81.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 30 Jul 2026 at 11:07 EDT (825 days away) in Cancer

82.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 at 15:29 EDT (867 days away) in Taurus

83.

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, 25 Sep 2026 at 21:28 EDT (882 days away) in Pisces

84.

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, 04 Oct 2026 at 08:21 EDT (891 days away) in Cetus

85.

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, 25 Nov 2026 at 17:33 EDT (943 days away) in Taurus

86.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 10 Dec 2026 at 19:00 EDT (958 days away) in Cetus

87.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 12 Dec 2026 at 18:10 EDT (960 days away) in Pisces

88.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 12 Dec 2026 at 19:47 EDT (960 days away) in Leo

89.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 10 Jan 2027 at 07:58 EDT (989 days away) in Leo

90.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 08 Feb 2027 at 06:47 EDT (1,018 days away) in Taurus

91.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Wed, 10 Feb 2027 at 10:31 EDT (1,020 days away) in Leo

92.

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, 10 Feb 2027 at 19:21 EDT (1,020 days away) in Leo

93.

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. Fri, 19 Feb 2027 at 10:44 EDT (1,029 days away) in Leo

94.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Fri, 19 Feb 2027 at 19:07 EDT (1,029 days away) in Leo

95.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 04 Mar 2027 at 20:12 EDT (1,042 days away) in Leo

96.

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, 24 Mar 2027 at 19:03 EDT (1,062 days away) in Pisces

97.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 01 Apr 2027 at 10:07 EDT (1,070 days away) in Leo

98.

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, 07 Apr 2027 at 13:08 EDT (1,076 days away) in Pisces

99.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 12 Apr 2027 at 22:24 EDT (1,081 days away) in Cancer

100.

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, 27 May 2027 at 02:02 EDT (1,126 days away) in Taurus