Saturn Eclipse 2024

• 25 Jul 2024

The Saturn occultation or Eclipse of Saturn by Moon the rare celestial event was seen on July 24th. This occurrence takes place once every 18 years (approximately), offering unique opportunities to both amateur and professional astronomers to observe the event between the Moon and Saturn.

Key Points

• Saturn Lunar Eclipse or Shani Chandra Grahan occurs when the Moon passes in front of Saturn, hiding it from view.
• The Saturn Lunar Eclipse is also known as the Lunar Occultation of Saturn.
• A lunar occultation in astronomy is when the Moon appears to move in front of another object in the sky like a star, a planet or an asteroid.