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Saturn's moons in December 2026

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 2026

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

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

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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 Tue 1 Dec

  1. Tethys crosses Saturn
    16:51 enters → 19:27 leaves · 2 h 36 min
    Saturn 35° up · daylight
  2. Tethys's shadow crosses Saturn
    17:42 enters → 19:46 leaves · 2 h 04 min
    Saturn 45° up · twilight
  3. Mimas crosses Saturn
    21:58 enters → 00:15 leaves · 2 h 17 min
    Saturn 52° up · dark sky
  4. Mimas's shadow crosses Saturn
    22:21 enters → 00:27 leaves · 2 h 06 min
    Saturn 48° up · dark sky

Night of Wed 2 Dec

  1. Tethys in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 18:25 reappears · 2 h 03 min
    Saturn 53° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas crosses Saturn
    20:35 enters → 22:52 leaves · 2 h 17 min
    Saturn 61° up · dark sky
  3. Mimas's shadow crosses Saturn
    20:58 enters → 23:04 leaves · 2 h 06 min
    Saturn 59° up · dark sky
  4. Enceladus crosses Saturn
    22:33 enters → 00:57 leaves · 2 h 24 min
    Saturn 45° up · dark sky
  5. Enceladus's shadow crosses Saturn
    23:10 enters → 01:13 leaves · 2 h 03 min
    Saturn 38° up · dark sky

Night of Thu 3 Dec

  1. Mimas crosses Saturn
    19:12 enters → 21:29 leaves · 2 h 16 min
    Saturn 60° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas's shadow crosses Saturn
    19:36 enters → 21:42 leaves · 2 h 06 min
    Saturn 61° up · dark sky

Night of Fri 4 Dec

  1. Mimas crosses Saturn
    17:49 enters → 20:06 leaves · 2 h 16 min
    Saturn 48° up · dusk
  2. Mimas's shadow crosses Saturn
    18:13 enters → 20:19 leaves · 2 h 06 min
    Saturn 52° up · dusk
  3. Dione behind Saturn
    22:19 disappears → 00:36 reappears · 2 h 18 min
    Saturn 46° up · dark sky
  4. Enceladus behind Saturn
    23:55 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 23 min
    Saturn 27° up · dark sky

Night of Sat 5 Dec

  1. Enceladus crosses Saturn
    16:19 enters → 18:43 leaves · 2 h 24 min
    Saturn 31° up · daylight
  2. Mimas crosses Saturn
    16:26 enters → 18:43 leaves · 2 h 16 min
    Saturn 33° up · daylight
  3. Mimas's shadow crosses Saturn
    16:50 enters → 18:56 leaves · 2 h 06 min
    Saturn 38° up · daylight
  4. Enceladus's shadow crosses Saturn
    16:57 enters → 19:00 leaves · 2 h 03 min
    Saturn 39° up · daylight

Night of Mon 7 Dec

  1. Dione behind Saturn
    16:00 disappears → 18:17 reappears · 2 h 18 min
    Saturn 29° up · daylight
  2. Enceladus in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 20:21 reappears · 2 h 02 min
    Saturn 61° up · dark sky

Night of Tue 8 Dec

  1. Mimas behind Saturn
    23:48 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 12 min
    Saturn 25° up · dark sky
  2. Dione crosses Saturn
    00:45 enters → 03:02 leaves · 2 h 17 min
    Saturn 13° up · dark sky

Night of Wed 9 Dec

  1. Enceladus crosses Saturn
    18:59 enters → 21:23 leaves · 2 h 24 min
    Saturn 60° up · dark sky
  2. Enceladus's shadow crosses Saturn
    19:37 enters → 21:40 leaves · 2 h 02 min
    Saturn 62° up · dark sky
  3. Mimas behind Saturn
    22:25 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 12 min
    Saturn 41° up · dark sky
  4. Rhea crosses Saturn
    22:54 enters → 23:21 leaves · 27 min
    Saturn 36° up · dark sky
  5. Mimas in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 00:50 reappears · 2 h 02 min
    Saturn 11° up · dark sky

Night of Thu 10 Dec

  1. Mimas behind Saturn
    21:03 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 12 min
    Saturn 55° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 23:28 reappears · 2 h 02 min
    Saturn 28° up · dark sky

