1161.

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. Sat, 01 Dec 2074 at 04:49 EDT (18,400 days away) in Ophiuchus

1162.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 29 Dec 2074 at 18:11 EDT (18,428 days away) in Leo

1163.

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. Mon, 31 Dec 2074 at 23:00 EDT (18,431 days away) in Sagittarius

1164.

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, 10 Jan 2075 at 16:01 EDT (18,440 days away) in Gemini

1165.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 19 Feb 2075 at 02:28 EDT (18,480 days away) in Aquarius

1166.

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. Wed, 27 Feb 2075 at 22:02 EDT (18,488 days away) in Leo

1167.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Wed, 27 Feb 2075 at 23:10 EDT (18,489 days away) in Leo

1168.

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. Sat, 09 Mar 2075 at 01:10 EDT (18,498 days away) in Aquarius

1169.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 27 Mar 2075 at 15:51 EDT (18,516 days away) in Ophiuchus

1170.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 30 Mar 2075 at 05:40 EDT (18,519 days away) in Gemini

1171.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 18 Apr 2075 at 18:03 EDT (18,538 days away) in Sagittarius

1172.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 24 Apr 2075 at 18:46 EDT (18,544 days away) in Pisces

1173.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 30 Apr 2075 at 16:56 EDT (18,550 days away) in Leo

1174.

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. Wed, 05 Jun 2075 at 13:38 EDT (18,586 days away) in Ophiuchus

1175.

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. Thu, 04 Jul 2075 at 14:56 EDT (18,615 days away) in Sagittarius

1176.

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, 13 Jul 2075 at 22:20 EDT (18,624 days away) in Gemini

1177.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 15 Aug 2075 at 17:29 EDT (18,657 days away) in Ophiuchus

1178.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 16 Sep 2075 at 22:24 EDT (18,689 days away) in Virgo

1179.

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. Tue, 17 Sep 2075 at 15:11 EDT (18,690 days away) in Virgo

1180.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 19 Sep 2075 at 16:11 EDT (18,692 days away) in Sagittarius