What is the farthest and nearest distances between the Earth and the planets Jupiter and Saturn?
Jupiter is farthest on January 1, 1996 at a distance of 6.23 AU, and nearest on July 6, 1996 at 4.186 AU. Saturn is farthest on April 1, 1996 at 10.524 AU, and nearest on October 1, 1996 at 8.50 AU. Note 1 AU = 93 million miles. Also, Jupiter was the closest distance to Earth this century on October 2, 1951 at a distance of 3.948 AU, and Saturn was closest on December 21, 1914 at 8.03 AU.
