221.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 19 Jan 2029 at 15:33 EDT (1,706 days away) in Virgo

222.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 10 Feb 2029 at 07:59 EDT (1,728 days away) in Virgo

223.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 14 Feb 2029 at 03:19 EDT (1,732 days away) in Virgo

224.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 16 Feb 2029 at 04:56 EDT (1,734 days away) in Taurus

225.

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 (1,771 days away) in Virgo

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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 (1,774 days away) in Cetus

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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 (1,775 days away) in Virgo

228.

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 (1,788 days away) in Virgo

229.

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 (1,790 days away) in Virgo

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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. Fri, 04 May 2029 at 12:47 EDT (1,811 days away) in Aries

231.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 05 May 2029 at 14:58 EDT (1,812 days away) in Virgo

232.

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, 04 Jun 2029 at 12:14 EDT (1,842 days away) in Taurus

233.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 13 Jun 2029 at 17:22 EDT (1,851 days away) in Virgo

234.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 13 Jul 2029 at 22:18 EDT (1,881 days away) in Pisces

235.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 06 Sep 2029 at 04:45 EDT (1,936 days away) in Taurus

236.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 23 Sep 2029 at 13:24 EDT (1,953 days away) in Taurus

237.

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, 02 Oct 2029 at 11:16 EDT (1,962 days away) in Cetus

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Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 28 Oct 2029 at 23:45 EDT (1,988 days away) in Virgo

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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. Tue, 30 Oct 2029 at 19:46 EDT (1,990 days away) in Virgo

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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, 13 Nov 2029 at 09:52 EDT (2,004 days away) in Aries