981.

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. Tue, 22 Jun 2066 at 16:12 EDT (15,316 days away) in Gemini

982.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 28 Jul 2066 at 00:36 EDT (15,352 days away) in Libra

983.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 09 Aug 2066 at 17:23 EDT (15,364 days away) in Libra

984.

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, 23 Aug 2066 at 13:44 EDT (15,378 days away) in Leo

985.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 24 Aug 2066 at 20:15 EDT (15,379 days away) in Leo

986.

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. Fri, 27 Aug 2066 at 05:31 EDT (15,382 days away) in Leo

987.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 02 Sep 2066 at 20:37 EDT (15,388 days away) in Leo

988.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 06 Oct 2066 at 21:47 EDT (15,422 days away) in Gemini

989.

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. Sat, 27 Nov 2066 at 18:30 EDT (15,474 days away) in Scorpius

990.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 11 Dec 2066 at 06:38 EDT (15,488 days away) in Ophiuchus

991.

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, 13 Dec 2066 at 07:07 EDT (15,490 days away) in Ophiuchus

992.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 21 Dec 2066 at 00:58 EDT (15,498 days away) in Leo

993.

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, 24 Dec 2066 at 04:38 EDT (15,501 days away) in Gemini

994.

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, 25 Feb 2067 at 21:10 EDT (15,564 days away) in Leo

995.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 12 Mar 2067 at 07:11 EDT (15,579 days away) in Gemini

996.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 14 Mar 2067 at 22:14 EDT (15,581 days away) in Ophiuchus

997.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 29 Apr 2067 at 11:58 EDT (15,627 days away) in Sagittarius

998.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 05 May 2067 at 16:43 EDT (15,633 days away) in Leo

999.

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, 29 May 2067 at 08:31 EDT (15,657 days away) in Scorpius

1000.

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. Sat, 25 Jun 2067 at 06:07 EDT (15,684 days away) in Gemini