341.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 06 Oct 2038 at 09:50 EDT (5,254 days away) in Virgo

342.

Saturn ring plane crossing Saturn's seasons are changing, making its rings appear edge-on from the Earth. Fri, 15 Oct 2038 at 11:03 EDT (5,263 days away) in Virgo

343.

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. Sat, 23 Oct 2038 at 02:21 EDT (5,271 days away) in Pisces

344.

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. Mon, 01 Nov 2038 at 02:34 EDT (5,280 days away) in Libra

345.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 03 Nov 2038 at 17:51 EDT (5,282 days away) in Cancer

346.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 17 Dec 2038 at 03:37 EDT (5,326 days away) in Leo

347.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 08 Jan 2039 at 06:29 EDT (5,348 days away) in Virgo

348.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 08 Jan 2039 at 13:23 EDT (5,348 days away) in Pisces

349.

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. Sun, 16 Jan 2039 at 19:55 EDT (5,356 days away) in Gemini

350.

Equinox on Saturn Saturn's seasons are changing, making its rings appear edge-on from the Earth. Sat, 22 Jan 2039 at 03:33 EDT (5,362 days away) in Virgo

351.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 14 Feb 2039 at 21:27 EDT (5,385 days away) in Leo

352.

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, 15 Feb 2039 at 02:54 EDT (5,386 days away) in Leo

353.

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, 16 Mar 2039 at 12:04 EDT (5,415 days away) in Virgo

354.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 01 Apr 2039 at 19:51 EDT (5,431 days away) in Gemini

355.

Saturn ring plane crossing Saturn's seasons are changing, making its rings appear edge-on from the Earth. Fri, 01 Apr 2039 at 20:22 EDT (5,431 days away) in Virgo

356.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 17 Apr 2039 at 10:47 EDT (5,447 days away) in Leo

357.

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, 21 Apr 2039 at 02:43 EDT (5,451 days away) in Pisces

358.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 24 May 2039 at 23:28 EDT (5,484 days away) in Leo

359.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 26 May 2039 at 07:03 EDT (5,486 days away) in Pisces

360.

Saturn ring plane crossing Saturn's seasons are changing, making its rings appear edge-on from the Earth. Sat, 09 Jul 2039 at 10:05 EDT (5,530 days away) in Virgo