Explanation: How many moons does Saturn have? As of June 2026, Saturn has 293 confirmed moons, although that number is expected to increase as astronomers discover more of its natural satellites. The ringed gas giant has more known moons than any other planet in the Solar System, including Jupiter, which has 115 confirmed moons. Most of Saturn’s moons are small, irregular satellites measuring anywhere from a few kilometers to less than a kilometer across. Many orbit Saturn in tilted, distant paths and are grouped in distinct orbital families.
Six of Saturn’s largest moons are visible in this sharp telescopic Saturnian family portrait, captured on August 5. At lower right is Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. With a diameter of 5,150 kilometers, Titan is larger than Earth’s Moon and even slightly larger than the planet Mercury. The image also includes the icy major moons Mimas, Tethys, Enceladus, Dione, and Rhea.
Discovered in 1655 by Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens, Titan was Saturn’s first known natural satellite. Since the beginning of the Space Age, observations by the Voyager spacecraft and NASA’s Cassini mission have continued to expand the growing number of confirmed Saturnian moons.
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