1041.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 23 Mar 2069 at 07:05 EDT (16,321 days away) in Ophiuchus

1042.

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, 23 Mar 2069 at 11:38 EDT (16,321 days away) in Virgo

1043.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 01 Jun 2069 at 06:24 EDT (16,391 days away) in Virgo

1044.

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, 07 Jun 2069 at 02:37 EDT (16,397 days away) in Ophiuchus

1045.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 29 Jun 2069 at 06:20 EDT (16,419 days away) in Pisces

1046.

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, 29 Jun 2069 at 10:09 EDT (16,419 days away) in Gemini

1047.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 11 Jul 2069 at 12:23 EDT (16,431 days away) in Aquarius

1048.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 23 Aug 2069 at 08:59 EDT (16,474 days away) in Ophiuchus

1049.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 09 Sep 2069 at 08:25 EDT (16,491 days away) in Aquarius

1050.

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. Mon, 09 Sep 2069 at 14:43 EDT (16,491 days away) in Aquarius

1051.

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. Wed, 02 Oct 2069 at 11:23 EDT (16,514 days away) in Virgo

1052.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 13 Oct 2069 at 09:18 EDT (16,525 days away) in Gemini

1053.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 23 Oct 2069 at 02:14 EDT (16,535 days away) in Taurus

1054.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 07 Nov 2069 at 03:32 EDT (16,550 days away) in Aquarius

1055.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Fri, 22 Nov 2069 at 14:09 EDT (16,565 days away) in Taurus

1056.

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. Sat, 30 Nov 2069 at 05:13 EDT (16,573 days away) in Taurus

1057.

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. Tue, 10 Dec 2069 at 14:56 EDT (16,583 days away) in Ophiuchus

1058.

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, 30 Dec 2069 at 12:01 EDT (16,603 days away) in Gemini

1059.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 04 Jan 2070 at 03:12 EDT (16,608 days away) in Taurus

1060.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 27 Jan 2070 at 14:07 EDT (16,631 days away) in Virgo