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