21.

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, 27 Jun 2018 at 09:20 EDT (2,136 days ago) in Sagittarius

22.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 26 Jun 2018 at 17:01 EDT (2,137 days ago) in Capricornus

23.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 18 Jun 2018 at 19:45 EDT (2,145 days ago) in Aquarius

24.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Thu, 10 May 2018 at 07:53 EDT (2,184 days ago) in Libra

25.

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. Tue, 08 May 2018 at 20:31 EDT (2,186 days ago) in Libra

26.

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. Wed, 18 Apr 2018 at 09:51 EDT (2,206 days ago) in Pisces

27.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 17 Apr 2018 at 21:48 EDT (2,207 days ago) in Sagittarius

28.

Saturn at aphelion Saturn passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 at 14:56 EDT (2,217 days ago) in Sagittarius

29.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 08 Mar 2018 at 23:45 EDT (2,246 days ago) in Libra

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. Sun, 04 Mar 2018 at 08:45 EDT (2,251 days ago) in Aquarius

31.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 02 Jan 2018 at 10:24 EDT (2,312 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. Thu, 21 Dec 2017 at 15:59 EDT (2,324 days ago) in Sagittarius

33.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 22 Nov 2017 at 10:12 EDT (2,353 days ago) in Aquarius

34.

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, 26 Oct 2017 at 13:58 EDT (2,380 days ago) in Virgo

35.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 24 Oct 2017 at 18:19 EDT (2,382 days ago) in Virgo

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. Thu, 19 Oct 2017 at 13:26 EDT (2,387 days ago) in Pisces

37.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 07 Oct 2017 at 19:43 EDT (2,399 days ago) in Leo

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. Tue, 05 Sep 2017 at 01:19 EDT (2,431 days ago) in Aquarius

39.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 25 Aug 2017 at 07:39 EDT (2,442 days ago) in Ophiuchus

40.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 05 Aug 2017 at 06:39 EDT (2,462 days ago) in Cancer