Night of Fri 11 Dec

  1. Dione crosses Saturn
    18:27 enters → 20:44 leaves · 2 h 17 min
    Saturn 58° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas behind Saturn
    19:40 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 12 min
    Saturn 62° up · dark sky
  3. Enceladus behind Saturn
    20:21 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 23 min
    Saturn 60° up · dark sky
  4. Mimas in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 22:05 reappears · 2 h 02 min
    Saturn 44° up · dark sky
  5. Enceladus in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 23:01 reappears · 2 h 01 min
    Saturn 33° up · dark sky

Night of Sat 12 Dec

  1. Mimas behind Saturn
    18:17 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 12 min
    Saturn 57° up · dusk
  2. Mimas in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 20:42 reappears · 2 h 01 min
    Saturn 57° up · dark sky

Night of Sun 13 Dec

  1. Mimas in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 19:20 reappears · 2 h 01 min
    Saturn 62° up · dark sky
  2. Enceladus crosses Saturn
    21:39 enters → 00:02 leaves · 2 h 23 min
    Saturn 47° up · dark sky
  3. Enceladus's shadow crosses Saturn
    22:18 enters → 00:20 leaves · 2 h 02 min
    Saturn 40° up · dark sky
  4. Tethys behind Saturn
    23:22 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 36 min
    Saturn 27° up · dark sky

Night of Mon 14 Dec

  1. Mimas in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 17:57 reappears · 2 h 01 min
    Saturn 56° up · dusk
  2. Tethys crosses Saturn
    22:01 enters → 00:37 leaves · 2 h 36 min
    Saturn 42° up · dark sky
  3. Tethys's shadow crosses Saturn
    22:58 enters → 00:58 leaves · 2 h 00 min
    Saturn 31° up · dark sky

Night of Tue 15 Dec

  1. Tethys behind Saturn
    20:41 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 36 min
    Saturn 55° up · dark sky
  2. Dione behind Saturn
    21:05 disappears → 23:21 reappears · 2 h 17 min
    Saturn 52° up · dark sky
  3. Enceladus behind Saturn
    23:01 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 23 min
    Saturn 29° up · dark sky
  4. Tethys in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 23:37 reappears · 1 h 59 min
    Saturn 22° up · dark sky

Night of Wed 16 Dec

  1. Enceladus's shadow crosses Saturn
    16:06 enters → 18:07 leaves · 2 h 01 min
    Saturn 37° up · daylight
  2. Rhea behind Saturn
    17:36 disappears → 17:53 reappears · 17 min
    Saturn 54° up · twilight
  3. Tethys crosses Saturn
    19:20 enters → 21:56 leaves · 2 h 35 min
    Saturn 62° up · dark sky
  4. Tethys's shadow crosses Saturn
    20:17 enters → 22:17 leaves · 1 h 59 min
    Saturn 58° up · dark sky
  5. Mimas crosses Saturn
    23:52 enters → 02:07 leaves · 2 h 15 min
    Saturn 18° up · dark sky
  6. Mimas's shadow crosses Saturn
    00:18 enters → 02:21 leaves · 2 h 03 min
    Saturn 12° up · dark sky

Night of Thu 17 Dec

  1. Tethys behind Saturn
    17:59 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 35 min
    Saturn 58° up · dusk
  2. Tethys in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 20:56 reappears · 1 h 58 min
    Saturn 52° up · dark sky
  3. Mimas crosses Saturn
    22:29 enters → 00:44 leaves · 2 h 15 min
    Saturn 34° up · dark sky
  4. Mimas's shadow crosses Saturn
    22:55 enters → 00:58 leaves · 2 h 03 min
    Saturn 29° up · dark sky
  5. Enceladus crosses Saturn
    00:19 enters → 02:42 leaves · 2 h 23 min
    Saturn 11° up · dark sky

Night of Fri 18 Dec

  1. Tethys crosses Saturn
    16:39 enters → 19:14 leaves · 2 h 35 min
    Saturn 46° up · daylight
  2. Tethys's shadow crosses Saturn
    17:37 enters → 19:35 leaves · 1 h 58 min
    Saturn 55° up · twilight
  3. Enceladus in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 19:28 reappears · 2 h 00 min
    Saturn 61° up · dark sky
  4. Mimas crosses Saturn
    21:07 enters → 23:21 leaves · 2 h 15 min
    Saturn 49° up · dark sky
  5. Mimas's shadow crosses Saturn
    21:33 enters → 23:35 leaves · 2 h 02 min
    Saturn 45° up · dark sky

