461.

Neptune at perihelion Neptune passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 14 Sep 2042 at 23:13 EDT (6,570 days away) in Aries

462.

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, 01 Nov 2042 at 01:47 EDT (6,618 days away) in Aries

463.

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, 01 Nov 2042 at 12:21 EDT (6,618 days away) in Libra

464.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 22 Nov 2042 at 10:50 EDT (6,639 days away) in Cancer

465.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 02 Dec 2042 at 17:10 EDT (6,649 days away) in Ophiuchus

466.

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 Dec 2042 at 17:54 EDT (6,651 days away) in Ophiuchus

467.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 17 Jan 2043 at 11:28 EDT (6,695 days away) in Aries

468.

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, 04 Feb 2043 at 03:18 EDT (6,713 days away) in Cancer

469.

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. Fri, 20 Feb 2043 at 12:07 EDT (6,729 days away) in Aquarius

470.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 25 Feb 2043 at 19:11 EDT (6,734 days away) in Libra

471.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 28 Feb 2043 at 04:10 EDT (6,737 days away) in Aquarius

472.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 09 Mar 2043 at 02:19 EDT (6,746 days away) in Aquarius

473.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 20 Apr 2043 at 00:16 EDT (6,788 days away) in Sagittarius

474.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 20 Apr 2043 at 12:53 EDT (6,788 days away) in Cancer

475.

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, 30 Apr 2043 at 07:19 EDT (6,798 days away) in Aries

476.

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, 05 May 2043 at 15:29 EDT (6,803 days away) in Libra

477.

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. Fri, 19 Jun 2043 at 22:28 EDT (6,848 days away) in Sagittarius

478.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 21 Jun 2043 at 08:10 EDT (6,850 days away) in Sagittarius

479.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 15 Jul 2043 at 14:09 EDT (6,874 days away) in Libra

480.

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. Mon, 10 Aug 2043 at 07:35 EDT (6,900 days away) in Cancer