1841.

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, 19 Mar 2106 at 22:06 EDT (29,897 days away) in Virgo

1842.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 04 Apr 2106 at 10:33 EDT (29,913 days away) in Leo

1843.

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, 11 Apr 2106 at 09:14 EDT (29,920 days away) in Pisces

1844.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 12 Apr 2106 at 21:50 EDT (29,921 days away) in Pisces

1845.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 15 Apr 2106 at 15:47 EDT (29,924 days away) in Sagittarius

1846.

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, 06 May 2106 at 16:22 EDT (29,945 days away) in Aries

1847.

Saturn at aphelion Saturn passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 06 Jun 2106 at 20:33 EDT (29,976 days away) in Sagittarius

1848.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 08 Jun 2106 at 13:05 EDT (29,978 days away) in Virgo

1849.

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. Fri, 25 Jun 2106 at 00:47 EDT (29,995 days away) in Sagittarius

1850.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 25 Aug 2106 at 22:56 EDT (30,056 days away) in Aries

1851.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 03 Sep 2106 at 23:44 EDT (30,065 days away) in Sagittarius

1852.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 04 Sep 2106 at 00:53 EDT (30,066 days away) in Aries

1853.

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, 23 Sep 2106 at 09:28 EDT (30,085 days away) in Virgo

1854.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 01 Nov 2106 at 09:31 EDT (30,124 days away) in Aries

1855.

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. Tue, 02 Nov 2106 at 16:59 EDT (30,125 days away) in Aries

1856.

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, 10 Nov 2106 at 16:23 EDT (30,133 days away) in Aries

1857.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 30 Dec 2106 at 13:15 EDT (30,183 days away) in Aries

1858.

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. Thu, 30 Dec 2106 at 22:48 EDT (30,183 days away) in Sagittarius

1859.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 03 Jan 2107 at 21:56 EDT (30,187 days away) in Virgo

1860.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 24 Jan 2107 at 07:37 EDT (30,208 days away) in Aries