461.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Wed, 28 Dec 2039 at 09:40 EDT (5,577 days away) in Gemini

462.

Mars at opposition Mars lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Mon, 02 Jan 2040 at 10:21 EDT (5,582 days away) in Gemini

463.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 11 Jan 2040 at 01:52 EDT (5,591 days away) in Pisces

464.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 16 Jan 2040 at 08:17 EDT (5,596 days away) in Virgo

465.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 20 Jan 2040 at 23:20 EDT (5,601 days away) in Virgo

466.

Uranus at opposition Uranus lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sat, 21 Jan 2040 at 14:38 EDT (5,601 days away) in Cancer

467.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 09 Feb 2040 at 06:52 EDT (5,620 days away) in Gemini

468.

Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 16 Mar 2040 at 17:50 EDT (5,656 days away) in Virgo

469.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sat, 17 Mar 2040 at 05:42 EDT (5,657 days away) in Virgo

470.

Saturn at opposition Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Wed, 28 Mar 2040 at 14:07 EDT (5,668 days away) in Virgo

471.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 05 Apr 2040 at 18:03 EDT (5,676 days away) in Cancer

472.

Neptune at solar conjunction Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sun, 22 Apr 2040 at 15:43 EDT (5,693 days away) in Aries

473.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 03 May 2040 at 15:13 EDT (5,704 days away) in Cancer

474.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 18 May 2040 at 00:00 EDT (5,719 days away) in Leo

475.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 06 Jun 2040 at 13:57 EDT (5,738 days away) in Virgo

476.

Uranus at solar conjunction Uranus is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Wed, 25 Jul 2040 at 21:39 EDT (5,787 days away) in Cancer

477.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 08 Aug 2040 at 01:33 EDT (5,801 days away) in Aries

478.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 03 Oct 2040 at 10:49 EDT (5,857 days away) in Virgo

479.

Jupiter at solar conjunction Jupiter is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Thu, 04 Oct 2040 at 16:12 EDT (5,858 days away) in Virgo

480.

Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sun, 07 Oct 2040 at 13:15 EDT (5,861 days away) in Virgo