Saturn to come very close to Earth today, will be visible to naked eye from India

Once every year, Earth and Saturn come close to each other while revolving in their orbital path.

Bhubaneswar: Saturn will be at its closest to Earth on Monday (August 2) at 11.30 am and will be visible to the naked eye from nations where it is night time, said Dr Suvendu Pattnaik, Deputy Director of Pathani Samanta Planetarium. People across the world that will be in their nighttime, will be able to see a bright Saturn, he told ANI. "As per Indian Standard Time (IST) at 11.30 am, Saturn and Earth will be closest to each other. It will be daytime in India but wherever there is nighttime, people will see a bright Saturn," said Dr Pattnaik.Earth takes about 365 days to orbit the sun while Saturn takes around 29.5 years for completing one full revolution of the sun, he informed.