761.

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. Thu, 06 Apr 2056 at 07:28 EDT (11,587 days away) in Virgo

762.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 29 Apr 2056 at 03:21 EDT (11,610 days away) in Pisces

763.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 29 May 2056 at 11:25 EDT (11,640 days away) in Capricornus

764.

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. Mon, 29 May 2056 at 18:32 EDT (11,640 days away) in Taurus

765.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 22 Jun 2056 at 01:08 EDT (11,664 days away) in Virgo

766.

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, 29 Jul 2056 at 02:39 EDT (11,701 days away) in Capricornus

767.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sat, 29 Jul 2056 at 21:23 EDT (11,701 days away) in Capricornus

768.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 03 Aug 2056 at 05:36 EDT (11,706 days away) in Pisces

769.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 13 Sep 2056 at 17:17 EDT (11,747 days away) in Taurus

770.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 27 Sep 2056 at 05:37 EDT (11,761 days away) in Capricornus

771.

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, 11 Oct 2056 at 15:11 EDT (11,775 days away) in Pisces

772.

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. Thu, 12 Oct 2056 at 05:54 EDT (11,776 days away) in Virgo

773.

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, 01 Dec 2056 at 16:40 EDT (11,826 days away) in Taurus

774.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 14 Dec 2056 at 15:18 EDT (11,839 days away) in Cancer

775.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 17 Dec 2056 at 18:54 EDT (11,842 days away) in Pisces

776.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 21 Jan 2057 at 03:56 EDT (11,877 days away) in Cancer

777.

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, 23 Jan 2057 at 20:25 EDT (11,879 days away) in Cancer

778.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 27 Jan 2057 at 11:50 EDT (11,883 days away) in Virgo

779.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 11 Feb 2057 at 17:05 EDT (11,898 days away) in Capricornus

780.

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, 12 Feb 2057 at 05:25 EDT (11,899 days away) in Capricornus