21.

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. Fri, 03 Nov 2023 at 00:55 EDT (189 days ago) in Aries

22.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 04 Nov 2023 at 03:16 EDT (188 days ago) in Aquarius

23.

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. Mon, 13 Nov 2023 at 12:12 EDT (179 days ago) in Aries

24.

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, 18 Nov 2023 at 00:14 EDT (174 days ago) in Libra

25.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 at 07:38 EDT (156 days ago) in Aquarius

26.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 30 Dec 2023 at 21:41 EDT (132 days ago) in Aries

27.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 27 Jan 2024 at 02:28 EDT (104 days ago) in Aries

28.

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, 28 Feb 2024 at 16:15 EDT (72 days ago) in Aquarius

29.

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, 17 Mar 2024 at 07:13 EDT (54 days ago) in Pisces

30.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 08 May 2024 at 07:08 EDT (2 days ago) in Pisces

31.

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, 13 May 2024 at 05:04 EDT (3 days away) in Aries

32.

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, 18 May 2024 at 14:34 EDT (8 days away) in Taurus

33.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 20 May 2024 at 21:40 EDT (10 days away) in Taurus

34.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 29 Jun 2024 at 15:16 EDT (50 days away) in Aquarius

35.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 at 05:19 EDT (53 days away) in Pisces

36.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 01 Sep 2024 at 11:47 EDT (114 days away) in Taurus

37.

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, 08 Sep 2024 at 00:27 EDT (121 days away) in Aquarius

38.

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, 20 Sep 2024 at 20:08 EDT (133 days away) in Pisces

39.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 at 02:54 EDT (152 days away) in Taurus

40.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 at 09:37 EDT (189 days away) in Aquarius