561.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 12 Sep 2048 at 12:53 EDT (8,823 days away) in Sagittarius

562.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 18 Oct 2048 at 12:13 EDT (8,859 days away) in Gemini

563.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 20 Oct 2048 at 02:29 EDT (8,861 days away) in Sagittarius

564.

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. Fri, 13 Nov 2048 at 22:53 EDT (8,885 days away) in Aries

565.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 15 Dec 2048 at 15:35 EDT (8,917 days away) in Taurus

566.

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. Thu, 17 Dec 2048 at 00:25 EDT (8,919 days away) in Taurus

567.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 20 Dec 2048 at 11:53 EDT (8,922 days away) in Leo

568.

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, 08 Jan 2049 at 00:06 EDT (8,941 days away) in Sagittarius

569.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 30 Jan 2049 at 10:05 EDT (8,963 days away) in Aries

570.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 13 Feb 2049 at 19:28 EDT (8,977 days away) in Taurus

571.

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. Wed, 03 Mar 2049 at 20:37 EDT (8,995 days away) in Leo

572.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 06 May 2049 at 04:55 EDT (9,059 days away) in Sagittarius

573.

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, 13 May 2049 at 17:24 EDT (9,066 days away) in Aries

574.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 18 May 2049 at 21:53 EDT (9,071 days away) in Leo

575.

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 Jul 2049 at 05:34 EDT (9,118 days away) in Gemini

576.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 06 Jul 2049 at 00:54 EDT (9,120 days away) in Gemini

577.

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. Thu, 15 Jul 2049 at 23:43 EDT (9,129 days away) in Sagittarius

578.

Mars at solar conjunction Mars is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Wed, 04 Aug 2049 at 10:49 EDT (9,149 days away) in Cancer

579.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 10 Aug 2049 at 14:55 EDT (9,155 days away) in Cancer

580.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 29 Aug 2049 at 00:45 EDT (9,174 days away) in Taurus