturn
    00:57 enters → 02:38 leaves · 1 h 41 min
    Saturn 21° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas's shadow crosses Saturn
    01:29 enters → 02:44 leaves · 1 h 15 min
    Saturn 14° up · dark sky

Night of Sun 12 Dec

  1. Enceladus behind Saturn
    18:20 disappears → 19:36 reappears · 1 h 16 min
    Saturn 54° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas crosses Saturn
    23:34 enters → 01:15 leaves · 1 h 41 min
    Saturn 38° up · dark sky
  3. Mimas's shadow crosses Saturn
    00:06 enters → 01:21 leaves · 1 h 15 min
    Saturn 31° up · dark sky

Night of Mon 13 Dec

  1. Mimas crosses Saturn
    22:11 enters → 23:52 leaves · 1 h 41 min
    Saturn 54° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas's shadow crosses Saturn
    22:43 enters → 23:58 leaves · 1 h 14 min
    Saturn 48° up · dark sky

Night of Tue 14 Dec

  1. Enceladus crosses Saturn
    19:35 enters → 20:52 leaves · 1 h 17 min
    Saturn 66° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas crosses Saturn
    20:48 enters → 22:29 leaves · 1 h 41 min
    Saturn 65° up · dark sky
  3. Mimas's shadow crosses Saturn
    21:21 enters → 22:34 leaves · 1 h 14 min
    Saturn 61° up · dark sky

Night of Wed 15 Dec

  1. Mimas crosses Saturn
    19:25 enters → 21:06 leaves · 1 h 41 min
    Saturn 65° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas's shadow crosses Saturn
    19:58 enters → 21:11 leaves · 1 h 13 min
    Saturn 67° up · dark sky

Night of Thu 16 Dec

  1. Mimas crosses Saturn
    18:02 enters → 19:43 leaves · 1 h 41 min
    Saturn 54° up · dusk
  2. Mimas's shadow crosses Saturn
    18:36 enters → 19:48 leaves · 1 h 13 min
    Saturn 59° up · dark sky
  3. Enceladus behind Saturn
    20:59 disappears → 22:15 reappears · 1 h 16 min
    Saturn 63° up · dark sky

Night of Fri 17 Dec

  1. Mimas crosses Saturn
    16:40 enters → 18:20 leaves · 1 h 40 min
    Saturn 38° up · daylight
  2. Mimas's shadow crosses Saturn
    17:13 enters → 18:25 leaves · 1 h 12 min
    Saturn 45° up · daylight

Night of Sat 18 Dec

  1. Enceladus crosses Saturn
    22:14 enters → 23:31 leaves · 1 h 17 min
    Saturn 49° up · dark sky

Night of Mon 20 Dec

  1. Enceladus behind Saturn
    23:39 disappears → 00:55 reappears · 1 h 16 min
    Saturn 30° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas behind Saturn
    00:01 disappears → reappears unseen · 1 h 40 min
    Saturn 25° up · dark sky

Night of Tue 21 Dec

  1. Mimas behind Saturn
    22:38 disappears → reappears unseen · 1 h 40 min
    Saturn 42° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 00:24 reappears · 1 h 14 min
    Saturn 19° up · dark sky

Night of Wed 22 Dec

  1. Mimas behind Saturn
    21:16 disappears → reappears unseen · 1 h 40 min
    Saturn 57° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 23:02 reappears · 1 h 14 min
    Saturn 36° up · dark sky
  3. Enceladus crosses Saturn
    00:54 enters → 02:11 leaves · 1 h 17 min
    Saturn 12° up · dark sky

Night of Thu 23 Dec

  1. Enceladus behind Saturn
    17:26 disappears → 18:41 reappears · 1 h 16 min
    Saturn 52° up · twilight
  2. Mimas behind Saturn
    19:53 disappears → reappears unseen · 1 h 39 min
    Saturn 67° up · dark sky
  3. Mimas in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 21:39 reappears · 1 h 13 min
    Saturn 52° up · dark sky

Night of Fri 24 Dec

  1. Mimas behind Saturn
    18:31 disappears → reappears unseen · 1 h 39 min
    Saturn 63° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 20:16 reappears · 1 h 13 min
    Saturn 65° up · dark sky

Night of Sat 25 Dec

  1. Enceladus crosses Saturn
    18:41 enters → 19:57 leaves · 1 h 17 min
    Saturn 65° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 18:53 reappears · 1 h 12 min
    Saturn 66° up · dark sky

Night of Mon 27 Dec

  1. Enceladus behind Saturn
    20:06 disappears → 21:21 reappears · 1 h 15 min
    Saturn 64° up · dark sky

Night of Tue 28 Dec

  1. Mimas crosses Saturn
    00:06 enters → 01:43 leaves · 1 h 38 min
    Saturn 17° up · dark sky

Night of Wed 29 Dec

  1. Enceladus crosses Saturn
    21:21 enters → 22:37 leaves · 1 h 16 min
    Saturn 51° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas crosses Saturn
    22:43 enters → 00:20 leaves · 1 h 37 min
    Saturn 35° up · dark sky
  3. Mimas's shadow crosses Saturn
    23:21 enters → 00:25 leaves · 1 h 05 min
    Saturn 26° up · dark sky

Night of Thu 30 Dec

  1. Mimas crosses Saturn
    21:21 enters → 22:58 leaves · 1 h 37 min
    Saturn 51° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas's shadow crosses Saturn
    21:58 enters → 23:02 leaves · 1 h 05 min
    Saturn 43° up · dark sky

Night of Fri 31 Dec

  1. Mimas crosses Saturn
    19:58 enters → 21:35 leaves · 1 h 37 min
    Saturn 64° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas's shadow crosses Saturn
    20:35 enters → 21:39 leaves · 1 h 04 min
    Saturn 58° up · dark sky
  3. Enceladus behind Saturn
    22:46 disappears → 00:00 reappears · 1 h 14 min
    Saturn 32° up · dark sky

Reading the list

Times are when the moon's centre crosses the edge of Saturn or its shadow, as in published tables. The whole disc takes a few minutes. A start or end marked unseen happens behind Saturn or inside its shadow. “Only what I can see” keeps events with Saturn more than 10° up in a dark sky. Positions: JPL DE431 and sat441, with Saturn as a flattened globe. The rings are not modelled, so “behind Saturn” means behind the globe. Mutual-event brightness drops are estimates. Each event happens at the same instant everywhere on Earth.