1121.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 25 Dec 2072 at 05:49 EDT (17,694 days away) in Gemini

1122.

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, 26 Dec 2072 at 12:33 EDT (17,695 days away) in Gemini

1123.

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. Thu, 29 Dec 2072 at 21:21 EDT (17,698 days away) in Sagittarius

1124.

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, 05 Jan 2073 at 19:15 EDT (17,705 days away) in Gemini

1125.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 23 Feb 2073 at 16:28 EDT (17,754 days away) in Taurus

1126.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 03 Mar 2073 at 23:29 EDT (17,763 days away) in Libra

1127.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 25 Mar 2073 at 06:02 EDT (17,784 days away) in Gemini

1128.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 02 Apr 2073 at 23:58 EDT (17,792 days away) in Aquarius

1129.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 09 Apr 2073 at 16:26 EDT (17,799 days away) in Sagittarius

1130.

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 May 2073 at 02:36 EDT (17,832 days away) in Libra

1131.

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, 25 Jun 2073 at 05:41 EDT (17,876 days away) in Sagittarius

1132.

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, 08 Jul 2073 at 18:21 EDT (17,889 days away) in Gemini

1133.

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. Fri, 14 Jul 2073 at 02:22 EDT (17,895 days away) in Gemini

1134.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 15 Jul 2073 at 16:46 EDT (17,896 days away) in Gemini

1135.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 22 Jul 2073 at 05:07 EDT (17,903 days away) in Libra

1136.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 10 Sep 2073 at 09:37 EDT (17,953 days away) in Sagittarius

1137.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 22 Oct 2073 at 09:23 EDT (17,995 days away) in Gemini

1138.

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, 19 Nov 2073 at 14:07 EDT (18,023 days away) in Libra

1139.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 29 Nov 2073 at 02:38 EDT (18,033 days away) in Cancer

1140.

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. Wed, 27 Dec 2073 at 13:20 EDT (18,061 days away) in Sagittarius