1481.

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, 14 Aug 2089 at 18:03 EDT (23,845 days away) in Leo

1482.

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. Thu, 01 Sep 2089 at 11:06 EDT (23,863 days away) in Aquarius

1483.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 22 Sep 2089 at 10:39 EDT (23,884 days away) in Taurus

1484.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 16 Nov 2089 at 07:38 EDT (23,939 days away) in Aquarius

1485.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 18 Nov 2089 at 20:44 EDT (23,941 days away) in Libra

1486.

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. Sun, 20 Nov 2089 at 22:40 EDT (23,943 days away) in Libra

1487.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 26 Nov 2089 at 16:41 EDT (23,949 days away) in Leo

1488.

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. Tue, 29 Nov 2089 at 02:54 EDT (23,952 days away) in Taurus

1489.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 15 Jan 2090 at 17:09 EDT (23,999 days away) in Capricornus

1490.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 03 Feb 2090 at 14:00 EDT (24,018 days away) in Taurus

1491.

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. Tue, 07 Feb 2090 at 23:48 EDT (24,023 days away) in Capricornus

1492.

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. Sun, 12 Feb 2090 at 00:16 EDT (24,027 days away) in Leo

1493.

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. Wed, 01 Mar 2090 at 18:39 EDT (24,044 days away) in Aquarius

1494.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 08 Mar 2090 at 02:40 EDT (24,051 days away) in Aquarius

1495.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 04 Apr 2090 at 23:20 EDT (24,078 days away) in Ophiuchus

1496.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 02 May 2090 at 15:52 EDT (24,106 days away) in Leo

1497.

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. Sun, 04 Jun 2090 at 17:12 EDT (24,139 days away) in Taurus

1498.

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. Sun, 04 Jun 2090 at 21:42 EDT (24,139 days away) in Ophiuchus

1499.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 06 Jun 2090 at 09:40 EDT (24,141 days away) in Ophiuchus

1500.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 19 Jun 2090 at 17:05 EDT (24,154 days away) in Aquarius