1081.

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. Thu, 01 Jan 2071 at 22:26 EDT (16,970 days away) in Gemini

1082.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 08 Feb 2071 at 20:46 EDT (17,008 days away) in Virgo

1083.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 21 Mar 2071 at 06:44 EDT (17,049 days away) in Gemini

1084.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 01 Apr 2071 at 12:54 EDT (17,060 days away) in Sagittarius

1085.

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, 18 Apr 2071 at 03:56 EDT (17,077 days away) in Virgo

1086.

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. Sat, 02 May 2071 at 16:45 EDT (17,091 days away) in Aries

1087.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 04 May 2071 at 18:51 EDT (17,093 days away) in Aries

1088.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 17 May 2071 at 06:26 EDT (17,106 days away) in Cetus

1089.

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. Tue, 16 Jun 2071 at 17:33 EDT (17,136 days away) in Ophiuchus

1090.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 27 Jun 2071 at 19:09 EDT (17,147 days away) in Virgo

1091.

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, 04 Jul 2071 at 14:08 EDT (17,154 days away) in Gemini

1092.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 01 Sep 2071 at 23:20 EDT (17,213 days away) in Ophiuchus

1093.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 24 Sep 2071 at 11:38 EDT (17,236 days away) in Taurus

1094.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 18 Oct 2071 at 09:44 EDT (17,260 days away) in Gemini

1095.

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. Tue, 27 Oct 2071 at 16:50 EDT (17,269 days away) in Virgo

1096.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sat, 21 Nov 2071 at 12:58 EDT (17,294 days away) in Taurus

1097.

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, 23 Nov 2071 at 00:06 EDT (17,296 days away) in Taurus

1098.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 01 Dec 2071 at 20:27 EDT (17,304 days away) in Cancer

1099.

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, 19 Dec 2071 at 15:45 EDT (17,322 days away) in Sagittarius

1100.

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, 04 Jan 2072 at 08:45 EDT (17,338 days away) in Gemini