241.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 19 Jul 2031 at 01:36 EDT (2,625 days away) in Pisces

242.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 16 Aug 2031 at 00:56 EDT (2,653 days away) in Ophiuchus

243.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 02 Oct 2031 at 23:08 EDT (2,700 days away) in Taurus

244.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 05 Oct 2031 at 06:46 EDT (2,703 days away) in Taurus

245.

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, 07 Oct 2031 at 12:13 EDT (2,705 days away) in Pisces

246.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 16 Nov 2031 at 04:03 EDT (2,745 days away) in Sagittarius

247.

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. Thu, 11 Dec 2031 at 13:52 EDT (2,770 days away) in Taurus

248.

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, 17 Dec 2031 at 04:19 EDT (2,776 days away) in Taurus

249.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 24 Dec 2031 at 03:08 EDT (2,783 days away) in Pisces

250.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 30 Dec 2031 at 08:53 EDT (2,789 days away) in Sagittarius

251.

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, 01 Jan 2032 at 02:29 EDT (2,791 days away) in Sagittarius

252.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 16 Feb 2032 at 01:50 EDT (2,837 days away) in Taurus

253.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 29 Feb 2032 at 19:47 EDT (2,850 days away) in Taurus

254.

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 Apr 2032 at 08:15 EDT (2,885 days away) in Pisces

255.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 19 May 2032 at 10:58 EDT (2,930 days away) in Capricornus

256.

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, 17 Jun 2032 at 00:12 EDT (2,959 days away) in Taurus

257.

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, 17 Jun 2032 at 21:36 EDT (2,959 days away) in Taurus

258.

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. Sun, 11 Jul 2032 at 00:48 EDT (2,983 days away) in Gemini

259.

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, 19 Jul 2032 at 04:26 EDT (2,991 days away) in Sagittarius

260.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 20 Jul 2032 at 03:12 EDT (2,992 days away) in Sagittarius