Night of Sat 19 Dec

  1. Tethys in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 18:14 reappears · 1 h 58 min
    Saturn 60° up · dusk
  2. Mimas crosses Saturn
    19:44 enters → 21:58 leaves · 2 h 14 min
    Saturn 60° up · dark sky
  3. Mimas's shadow crosses Saturn
    20:10 enters → 22:12 leaves · 2 h 02 min
    Saturn 57° up · dark sky
  4. Dione crosses Saturn
    23:32 enters → 01:48 leaves · 2 h 15 min
    Saturn 19° up · dark sky

Night of Sun 20 Dec

  1. Enceladus crosses Saturn
    18:06 enters → 20:29 leaves · 2 h 23 min
    Saturn 60° up · dusk
  2. Mimas crosses Saturn
    18:21 enters → 20:35 leaves · 2 h 14 min
    Saturn 61° up · dusk
  3. Enceladus's shadow crosses Saturn
    18:46 enters → 20:47 leaves · 2 h 00 min
    Saturn 62° up · dark sky
  4. Mimas's shadow crosses Saturn
    18:47 enters → 20:49 leaves · 2 h 02 min
    Saturn 62° up · dark sky

Night of Mon 21 Dec

  1. Mimas crosses Saturn
    16:58 enters → 19:12 leaves · 2 h 14 min
    Saturn 51° up · daylight
  2. Mimas's shadow crosses Saturn
    17:25 enters → 19:26 leaves · 2 h 02 min
    Saturn 55° up · twilight

Night of Tue 22 Dec

  1. Mimas's shadow crosses Saturn
    16:02 enters → 18:04 leaves · 2 h 01 min
    Saturn 41° up · daylight
  2. Dione crosses Saturn
    17:15 enters → 19:30 leaves · 2 h 15 min
    Saturn 54° up · daylight
  3. Enceladus behind Saturn
    19:29 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 22 min
    Saturn 61° up · dark sky
  4. Enceladus in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 22:09 reappears · 2 h 00 min
    Saturn 35° up · dark sky

Night of Thu 24 Dec

  1. Enceladus crosses Saturn
    20:46 enters → 23:09 leaves · 2 h 23 min
    Saturn 49° up · dark sky
  2. Enceladus's shadow crosses Saturn
    21:27 enters → 23:27 leaves · 2 h 00 min
    Saturn 41° up · dark sky

Night of Fri 25 Dec

  1. Mimas behind Saturn
    23:01 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 11 min
    Saturn 21° up · dark sky

Night of Sat 26 Dec

  1. Dione behind Saturn
    19:54 disappears → 22:07 reappears · 2 h 13 min
    Saturn 56° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas behind Saturn
    21:38 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 11 min
    Saturn 38° up · dark sky
  3. Enceladus behind Saturn
    22:09 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 22 min
    Saturn 31° up · dark sky

Night of Sun 27 Dec

  1. Mimas behind Saturn
    20:16 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 11 min
    Saturn 52° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 22:40 reappears · 1 h 58 min
    Saturn 24° up · dark sky

Night of Mon 28 Dec

  1. Mimas behind Saturn
    18:53 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 11 min
    Saturn 61° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 21:17 reappears · 1 h 58 min
    Saturn 40° up · dark sky
  3. Enceladus crosses Saturn
    23:27 enters → 01:49 leaves · 2 h 22 min
    Saturn 13° up · dark sky

Night of Tue 29 Dec

  1. Enceladus in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 18:36 reappears · 1 h 59 min
    Saturn 62° up · dark sky
  2. Mimas in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 19:55 reappears · 1 h 58 min
    Saturn 54° up · dark sky

Night of Wed 30 Dec

  1. Mimas in Saturn's shadow
    disappears unseen → 18:32 reappears · 1 h 58 min
    Saturn 62° up · dark sky
  2. Dione crosses Saturn
    22:23 enters → 00:34 leaves · 2 h 11 min
    Saturn 25° up · dark sky
  3. Tethys behind Saturn
    23:13 disappears → reappears unseen · 2 h 33 min
    Saturn 14° up · dark sky

Night of Thu 31 Dec

  1. Enceladus crosses Saturn
    17:14 enters → 19:36 leaves · 2 h 22 min
    Saturn 59° up · daylight
  2. Enceladus's shadow crosses Saturn
    17:55 enters → 19:54 leaves · 1 h 59 min
    Saturn 62° up · twilight
  3. Tethys crosses Saturn
    21:53 enters → 00:26 leaves · 2 h 33 min
    Saturn 31° up · dark sky
  4. Tethys's shadow crosses Saturn
    22:53 enters → 00:47 leaves · 1 h 54 min
    Saturn 18° 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.