561.

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, 22 Feb 2047 at 20:41 EDT (8,256 days away) in Leo

562.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 13 Apr 2047 at 07:23 EDT (8,306 days away) in Sagittarius

563.

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. Mon, 22 Apr 2047 at 00:25 EDT (8,315 days away) in Aries

564.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 23 Apr 2047 at 21:16 EDT (8,316 days away) in Aries

565.

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, 09 May 2047 at 13:38 EDT (8,332 days away) in Aries

566.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 09 May 2047 at 16:44 EDT (8,332 days away) in Leo

567.

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. Sat, 22 Jun 2047 at 15:00 EDT (8,376 days away) in Sagittarius

568.

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, 24 Jun 2047 at 22:27 EDT (8,378 days away) in Gemini

569.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 17 Jul 2047 at 16:34 EDT (8,401 days away) in Gemini

570.

Saturn at aphelion Saturn passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 20 Jul 2047 at 19:36 EDT (8,404 days away) in Sagittarius

571.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 24 Aug 2047 at 22:19 EDT (8,439 days away) in Aries

572.

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, 30 Aug 2047 at 00:25 EDT (8,445 days away) in Leo

573.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 01 Sep 2047 at 14:23 EDT (8,447 days away) in Sagittarius

574.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 14 Sep 2047 at 08:32 EDT (8,460 days away) in Taurus

575.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 11 Nov 2047 at 12:09 EDT (8,518 days away) in Aries

576.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 11 Nov 2047 at 13:05 EDT (8,518 days away) in Virgo

577.

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, 12 Nov 2047 at 11:19 EDT (8,519 days away) in Aries

578.

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, 12 Nov 2047 at 21:03 EDT (8,519 days away) in Aries

579.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 16 Dec 2047 at 10:54 EDT (8,553 days away) in Leo

580.

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, 28 Dec 2047 at 14:53 EDT (8,565 days away) in Sagittarius