Occult lunar occultations, computed
Location

Saturn's moons in January 2028

Mimas · Enceladus · Tethys · Dione · Rhea · Titan · Iapetus — eclipses, occultations, transits, shadows

Saturn's moons hide behind the globe, cross its face and fall into its shadow only in the years around a ring-plane crossing, when their orbits turn edge-on to us — as they are now, after the 2025 equinox. Titan is easy in any telescope; Rhea, Dione and Tethys need a little more aperture. Times are for the whole Earth; pick a location and the list keeps only what your sky shows.

Where the moons are

Saturn's equator horizontal, east to the left as in binoculars. Drag through the month, or tap any line in the list below to jump there. Moons behind the planet fade. Positions are JPL's, sampled hourly; the rings are not drawn.

Events

When (UTC)EventJupiter in your sky
Jan 1 02:00 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 1 03:43 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 1 09:37 UTCEnceladus begins its transit across the disctakes 2 min
Jan 1 10:53 UTCEnceladus's transit endstakes 2 min
Jan 1 13:05 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 1 13:43 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disctakes 3 min
Jan 1 14:41 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 1 14:46 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 1 min
Jan 2 00:37 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 2 02:09 UTCEnceladus disappears behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 2 02:20 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 2 03:23 UTCEnceladus reappears from behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 2 11:42 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 2 12:20 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disc
Jan 2 13:18 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 2 13:23 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 1 min
Jan 2 18:31 UTCEnceladus begins its transit across the disctakes 2 min
Jan 2 19:46 UTCEnceladus's transit endstakes 2 min
Jan 2 23:15 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 3 00:57 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 3 10:19 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 3 10:57 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disctakes 1 min
Jan 3 11:02 UTCEnceladus disappears behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 3 11:55 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 3 12:00 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 1 min
Jan 3 12:16 UTCEnceladus reappears from behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 3 21:52 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 3 23:34 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 4 03:24 UTCEnceladus begins its transit across the disctakes 2 min
Jan 4 04:39 UTCEnceladus's transit endstakes 2 min
Jan 4 08:57 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 4 09:35 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disctakes 1 min
Jan 4 10:32 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 4 10:37 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 1 min
Jan 4 19:56 UTCEnceladus disappears behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 4 20:30 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 4 21:09 UTCEnceladus reappears from behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 4 22:11 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 5 07:34 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 5 08:13 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disc
Jan 5 09:09 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 5 09:14 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 1 min
Jan 5 12:18 UTCEnceladus begins its transit across the disctakes 2 min
Jan 5 13:33 UTCEnceladus's transit endstakes 2 min
Jan 5 19:07 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 5 20:49 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 6 04:50 UTCEnceladus disappears behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 6 06:02 UTCEnceladus reappears from behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 6 06:11 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 6 06:50 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disc
Jan 6 07:46 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 6 07:51 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 1 min
Jan 6 17:45 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 6 19:26 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 6 21:12 UTCEnceladus begins its transit across the disctakes 2 min
Jan 6 22:26 UTCEnceladus's transit endstakes 2 min
Jan 7 04:49 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 7 05:28 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disc
Jan 7 06:23 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 7 06:28 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 1 min
Jan 7 13:43 UTCEnceladus disappears behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 7 14:56 UTCEnceladus reappears from behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 7 16:22 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 7 18:03 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 8 03:26 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 8 04:05 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disctakes 1 min
Jan 8 05:00 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 8 05:05 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 1 min
Jan 8 06:06 UTCEnceladus begins its transit across the disctakes 2 min
Jan 8 07:19 UTCEnceladus's transit endstakes 2 min
Jan 8 15:00 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 8 16:40 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 8 22:37 UTCEnceladus disappears behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 8 23:49 UTCEnceladus reappears from behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 9 02:04 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 9 02:43 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disc
Jan 9 03:38 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 9 03:42 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 1 min
Jan 9 13:37 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 9 14:59 UTCEnceladus begins its transit across the disctakes 2 min
Jan 9 15:17 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 9 16:12 UTCEnceladus's transit endstakes 2 min
Jan 10 00:41 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 10 01:20 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disc
Jan 10 02:15 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 10 02:19 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 1 min
Jan 10 07:31 UTCEnceladus disappears behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 10 08:42 UTCEnceladus reappears from behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 10 12:15 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 10 13:54 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 10 23:18 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 10 23:53 UTCEnceladus begins its transit across the disctakes 2 min
