681.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 07 Oct 2052 at 14:14 EDT (10,310 days away) in Virgo

682.

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. Tue, 08 Oct 2052 at 22:22 EDT (10,311 days away) in Virgo

683.

Jupiter at aphelion Jupiter passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 11 Oct 2052 at 01:56 EDT (10,314 days away) in Virgo

684.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 20 Oct 2052 at 01:05 EDT (10,323 days away) in Aries

685.

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. Mon, 28 Oct 2052 at 02:27 EDT (10,331 days away) in Aries

686.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 29 Oct 2052 at 09:22 EDT (10,332 days away) in Capricornus

687.

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, 22 Nov 2052 at 20:13 EDT (10,356 days away) in Taurus

688.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 29 Nov 2052 at 01:18 EDT (10,363 days away) in Pisces

689.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 08 Jan 2053 at 14:26 EDT (10,403 days away) in Virgo

690.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 08 Feb 2053 at 09:45 EDT (10,434 days away) in Taurus

691.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 18 Feb 2053 at 21:07 EDT (10,444 days away) in Virgo

692.

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, 22 Feb 2053 at 22:31 EDT (10,448 days away) in Aquarius

693.

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. Sun, 23 Mar 2053 at 02:22 EDT (10,477 days away) in Virgo

694.

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. Sun, 20 Apr 2053 at 15:33 EDT (10,505 days away) in Virgo

695.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 21 Apr 2053 at 19:51 EDT (10,506 days away) in Virgo

696.

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. Fri, 23 May 2053 at 00:50 EDT (10,538 days away) in Taurus

697.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 07 Jun 2053 at 13:30 EDT (10,553 days away) in Virgo

698.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 22 Jun 2053 at 09:25 EDT (10,568 days away) in Virgo

699.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 24 Jun 2053 at 11:37 EDT (10,570 days away) in Aquarius

700.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 03 Jul 2053 at 18:35 EDT (10,579 days away) in Cancer