1141.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 04 Jan 2074 at 16:03 EDT (18,069 days away) in Leo

1142.

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, 08 Jan 2074 at 05:37 EDT (18,073 days away) in Gemini

1143.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sat, 27 Jan 2074 at 05:53 EDT (18,092 days away) in Cancer

1144.

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. Sat, 27 Jan 2074 at 22:45 EDT (18,092 days away) in Cancer

1145.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 13 Feb 2074 at 13:17 EDT (18,109 days away) in Leo

1146.

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. Tue, 13 Feb 2074 at 20:51 EDT (18,109 days away) in Leo

1147.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 12 Mar 2074 at 18:33 EDT (18,136 days away) in Cancer

1148.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 15 Mar 2074 at 21:20 EDT (18,139 days away) in Scorpius

1149.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 26 Mar 2074 at 14:05 EDT (18,150 days away) in Cancer

1150.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 27 Mar 2074 at 18:03 EDT (18,151 days away) in Gemini

1151.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 29 Mar 2074 at 12:06 EDT (18,153 days away) in Cancer

1152.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 14 Apr 2074 at 06:23 EDT (18,169 days away) in Sagittarius

1153.

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. Thu, 24 May 2074 at 09:12 EDT (18,209 days away) in Scorpius

1154.

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, 29 Jun 2074 at 22:34 EDT (18,245 days away) in Sagittarius

1155.

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. Wed, 11 Jul 2074 at 08:25 EDT (18,257 days away) in Gemini

1156.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 03 Aug 2074 at 12:59 EDT (18,280 days away) in Libra

1157.

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, 16 Aug 2074 at 19:23 EDT (18,293 days away) in Leo

1158.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 17 Aug 2074 at 08:03 EDT (18,294 days away) in Leo

1159.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 15 Sep 2074 at 02:31 EDT (18,323 days away) in Sagittarius

1160.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 24 Oct 2074 at 19:43 EDT (18,362 days away) in Gemini