41.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 21 Jun 2022 at 10:01 EDT (677 days ago) in Pisces

42.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 28 Jun 2022 at 02:19 EDT (670 days ago) in Pisces

43.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 at 16:32 EDT (640 days ago) in Cetus

44.

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, 14 Aug 2022 at 13:02 EDT (623 days ago) in Capricornus

45.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 24 Aug 2022 at 09:40 EDT (613 days ago) in Aries

46.

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, 16 Sep 2022 at 18:12 EDT (590 days ago) in Aquarius

47.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 25 Sep 2022 at 22:13 EDT (581 days ago) in Pisces

48.

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, 26 Sep 2022 at 15:25 EDT (580 days ago) in Pisces

49.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 22 Oct 2022 at 23:36 EDT (554 days ago) in Capricornus

50.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 30 Oct 2022 at 09:21 EDT (546 days ago) in Taurus

51.

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, 09 Nov 2022 at 03:18 EDT (536 days ago) in Aries

52.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 23 Nov 2022 at 18:15 EDT (522 days ago) in Pisces

53.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Wed, 30 Nov 2022 at 21:11 EDT (515 days ago) in Taurus

54.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 03 Dec 2022 at 18:48 EDT (512 days ago) in Aquarius

55.

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, 08 Dec 2022 at 00:35 EDT (507 days ago) in Taurus

56.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 12 Jan 2023 at 15:54 EDT (472 days ago) in Taurus

57.

Jupiter at perihelion Jupiter passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 22 Jan 2023 at 00:53 EDT (462 days ago) in Pisces

58.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 22 Jan 2023 at 18:23 EDT (462 days ago) in Aries

59.

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, 16 Feb 2023 at 11:38 EDT (437 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. Wed, 15 Mar 2023 at 19:30 EDT (410 days ago) in Pisces