961.

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, 13 Jul 2065 at 16:55 EDT (14,972 days away) in Sagittarius

962.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 19 Jul 2065 at 15:44 EDT (14,978 days away) in Sagittarius

963.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 04 Aug 2065 at 17:51 EDT (14,994 days away) in Libra

964.

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. Sun, 09 Aug 2065 at 03:09 EDT (14,999 days away) in Cancer

965.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 15 Aug 2065 at 10:41 EDT (15,005 days away) in Sagittarius

966.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 24 Sep 2065 at 07:17 EDT (15,045 days away) in Sagittarius

967.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 04 Oct 2065 at 08:58 EDT (15,055 days away) in Gemini

968.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 10 Nov 2065 at 08:08 EDT (15,092 days away) in Libra

969.

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, 12 Nov 2065 at 09:09 EDT (15,094 days away) in Libra

970.

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, 23 Nov 2065 at 01:51 EDT (15,105 days away) in Libra

971.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 07 Dec 2065 at 14:37 EDT (15,119 days away) in Leo

972.

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. Mon, 21 Dec 2065 at 18:14 EDT (15,133 days away) in Orion

973.

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. Fri, 12 Feb 2066 at 06:42 EDT (15,186 days away) in Leo

974.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 09 Mar 2066 at 18:39 EDT (15,211 days away) in Orion

975.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 10 Mar 2066 at 03:45 EDT (15,212 days away) in Scorpius

976.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 26 Mar 2066 at 17:42 EDT (15,228 days away) in Ophiuchus

977.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 21 Apr 2066 at 12:54 EDT (15,254 days away) in Leo

978.

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. Mon, 24 May 2066 at 10:38 EDT (15,287 days away) in Scorpius

979.

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. Wed, 26 May 2066 at 16:01 EDT (15,289 days away) in Scorpius

980.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Fri, 28 May 2066 at 04:31 EDT (15,291 days away) in Scorpius