Where is saturn right now?

east of the Sun) on April 10. Quadrature occurs when a planet, as seen from the Earth, forms a right angle with respect to the Sun. So now is also a good time to see the shadow of the planet cast well off to its eastern side, giving the planet and its rings a greater depth in appearance. read more

Saturn Conjunctions with other Planets, August 2014 to December 2020. Viewed from the orbiting Earth, whenever two planets appear to pass each other in the night sky (a line-of-sight effect) the event is known as a planetary conjunction or appulse. read more

Saturn is closest, brightest, opposite the sun on June 15. On June 15, 2017, Earth will go between the sun and Saturn. Astronomers call this an opposition of Saturn, because the planet will appear opposite the sun in our sky, rising in the east as the sun sets in the west. read more