361.

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. Thu, 21 Jul 2039 at 19:01 EDT (5,511 days away) in Cancer

362.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 06 Aug 2039 at 12:56 EDT (5,527 days away) in Aries

363.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 04 Sep 2039 at 08:50 EDT (5,556 days away) in Leo

364.

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. Sun, 04 Sep 2039 at 13:52 EDT (5,556 days away) in Leo

365.

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, 25 Sep 2039 at 11:58 EDT (5,577 days away) in Virgo

366.

Neptune at opposition Neptune lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 25 Oct 2039 at 14:15 EDT (5,607 days away) in Pisces

367.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 08 Nov 2039 at 15:55 EDT (5,621 days away) in Cancer

368.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 23 Nov 2039 at 15:48 EDT (5,636 days away) in Gemini

369.

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 (5,671 days away) in Gemini

370.

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 (5,676 days away) in Gemini

371.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 11 Jan 2040 at 01:52 EDT (5,685 days away) in Pisces

372.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 16 Jan 2040 at 08:17 EDT (5,690 days away) in Virgo

373.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 20 Jan 2040 at 23:20 EDT (5,695 days away) in Virgo

374.

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 (5,695 days away) in Cancer

375.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 09 Feb 2040 at 06:52 EDT (5,714 days away) in Gemini

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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 (5,750 days away) in Virgo

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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 (5,751 days away) in Virgo

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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 (5,762 days away) in Virgo

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 05 Apr 2040 at 18:03 EDT (5,770 days away) in Cancer

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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 (5,787 days away) in Aries