1.

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. Sun, 01 Aug 2021 at 23:06 PDT (1,437 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Thu, 19 Aug 2021 at 17:20 PDT (1,419 days ago) in Capricornus

3.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 19 Aug 2021 at 17:57 PDT (1,419 days ago) in Aries

4.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Thu, 19 Aug 2021 at 22:25 PDT (1,419 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Tue, 14 Sep 2021 at 02:12 PDT (1,393 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 20 Sep 2021 at 04:33 PDT (1,387 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 07 Oct 2021 at 20:35 PDT (1,370 days ago) in Virgo

8.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 10 Oct 2021 at 19:41 PDT (1,367 days ago) in Capricornus

9.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 17 Oct 2021 at 22:13 PDT (1,360 days ago) in Capricornus

10.

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 Nov 2021 at 16:49 PDT (1,342 days ago) in Aries

11.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 01 Dec 2021 at 05:10 PDT (1,315 days ago) in Aquarius

12.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 18 Jan 2022 at 07:57 PDT (1,267 days ago) in Aries

13.

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. Fri, 04 Feb 2022 at 10:55 PDT (1,250 days ago) in Capricornus

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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, 05 Mar 2022 at 05:55 PDT (1,221 days ago) in Aquarius

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Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 05 Mar 2022 at 14:10 PDT (1,221 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sun, 13 Mar 2022 at 04:34 PDT (1,213 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Thu, 05 May 2022 at 00:12 PDT (1,160 days ago) in Aries

18.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 04 Jun 2022 at 14:35 PDT (1,130 days ago) in Capricornus

19.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 21 Jun 2022 at 07:01 PDT (1,113 days ago) in Pisces

20.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 27 Jun 2022 at 23:19 PDT (1,107 days ago) in Pisces