1761.

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. Sat, 10 Jun 2102 at 13:52 EDT (28,532 days away) in Ophiuchus

1762.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 12 Jun 2102 at 01:46 EDT (28,534 days away) in Ophiuchus

1763.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 18 Jul 2102 at 02:26 EDT (28,570 days away) in Libra

1764.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 09 Aug 2102 at 00:42 EDT (28,592 days away) in Aries

1765.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 11 Aug 2102 at 14:30 EDT (28,594 days away) in Ophiuchus

1766.

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, 14 Sep 2102 at 11:17 EDT (28,628 days away) in Leo

1767.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 21 Oct 2102 at 00:48 EDT (28,665 days away) in Virgo

1768.

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, 25 Oct 2102 at 09:24 EDT (28,669 days away) in Aries

1769.

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, 15 Nov 2102 at 21:10 EDT (28,690 days away) in Libra

1770.

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, 21 Nov 2102 at 10:22 EDT (28,696 days away) in Libra

1771.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 25 Dec 2102 at 20:40 EDT (28,730 days away) in Sagittarius

1772.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 26 Dec 2102 at 07:03 EDT (28,731 days away) in Leo

1773.

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. Wed, 27 Dec 2102 at 16:33 EDT (28,732 days away) in Sagittarius

1774.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 08 Jan 2103 at 04:58 EDT (28,744 days away) in Pisces

1775.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 12 Mar 2103 at 03:28 EDT (28,807 days away) in Libra

1776.

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, 13 Mar 2103 at 14:42 EDT (28,808 days away) in Leo

1777.

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. Tue, 24 Apr 2103 at 07:48 EDT (28,850 days away) in Aries

1778.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 09 May 2103 at 01:20 EDT (28,865 days away) in Pisces

1779.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 15 May 2103 at 07:10 EDT (28,871 days away) in Sagittarius

1780.

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, 20 May 2103 at 11:05 EDT (28,876 days away) in Libra