221.

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. Sun, 03 Dec 2028 at 15:20 EDT (1,654 days away) in Taurus

222.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 16 Dec 2028 at 17:37 EDT (1,667 days away) in Pisces

223.

Jupiter at aphelion Jupiter passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 25 Dec 2028 at 05:29 EDT (1,676 days away) in Virgo

224.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 05 Jan 2029 at 07:25 EDT (1,687 days away) in Aries

225.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 19 Jan 2029 at 15:33 EDT (1,701 days away) in Virgo

226.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 10 Feb 2029 at 07:59 EDT (1,723 days away) in Virgo

227.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 14 Feb 2029 at 03:19 EDT (1,727 days away) in Virgo

228.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 16 Feb 2029 at 04:56 EDT (1,729 days away) in Taurus

229.

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. Sun, 25 Mar 2029 at 03:42 EDT (1,766 days away) in Virgo

230.

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, 28 Mar 2029 at 19:16 EDT (1,769 days away) in Cetus

231.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Thu, 29 Mar 2029 at 08:50 EDT (1,770 days away) in Virgo

232.

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. Wed, 11 Apr 2029 at 23:57 EDT (1,783 days away) in Virgo

233.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Fri, 13 Apr 2029 at 01:59 EDT (1,785 days away) in Virgo

234.

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 May 2029 at 12:47 EDT (1,806 days away) in Aries

235.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 05 May 2029 at 14:58 EDT (1,807 days away) in Virgo

236.

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, 04 Jun 2029 at 12:14 EDT (1,837 days away) in Taurus

237.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 13 Jun 2029 at 17:22 EDT (1,846 days away) in Virgo

238.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 13 Jul 2029 at 22:18 EDT (1,876 days away) in Pisces

239.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 06 Sep 2029 at 04:45 EDT (1,931 days away) in Taurus

240.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 23 Sep 2029 at 13:24 EDT (1,948 days away) in Taurus