421.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 03 Oct 2040 at 10:49 EDT (5,923 days away) in Virgo

422.

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, 04 Oct 2040 at 16:12 EDT (5,924 days away) in Virgo

423.

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. Sun, 07 Oct 2040 at 13:15 EDT (5,927 days away) in Virgo

424.

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, 27 Oct 2040 at 02:15 EDT (5,947 days away) in Aries

425.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 09 Nov 2040 at 04:21 EDT (5,960 days away) in Libra

426.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 12 Nov 2040 at 13:11 EDT (5,963 days away) in Cancer

427.

Jupiter at aphelion Jupiter passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 19 Nov 2040 at 03:06 EDT (5,970 days away) in Virgo

428.

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. Mon, 17 Dec 2040 at 07:18 EDT (5,998 days away) in Ophiuchus

429.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 12 Jan 2041 at 12:36 EDT (6,024 days away) in Aries

430.

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. Fri, 25 Jan 2041 at 10:19 EDT (6,037 days away) in Cancer

431.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 01 Feb 2041 at 10:53 EDT (6,044 days away) in Virgo

432.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 14 Feb 2041 at 15:22 EDT (6,057 days away) in Virgo

433.

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. Wed, 10 Apr 2041 at 11:04 EDT (6,112 days away) in Virgo

434.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 10 Apr 2041 at 14:49 EDT (6,112 days away) in Cancer

435.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 12 Apr 2041 at 09:27 EDT (6,114 days away) in Pisces

436.

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, 16 Apr 2041 at 08:13 EDT (6,118 days away) in Virgo

437.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Wed, 17 Apr 2041 at 11:39 EDT (6,119 days away) in Virgo

438.

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, 25 Apr 2041 at 04:59 EDT (6,127 days away) in Aries

439.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 18 Jun 2041 at 02:22 EDT (6,181 days away) in Virgo

440.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 19 Jun 2041 at 21:00 EDT (6,182 days away) in Virgo