Saturn’s 293 moons

How Saturn became the moon champion of the Solar System.

Published 2026-10-23

Saturn has 293 known moons, 63 of which have formal names.^[6]

Mostly tiny

The Norse group alone has 210 known members as of April 2026, dominated by small moons.^[4]

Big batches

Bergelmir was one of 12 moons found on a single day in December 2004.^[2] A team led by Scott Sheppard announced 17 new Norse-group moons in October 2019.^[4]

Moonlets not counted

There is evidence of dozens to hundreds of moonlets 40–500 m across in Saturn’s rings, which are not counted as moons.^[6]

Numbered citations link to the sources list on the Bergelmir overview page.