1181.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 27 Oct 2075 at 08:02 EDT (18,730 days away) in Gemini

1182.

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. Thu, 12 Dec 2075 at 15:57 EDT (18,776 days away) in Ophiuchus

1183.

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. Sun, 05 Jan 2076 at 08:05 EDT (18,800 days away) in Sagittarius

1184.

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, 13 Jan 2076 at 02:14 EDT (18,808 days away) in Gemini

1185.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 28 Jan 2076 at 13:46 EDT (18,823 days away) in Virgo

1186.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 28 Jan 2076 at 20:40 EDT (18,823 days away) in Virgo

1187.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 08 Feb 2076 at 21:11 EDT (18,834 days away) in Virgo

1188.

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. Thu, 19 Mar 2076 at 04:48 EDT (18,874 days away) in Virgo

1189.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 22 Mar 2076 at 18:22 EDT (18,877 days away) in Virgo

1190.

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. Sun, 29 Mar 2076 at 09:12 EDT (18,884 days away) in Virgo

1191.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 30 Mar 2076 at 04:52 EDT (18,885 days away) in Virgo

1192.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 31 Mar 2076 at 18:38 EDT (18,886 days away) in Gemini

1193.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 07 Apr 2076 at 11:10 EDT (18,893 days away) in Sagittarius

1194.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 22 Apr 2076 at 07:17 EDT (18,908 days away) in Sagittarius

1195.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 29 Apr 2076 at 16:51 EDT (18,915 days away) in Leo

1196.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 30 May 2076 at 23:17 EDT (18,946 days away) in Virgo

1197.

Jupiter at aphelion Jupiter passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 10 Jun 2076 at 08:40 EDT (18,957 days away) in Virgo

1198.

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. Tue, 16 Jun 2076 at 17:00 EDT (18,963 days away) in Ophiuchus

1199.

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. Wed, 08 Jul 2076 at 06:34 EDT (18,985 days away) in Sagittarius

1200.

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, 15 Jul 2076 at 12:14 EDT (18,992 days away) in Gemini