Jan 10 23:58 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disc
Jan 11 00:52 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 11 00:56 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 1 min
Jan 11 01:05 UTCEnceladus's transit endstakes 2 min
Jan 11 10:52 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 11 12:32 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 11 16:25 UTCEnceladus disappears behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 11 17:35 UTCEnceladus reappears from behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 11 21:56 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 11 22:35 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disctakes 1 min
Jan 11 23:29 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 11 23:33 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 1 min
Jan 12 08:47 UTCEnceladus begins its transit across the disctakes 2 min
Jan 12 09:30 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 12 09:59 UTCEnceladus's transit endstakes 2 min
Jan 12 11:09 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 12 20:33 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 12 21:13 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disc
Jan 12 22:06 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 12 22:10 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 1 min
Jan 13 01:18 UTCEnceladus disappears behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 13 02:28 UTCEnceladus reappears from behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 13 08:08 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 13 09:46 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 13 17:41 UTCEnceladus begins its transit across the disctakes 2 min
Jan 13 18:52 UTCEnceladus's transit endstakes 2 min
Jan 13 19:11 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 13 19:50 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disctakes 3 min
Jan 13 20:43 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 13 20:47 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 1 min
Jan 14 06:45 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 14 08:23 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 14 10:12 UTCEnceladus disappears behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 14 11:21 UTCEnceladus reappears from behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 14 17:48 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 14 18:28 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disc
Jan 14 19:20 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 14 19:24 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 1 min
Jan 15 02:35 UTCEnceladus begins its transit across the disctakes 2 min
Jan 15 03:45 UTCEnceladus's transit endstakes 2 min
Jan 15 05:23 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 15 07:00 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 15 16:26 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 15 17:05 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disctakes 1 min
Jan 15 17:57 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 15 18:01 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 1 min
Jan 15 19:06 UTCEnceladus disappears behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 15 20:15 UTCEnceladus reappears from behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 16 04:00 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 16 05:37 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 16 11:29 UTCEnceladus begins its transit across the disctakes 2 min
Jan 16 12:38 UTCEnceladus's transit endstakes 2 min
Jan 16 15:03 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 16 15:43 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disc
Jan 16 16:34 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 16 16:38 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 1 min
Jan 17 02:38 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 17 04:00 UTCEnceladus disappears behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 17 04:14 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 17 05:08 UTCEnceladus reappears from behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 17 13:41 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 17 14:21 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disctakes 3 min
Jan 17 15:11 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 17 15:15 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 1 min
Jan 17 20:23 UTCEnceladus begins its transit across the disctakes 2 min
Jan 17 21:32 UTCEnceladus's transit endstakes 2 min
Jan 18 01:16 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 18 02:52 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 18 12:18 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 18 12:54 UTCEnceladus disappears behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 18 12:58 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disc
Jan 18 13:49 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 18 13:52 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 1 min
Jan 18 14:01 UTCEnceladus reappears from behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 18 23:53 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 19 01:29 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 19 05:17 UTCEnceladus begins its transit across the disctakes 2 min
Jan 19 06:25 UTCEnceladus's transit endstakes 2 min
Jan 19 10:56 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 19 11:35 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disctakes 1 min
Jan 19 12:26 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 19 12:29 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 1 min
Jan 19 21:48 UTCEnceladus disappears behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 19 22:31 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 19 22:54 UTCEnceladus reappears from behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 20 00:06 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 20 09:33 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 20 10:13 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disc
Jan 20 11:03 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 20 11:06 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 2 min
Jan 20 14:11 UTCEnceladus begins its transit across the disctakes 2 min
Jan 20 15:18 UTCEnceladus's transit endstakes 2 min
Jan 20 21:08 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 20 22:43 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 21 06:42 UTCEnceladus disappears behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 21 07:47 UTCEnceladus reappears from behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 21 08:11 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 21 08:51 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disctakes 3 min
Jan 21 09:40 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 21 09:43 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 1 min
