161.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 11 Jul 2028 at 09:52 EDT (1,544 days away) in Cetus

162.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 22 Aug 2028 at 18:45 EDT (1,586 days away) in Aries

163.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 18 Sep 2028 at 21:13 EDT (1,613 days away) in Taurus

164.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 29 Sep 2028 at 04:51 EDT (1,624 days away) in Virgo

165.

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, 29 Sep 2028 at 22:39 EDT (1,624 days away) in Cetus

166.

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, 30 Sep 2028 at 08:40 EDT (1,625 days away) in Virgo

167.

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. Mon, 30 Oct 2028 at 13:25 EDT (1,655 days away) in Aries

168.

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 (1,689 days away) in Taurus

169.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 16 Dec 2028 at 17:37 EDT (1,702 days away) in Pisces

170.

Jupiter at aphelion Jupiter passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 25 Dec 2028 at 05:29 EDT (1,711 days away) in Virgo

171.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 05 Jan 2029 at 07:25 EDT (1,722 days away) in Aries

172.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 19 Jan 2029 at 15:33 EDT (1,736 days away) in Virgo

173.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 10 Feb 2029 at 07:59 EDT (1,758 days away) in Virgo

174.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 14 Feb 2029 at 03:19 EDT (1,762 days away) in Virgo

175.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 16 Feb 2029 at 04:56 EDT (1,764 days away) in Taurus

176.

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 (1,801 days away) in Virgo

177.

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 (1,804 days away) in Cetus

178.

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 (1,805 days away) in Virgo

179.

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 (1,818 days away) in Virgo

180.

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 (1,820 days away) in Virgo