What is Saturn's ordinal position from the Sun?

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Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun. The planets inward to outward are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Saturn’s position is determined by its average orbital distance, not by its size, brightness, or the number of moons it has. It orbits the Sun at an average distance of about 1.43 billion kilometres, or roughly 9.5 times Earth’s distance. One Saturnian orbit takes approximately 29.45 Earth years.

Saturn is the second-largest planet after Jupiter and the outermost of the Solar System’s two largest gas giants. Its spectacular rings and many moons can make it seem more visually dominant than its neighbours, but neither feature changes its ordinal position. A common mix-up is placing Uranus or Neptune immediately after Saturn; Uranus is seventh and Neptune is eighth. Saturn’s position has remained unchanged since the modern eight-planet arrangement was established.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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