161.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 29 Dec 2029 at 08:23 EDT (2,071 days away) in Capricornus

162.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 18 Jan 2030 at 23:10 EDT (2,092 days away) in Aries

163.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 20 Feb 2030 at 17:27 EDT (2,124 days away) in Taurus

164.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 13 Mar 2030 at 10:29 EDT (2,145 days away) in Libra

165.

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, 31 Mar 2030 at 07:29 EDT (2,163 days away) in Pisces

166.

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. Mon, 13 May 2030 at 07:25 EDT (2,206 days away) in Libra

167.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 14 May 2030 at 18:39 EDT (2,207 days away) in Libra

168.

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, 19 May 2030 at 02:12 EDT (2,212 days away) in Taurus

169.

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. Sat, 25 May 2030 at 06:18 EDT (2,218 days away) in Taurus

170.

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. Sun, 09 Jun 2030 at 06:18 EDT (2,233 days away) in Taurus

171.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 29 Jun 2030 at 05:12 EDT (2,253 days away) in Taurus

172.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 14 Jul 2030 at 21:41 EDT (2,268 days away) in Libra

173.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 16 Jul 2030 at 12:21 EDT (2,270 days away) in Pisces

174.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 20 Sep 2030 at 17:26 EDT (2,336 days away) in Taurus

175.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 28 Sep 2030 at 05:21 EDT (2,344 days away) in Taurus

176.

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, 04 Oct 2030 at 23:37 EDT (2,350 days away) in Pisces

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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. Wed, 27 Nov 2030 at 10:47 EDT (2,404 days away) in Taurus

178.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 28 Nov 2030 at 06:39 EDT (2,405 days away) in Scorpius

179.

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. Sat, 30 Nov 2030 at 09:32 EDT (2,407 days away) in Ophiuchus

180.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 07 Dec 2030 at 17:00 EDT (2,414 days away) in Virgo