541.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 11 Nov 2047 at 13:05 EDT (8,534 days away) in Virgo

542.

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, 12 Nov 2047 at 11:19 EDT (8,535 days away) in Aries

543.

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. Tue, 12 Nov 2047 at 21:03 EDT (8,535 days away) in Aries

544.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 16 Dec 2047 at 10:54 EDT (8,569 days away) in Leo

545.

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, 28 Dec 2047 at 14:53 EDT (8,581 days away) in Sagittarius

546.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 09 Jan 2048 at 21:21 EDT (8,593 days away) in Aries

547.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 28 Jan 2048 at 21:21 EDT (8,612 days away) in Aries

548.

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. Thu, 27 Feb 2048 at 20:18 EDT (8,642 days away) in Leo

549.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 24 Apr 2048 at 04:20 EDT (8,699 days away) in Sagittarius

550.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 30 Apr 2048 at 12:48 EDT (8,705 days away) in Ophiuchus

551.

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. Mon, 11 May 2048 at 03:32 EDT (8,716 days away) in Aries

552.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 13 May 2048 at 19:06 EDT (8,718 days away) in Leo

553.

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, 28 May 2048 at 18:42 EDT (8,733 days away) in Taurus

554.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 31 May 2048 at 02:14 EDT (8,736 days away) in Taurus

555.

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. Wed, 03 Jun 2048 at 10:44 EDT (8,739 days away) in Ophiuchus

556.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Thu, 11 Jun 2048 at 21:34 EDT (8,747 days away) in Ophiuchus

557.

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, 03 Jul 2048 at 18:56 EDT (8,769 days away) in Sagittarius

558.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 10 Jul 2048 at 18:40 EDT (8,776 days away) in Scorpius

559.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 26 Aug 2048 at 12:28 EDT (8,823 days away) in Taurus

560.

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, 03 Sep 2048 at 05:00 EDT (8,831 days away) in Leo