21.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 11 Aug 2019 at 21:53 EDT (1,732 days ago) in Aries

22.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 11 Aug 2019 at 09:47 EDT (1,732 days ago) in Ophiuchus

23.

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, 09 Jul 2019 at 12:59 EDT (1,765 days ago) in Sagittarius

24.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 21 Jun 2019 at 10:13 EDT (1,783 days ago) in Aquarius

25.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 11 Jun 2019 at 23:03 EDT (1,793 days ago) in Ophiuchus

26.

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, 10 Jun 2019 at 11:20 EDT (1,794 days ago) in Ophiuchus

27.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 29 Apr 2019 at 21:16 EDT (1,836 days ago) in Sagittarius

28.

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, 22 Apr 2019 at 18:57 EDT (1,843 days ago) in Aries

29.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 10 Apr 2019 at 12:52 EDT (1,855 days ago) in Ophiuchus

30.

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, 06 Mar 2019 at 19:51 EDT (1,890 days ago) in Aquarius

31.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 06 Jan 2019 at 16:06 EDT (1,949 days ago) in Pisces

32.

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. Wed, 02 Jan 2019 at 00:40 EDT (1,953 days ago) in Sagittarius

33.

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. Mon, 26 Nov 2018 at 01:22 EDT (1,990 days ago) in Scorpius

34.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 24 Nov 2018 at 21:48 EDT (1,992 days ago) in Aquarius

35.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 23 Nov 2018 at 22:38 EDT (1,993 days ago) in Scorpius

36.

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. Tue, 23 Oct 2018 at 20:38 EDT (2,024 days ago) in Aries

37.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 16 Sep 2018 at 08:53 EDT (2,061 days ago) in Capricornus

38.

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. Fri, 07 Sep 2018 at 14:18 EDT (2,070 days ago) in Aquarius

39.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 06 Sep 2018 at 07:19 EDT (2,071 days ago) in Sagittarius

40.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 27 Aug 2018 at 10:01 EDT (2,081 days ago) in Sagittarius