101.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 18 Oct 2023 at 05:12 EDT (201 days ago) in Virgo

102.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Wed, 01 Nov 2023 at 17:00 EDT (187 days ago) in Aries

103.

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. Fri, 03 Nov 2023 at 00:55 EDT (185 days ago) in Aries

104.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 04 Nov 2023 at 03:16 EDT (184 days ago) in Aquarius

105.

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. Mon, 13 Nov 2023 at 12:12 EDT (175 days ago) in Aries

106.

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. Sat, 18 Nov 2023 at 00:14 EDT (170 days ago) in Libra

107.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 at 07:38 EDT (152 days ago) in Aquarius

108.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 30 Dec 2023 at 21:41 EDT (128 days ago) in Aries

109.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 27 Jan 2024 at 02:28 EDT (100 days ago) in Aries

110.

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, 28 Feb 2024 at 16:15 EDT (68 days ago) in Aquarius

111.

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, 17 Mar 2024 at 07:13 EDT (50 days ago) in Pisces

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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 08 May 2024 at 07:08 EDT (2 days away) in Pisces

113.

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, 13 May 2024 at 05:04 EDT (7 days away) in Aries

114.

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. Sat, 18 May 2024 at 14:34 EDT (12 days away) in Taurus

115.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 20 May 2024 at 21:40 EDT (14 days away) in Taurus

116.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 29 Jun 2024 at 15:16 EDT (54 days away) in Aquarius

117.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 at 05:19 EDT (57 days away) in Pisces

118.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 01 Sep 2024 at 11:47 EDT (118 days away) in Taurus

119.

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, 08 Sep 2024 at 00:27 EDT (125 days away) in Aquarius

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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, 20 Sep 2024 at 20:08 EDT (137 days away) in Pisces