Yavin

Yavin
Star Wars location
Red gas giant planet and distant small green moon
The gas giant planet Yavin and its fourth moon, as seen in Star Wars (1977)
First appearance
Last appearanceRogue One (2016)
Created byGeorge Lucas
GenreScience fiction
In-universe information
TypeGas giant
Race(s)Masassi warriors (ancient)
LocationsMassassi Outpost Rebel Base
CharactersMembers of the Rebel Alliance
Moon(s)26 (including Yavin 4 and Yavin 8)

Yavin (also known as "Yavin Prime", to distinguish it from its moons) is a fictional planet in the Star Wars galaxy. It first appeared in the 1977 film Star Wars[a] and is depicted as a large red gas giant with an extensive satellite system of moons. The hidden military base of the Rebel Alliance is located on its fourth moon, Yavin 4.

The climactic space battle at the end of the film, in which the Rebel Alliance destroys the Death Star, takes place in orbit around the planet Yavin. In Star Wars fandom and the Star Wars Expanded Universe, this event is especially significant as it is one method used to mark an epoch in the fictional Star Wars universe. Events in the Star Wars Legends continuity are typically dated in terms of years BBY ("Before the Battle of Yavin") or ABY ("After the Battle of Yavin").[1][2]


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  1. ^ Daniel Wallace; Kevin J. Anderson (2005). Star Wars: The New Essential Chronology. LucasBooks.
  2. ^ "Jedi Timeline". Star Wars Jedi Battles. Dorling Kindersley Limited. 2014. pp. 4–5. ISBN 9781409357629. Retrieved April 24, 2017. yavin ABY.