Saturn's appearance

Over the course of many years, Saturn's rings can be observed to splay one side or the other to us. Earth also occasionally crosses Saturn's ring plane, giving the appearance of no rings or a thin line where the rings are, depending on the optics used.

Here are Saturn ring orientation times for 2030 to 2039.

Saturn ring views
(planet's apparent tilt toward Earth) 		May 8, 2020 - 09:32 rings minimum tilt north side (24.7°) toward Earth
September 30, 2020 - 19:16 rings maximum tilt north side (27.32°) toward Earth
May 19, 2021 - 22:48 rings minimum tilt north side (20.29°) toward Earth
October 11, 2021 - 00:32 rings maximum tilt north side (23.46°) toward Earth
May 31, 2022 - 22:33 rings minimum tilt north side (14.99°) toward Earth
October 21, 2022 - 21:56 rings maximum tilt north side (18.59°) toward Earth
June 13, 2023 - 07:15 rings minimum tilt north side (8.95°) toward Earth
November 2, 2023 - 03:34 rings maximum tilt north side (12.84°) toward Earth
June 24, 2024 - 22:43 rings minimum tilt north side (2.39°) toward Earth
November 12, 2024 - 15:42 rings maximum tilt north side (6.42°) toward Earth
March 23, 2025 - 17:47 Earth crosses Saturn's ring plane southward.
July 7, 2025 - 20:16 rings maximum tilt south side (4.44°) toward Earth
November 24, 2025 - 10:47 rings minimum tilt south side (0.45°) toward Earth
July 21, 2026 - 00:04 rings maximum tilt south side (11.2°) toward Earth
December 6, 2026 - 11:08 rings minimum tilt south side (7.47°) toward Earth
August 3, 2027 - 08:27 rings maximum tilt south side (17.56°) toward Earth
December 18, 2027 - 13:26 rings minimum tilt south side (14.27°) toward Earth
August 15, 2028 - 16:53 rings maximum tilt south side (23.12°) toward Earth
December 29, 2028 - 12:50 rings minimum tilt south side (20.47°) toward Earth
August 28, 2029 - 10:46 rings maximum tilt south side (27.51°) toward Earth
January 9, 2030 - 22:05 rings minimum tilt south side (25.67°) toward Earth.
September 6, 2030 - 14:04 rings maximum tilt south side (30.38°) toward Earth.
January 18, 2031 - 12:33 rings minimum tilt south side (29.47°) toward Earth.
July 30, 2031 - 00:03 rings maximum tilt south side (31.58°) toward Earth.
October 27, 2031 - 07:19 rings minimum tilt south side (31.42°) toward Earth.
May 12, 2032 - 05:09 rings maximum tilt south side (31.99°) toward Earth.
October 19, 2032 - 17:54 rings minimum tilt south side (30.6°) toward Earth.
March 18, 2033 - 03:32 rings maximum tilt south side (31.83°) toward Earth.
October 31, 2033 - 09:45 rings minimum tilt south side (27.9°) toward Earth.
March 20, 2034 - 19:15 rings maximum tilt south side (30.05°) toward Earth.
November 13, 2034 - 11:50 rings minimum tilt south side (23.54°) toward Earth.
March 31, 2035 - 19:18 rings maximum tilt south side (26.48°) toward Earth.
November 26, 2035 - 19:22 rings minimum tilt south side (17.87°) toward Earth.
April 12, 2036 - 09:36 rings maximum tilt south side (21.41°) toward Earth.
December 8, 2036 - 23:38 rings minimum tilt south side (11.28°) toward Earth.
April 25, 2037 - 10:46 rings maximum tilt south side (15.21°) toward Earth.
December 21, 2037 - 21:02 rings minimum tilt south side (4.22°) toward Earth.
May 8, 2038 - 13:56 rings maximum tilt south side (8.32°) toward Earth.
October 15, 2038 - 16:44 Earth crosses Saturn's ring plane northward.
January 3, 2039 - 10:53 rings maximum tilt north side (2.9°) toward Earth.
April 1, 2039 - 18:26 Earth crosses Saturn's ring plane southward.
May 21, 2039 - 14:02 rings maximum tilt south side (1.15°) toward Earth.
July 9, 2039 - 17:11 Earth crosses Saturn's ring plane northward.