1681.

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. Thu, 04 Sep 2098 at 10:55 EDT (27,166 days away) in Leo

1682.

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. Sat, 27 Sep 2098 at 01:37 EDT (27,189 days away) in Virgo

1683.

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, 08 Oct 2098 at 05:26 EDT (27,200 days away) in Pisces

1684.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 16 Dec 2098 at 15:00 EDT (27,269 days away) in Leo

1685.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 22 Dec 2098 at 07:50 EDT (27,275 days away) in Pisces

1686.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 07 Jan 2099 at 03:56 EDT (27,291 days away) in Leo

1687.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 22 Jan 2099 at 11:46 EDT (27,306 days away) in Virgo

1688.

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. Tue, 03 Mar 2099 at 20:02 EDT (27,346 days away) in Leo

1689.

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, 08 Mar 2099 at 10:07 EDT (27,351 days away) in Leo

1690.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 08 Mar 2099 at 17:02 EDT (27,351 days away) in Leo

1691.

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, 31 Mar 2099 at 03:11 EDT (27,374 days away) in Virgo

1692.

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, 06 Apr 2099 at 22:40 EDT (27,380 days away) in Pisces

1693.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 09 May 2099 at 10:34 EDT (27,413 days away) in Leo

1694.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 23 May 2099 at 01:32 EDT (27,427 days away) in Leo

1695.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 09 Jun 2099 at 04:03 EDT (27,444 days away) in Virgo

1696.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 26 Jul 2099 at 18:42 EDT (27,491 days away) in Pisces

1697.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 03 Aug 2099 at 05:59 EDT (27,499 days away) in Pisces

1698.

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, 06 Sep 2099 at 23:20 EDT (27,533 days away) in Leo

1699.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 13 Sep 2099 at 19:04 EDT (27,540 days away) in Pisces

1700.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 25 Sep 2099 at 06:37 EDT (27,552 days away) in Virgo