Jan 21 19:46 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 21 21:20 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 21 23:05 UTCEnceladus begins its transit across the disctakes 2 min
Jan 22 00:11 UTCEnceladus's transit endstakes 2 min
Jan 22 06:48 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 22 07:28 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disc
Jan 22 08:17 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 22 08:20 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 2 min
Jan 22 15:36 UTCEnceladus disappears behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 22 16:40 UTCEnceladus reappears from behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 22 18:24 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 22 19:57 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 23 05:26 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 23 06:05 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disctakes 1 min
Jan 23 06:54 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 23 06:58 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 1 min
Jan 23 07:59 UTCEnceladus begins its transit across the disctakes 2 min
Jan 23 09:04 UTCEnceladus's transit endstakes 2 min
Jan 23 17:01 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 23 18:34 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 24 00:31 UTCEnceladus disappears behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 24 01:33 UTCEnceladus reappears from behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 24 04:03 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 24 04:43 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disctakes 1 min
Jan 24 05:31 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 24 05:34 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 2 min
Jan 24 15:39 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 24 16:53 UTCEnceladus begins its transit across the disctakes 2 min
Jan 24 17:11 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 24 17:58 UTCEnceladus's transit endstakes 2 min
Jan 25 02:41 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 25 03:21 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disc
Jan 25 04:09 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 25 04:12 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 1 min
Jan 25 09:25 UTCEnceladus disappears behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 25 10:27 UTCEnceladus reappears from behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 25 14:17 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 25 15:49 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 26 01:19 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 26 01:47 UTCEnceladus begins its transit across the disctakes 2 min
Jan 26 01:58 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disc
Jan 26 02:46 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 26 02:48 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 2 min
Jan 26 02:51 UTCEnceladus's transit endstakes 2 min
Jan 26 12:54 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 26 14:26 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 26 18:19 UTCEnceladus disappears behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 26 19:20 UTCEnceladus reappears from behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 26 23:56 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 27 00:35 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disctakes 1 min
Jan 27 01:23 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 27 01:26 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 2 min
Jan 27 10:41 UTCEnceladus begins its transit across the disctakes 2 min
Jan 27 11:32 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 27 11:44 UTCEnceladus's transit endstakes 2 min
Jan 27 13:03 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 27 22:34 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 27 23:13 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disctakes 1 min
Jan 28 00:00 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 28 00:03 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 2 min
Jan 28 03:13 UTCEnceladus disappears behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 28 04:13 UTCEnceladus reappears from behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 28 10:10 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 28 11:40 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 28 19:36 UTCEnceladus begins its transit across the disctakes 2 min
Jan 28 20:37 UTCEnceladus's transit endstakes 2 min
Jan 28 21:11 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 28 21:51 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disc
Jan 28 22:37 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 28 22:40 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 2 min
Jan 29 08:47 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 29 10:17 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 1 min
Jan 29 12:08 UTCEnceladus disappears behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 29 13:06 UTCEnceladus reappears from behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 29 19:49 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 29 20:28 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disctakes 3 min
Jan 29 21:15 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 29 21:17 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 1 min
Jan 30 04:30 UTCEnceladus begins its transit across the disctakes 2 min
Jan 30 05:30 UTCEnceladus's transit endstakes 2 min
Jan 30 07:25 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 30 08:54 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 2 min
Jan 30 18:27 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 30 19:05 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disctakes 1 min
Jan 30 19:52 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 30 19:54 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 2 min
Jan 30 21:02 UTCEnceladus disappears behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 30 21:59 UTCEnceladus reappears from behind Saturntakes 2 min
Jan 31 06:03 UTCMimas disappears behind Saturn
Jan 31 07:31 UTCMimas reappears from Saturn's shadowtakes 2 min
Jan 31 13:24 UTCEnceladus begins its transit across the disctakes 2 min
Jan 31 14:23 UTCEnceladus's transit endstakes 2 min
Jan 31 17:04 UTCMimas begins its transit across the disc
Jan 31 17:43 UTCMimas's shadow enters the disctakes 1 min
Jan 31 18:29 UTCMimas's transit ends
Jan 31 18:31 UTCMimas's shadow leaves the disctakes 1 min

Reading the list

Each disappears / reappears line is the moment the moon's disc is fully in or first out; the "takes N min" is how long the disc takes to cross the edge. Halves that happen behind Saturn or inside its shadow are left out, since nobody can see them. Positions are from JPL DE431 and the sat441 satellite ephemeris, Saturn as an oblate spheroid with its shadow cone; the rings are not modelled, so a moon 'behind Saturn' means behind the globe; mutual-event magnitude drops assume uniform discs and are estimates. Events are geocentric — the same instant everywhere on Earth to well under a second.