1821.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 03 Apr 2105 at 20:23 EDT (29,537 days away) in Ophiuchus

1822.

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. Sat, 02 May 2105 at 04:44 EDT (29,566 days away) in Aries

1823.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 06 Jun 2105 at 02:38 EDT (29,601 days away) in Virgo

1824.

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. Fri, 12 Jun 2105 at 21:15 EDT (29,607 days away) in Ophiuchus

1825.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 28 Jul 2105 at 08:07 EDT (29,653 days away) in Cetus

1826.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 21 Aug 2105 at 09:55 EDT (29,677 days away) in Aries

1827.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 22 Aug 2105 at 23:47 EDT (29,678 days away) in Ophiuchus

1828.

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, 20 Sep 2105 at 21:59 EDT (29,707 days away) in Virgo

1829.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Fri, 25 Sep 2105 at 15:54 EDT (29,712 days away) in Pisces

1830.

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. Sat, 26 Sep 2105 at 07:12 EDT (29,713 days away) in Pisces

1831.

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. Fri, 06 Nov 2105 at 07:47 EDT (29,754 days away) in Aries

1832.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 23 Nov 2105 at 11:13 EDT (29,771 days away) in Pisces

1833.

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. Sat, 19 Dec 2105 at 13:58 EDT (29,797 days away) in Sagittarius

1834.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 01 Jan 2106 at 12:41 EDT (29,810 days away) in Virgo

1835.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 13 Jan 2106 at 08:13 EDT (29,822 days away) in Leo

1836.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 19 Jan 2106 at 23:53 EDT (29,829 days away) in Aries

1837.

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, 22 Feb 2106 at 10:25 EDT (29,862 days away) in Leo

1838.

Jupiter at perihelion Jupiter passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 22 Feb 2106 at 20:54 EDT (29,862 days away) in Cetus

1839.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 22 Feb 2106 at 23:25 EDT (29,863 days away) in Leo

1840.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 04 Mar 2106 at 13:22 EDT (29,872 days away) in Leo