21.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 18 Jan 2022 at 10:57 EDT (822 days ago) in Aries

22.

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 Feb 2022 at 13:55 EDT (805 days ago) in Capricornus

23.

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, 05 Mar 2022 at 08:55 EDT (776 days ago) in Aquarius

24.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 05 Mar 2022 at 17:10 EDT (776 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. Sun, 13 Mar 2022 at 07:34 EDT (768 days ago) in Aquarius

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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, 05 May 2022 at 03:12 EDT (715 days ago) in Aries

27.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 04 Jun 2022 at 17:35 EDT (685 days ago) in Capricornus

28.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 21 Jun 2022 at 10:01 EDT (668 days ago) in Pisces

29.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 28 Jun 2022 at 02:19 EDT (661 days ago) in Pisces

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 at 16:32 EDT (631 days ago) in Cetus

31.

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 (614 days ago) in Capricornus

32.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 24 Aug 2022 at 09:40 EDT (604 days ago) in Aries

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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, 16 Sep 2022 at 18:12 EDT (581 days ago) in Aquarius

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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 (572 days ago) in Pisces

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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 (571 days ago) in Pisces

36.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 22 Oct 2022 at 23:36 EDT (545 days ago) in Capricornus

37.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 30 Oct 2022 at 09:21 EDT (537 days ago) in Taurus

38.

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 (527 days ago) in Aries

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 23 Nov 2022 at 18:15 EDT (513 days ago) in Pisces

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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 (506 days ago) in Taurus