461.

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. Tue, 09 Feb 2044 at 00:42 EDT (7,164 days away) in Leo

462.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 08 Mar 2044 at 17:01 EDT (7,192 days away) in Libra

463.

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. Fri, 11 Mar 2044 at 07:43 EDT (7,195 days away) in Leo

464.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 14 Mar 2044 at 02:01 EDT (7,198 days away) in Leo

465.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 21 Apr 2044 at 19:34 EDT (7,236 days away) in Leo

466.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 24 Apr 2044 at 13:56 EDT (7,239 days away) in Cancer

467.

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, 01 May 2044 at 20:39 EDT (7,246 days away) in Aries

468.

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, 17 May 2044 at 00:29 EDT (7,262 days away) in Libra

469.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 24 May 2044 at 10:05 EDT (7,269 days away) in Capricornus

470.

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. Sun, 24 Jul 2044 at 02:47 EDT (7,330 days away) in Capricornus

471.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 24 Jul 2044 at 23:24 EDT (7,330 days away) in Capricornus

472.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 27 Jul 2044 at 03:10 EDT (7,333 days away) in Libra

473.

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. Sun, 14 Aug 2044 at 11:39 EDT (7,351 days away) in Leo

474.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 17 Aug 2044 at 07:10 EDT (7,354 days away) in Aries

475.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 22 Sep 2044 at 10:36 EDT (7,390 days away) in Sagittarius

476.

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. Sat, 05 Nov 2044 at 01:11 EDT (7,434 days away) in Aries

477.

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. Thu, 24 Nov 2044 at 05:36 EDT (7,453 days away) in Libra

478.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 01 Dec 2044 at 09:55 EDT (7,460 days away) in Leo

479.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 15 Jan 2045 at 02:25 EDT (7,505 days away) in Capricornus

480.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 21 Jan 2045 at 10:35 EDT (7,511 days away) in Aries