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