581.

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. Wed, 08 Sep 2049 at 09:12 EDT (9,184 days away) in Leo

582.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 24 Sep 2049 at 11:03 EDT (9,200 days away) in Sagittarius

583.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 28 Sep 2049 at 19:44 EDT (9,204 days away) in Leo

584.

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, 16 Nov 2049 at 10:24 EDT (9,253 days away) in Taurus

585.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 20 Nov 2049 at 07:50 EDT (9,257 days away) in Cancer

586.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 25 Dec 2049 at 12:11 EDT (9,292 days away) in Leo

587.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 18 Jan 2050 at 04:15 EDT (9,316 days away) in Cancer

588.

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. Wed, 19 Jan 2050 at 00:49 EDT (9,317 days away) in Cancer

589.

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. Wed, 19 Jan 2050 at 11:08 EDT (9,317 days away) in Sagittarius

590.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 01 Feb 2050 at 21:05 EDT (9,330 days away) in Aries

591.

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, 08 Mar 2050 at 21:21 EDT (9,365 days away) in Leo

592.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 20 Mar 2050 at 04:56 EDT (9,377 days away) in Gemini

593.

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, 16 May 2050 at 07:19 EDT (9,434 days away) in Taurus

594.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 18 May 2050 at 10:34 EDT (9,436 days away) in Capricornus

595.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 24 May 2050 at 00:48 EDT (9,442 days away) in Leo

596.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 15 Jul 2050 at 01:59 EDT (9,494 days away) in Aquarius

597.

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, 28 Jul 2050 at 06:34 EDT (9,507 days away) in Capricornus

598.

Uranus at perihelion Uranus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 04 Aug 2050 at 10:45 EDT (9,514 days away) in Leo

599.

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, 07 Aug 2050 at 14:43 EDT (9,517 days away) in Cancer

600.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 08 Aug 2050 at 11:11 EDT (9,518 days away) in Cancer