541.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 01 Apr 2046 at 11:02 EDT (7,929 days away) in Ophiuchus

542.

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. Tue, 17 Apr 2046 at 14:00 EDT (7,945 days away) in Virgo

543.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 24 Apr 2046 at 00:26 EDT (7,952 days away) in Virgo

544.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 04 May 2046 at 15:29 EDT (7,962 days away) in Leo

545.

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. Sun, 06 May 2046 at 23:49 EDT (7,964 days away) in Aries

546.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 28 May 2046 at 11:29 EDT (7,986 days away) in Virgo

547.

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. Sun, 10 Jun 2046 at 11:14 EDT (7,999 days away) in Ophiuchus

548.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 08 Aug 2046 at 00:14 EDT (8,058 days away) in Pisces

549.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 20 Aug 2046 at 14:44 EDT (8,070 days away) in Ophiuchus

550.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 22 Aug 2046 at 10:03 EDT (8,072 days away) in Aries

551.

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. Fri, 24 Aug 2046 at 20:02 EDT (8,074 days away) in Leo

552.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Fri, 05 Oct 2046 at 23:21 EDT (8,116 days away) in Pisces

553.

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. Sat, 06 Oct 2046 at 21:21 EDT (8,117 days away) in Pisces

554.

Jupiter at perihelion Jupiter passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 30 Oct 2046 at 15:42 EDT (8,141 days away) in Cetus

555.

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, 09 Nov 2046 at 23:35 EDT (8,152 days away) in Aries

556.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 03 Dec 2046 at 07:01 EDT (8,175 days away) in Capricornus

557.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 03 Dec 2046 at 20:05 EDT (8,175 days away) in Cetus

558.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 11 Dec 2046 at 10:23 EDT (8,183 days away) in Leo

559.

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. Mon, 17 Dec 2046 at 05:57 EDT (8,189 days away) in Ophiuchus

560.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 26 Jan 2047 at 09:58 EDT (8,229 days away) in Aries