441.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 28 Feb 2043 at 04:10 EDT (6,800 days away) in Aquarius

442.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 09 Mar 2043 at 02:19 EDT (6,809 days away) in Aquarius

443.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 20 Apr 2043 at 00:16 EDT (6,851 days away) in Sagittarius

444.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 20 Apr 2043 at 12:53 EDT (6,851 days away) in Cancer

445.

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. Thu, 30 Apr 2043 at 07:19 EDT (6,861 days away) in Aries

446.

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. Tue, 05 May 2043 at 15:29 EDT (6,866 days away) in Libra

447.

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, 19 Jun 2043 at 22:28 EDT (6,911 days away) in Sagittarius

448.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 21 Jun 2043 at 08:10 EDT (6,913 days away) in Sagittarius

449.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 15 Jul 2043 at 14:09 EDT (6,937 days away) in Libra

450.

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. Mon, 10 Aug 2043 at 07:35 EDT (6,963 days away) in Cancer

451.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 15 Aug 2043 at 16:47 EDT (6,968 days away) in Aries

452.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 20 Aug 2043 at 14:26 EDT (6,973 days away) in Ophiuchus

453.

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, 03 Nov 2043 at 12:33 EDT (7,048 days away) in Aries

454.

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. Fri, 13 Nov 2043 at 11:30 EDT (7,058 days away) in Libra

455.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 27 Nov 2043 at 10:56 EDT (7,072 days away) in Leo

456.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 03 Jan 2044 at 22:41 EDT (7,109 days away) in Sagittarius

457.

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. Tue, 05 Jan 2044 at 14:27 EDT (7,111 days away) in Sagittarius

458.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 19 Jan 2044 at 23:55 EDT (7,126 days away) in Aries

459.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 31 Jan 2044 at 18:12 EDT (7,137 days away) in Virgo

460.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 06 Feb 2044 at 19:39 EDT (7,143 days away) in Virgo