81.

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, 23 Sep 2025 at 08:45 EDT (510 days away) in Pisces

82.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 11 Nov 2025 at 11:37 EDT (559 days away) in Gemini

83.

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. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 at 07:17 EDT (569 days away) in Taurus

84.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 27 Nov 2025 at 22:45 EDT (575 days away) in Aquarius

85.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 30 Nov 2025 at 05:09 EDT (578 days away) in Ophiuchus

86.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 at 07:13 EDT (588 days away) in Pisces

87.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 at 03:05 EDT (618 days away) in Gemini

88.

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. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 at 06:07 EDT (618 days away) in Sagittarius

89.

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. Sat, 10 Jan 2026 at 03:34 EDT (619 days away) in Gemini

90.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 03 Feb 2026 at 20:52 EDT (643 days away) in Taurus

91.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 at 23:36 EDT (678 days away) in Gemini

92.

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, 22 Mar 2026 at 07:09 EDT (690 days away) in Pisces

93.

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, 25 Mar 2026 at 04:45 EDT (693 days away) in Pisces

94.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 at 02:41 EDT (694 days away) in Aquarius

95.

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. Fri, 22 May 2026 at 10:17 EDT (751 days away) in Taurus

96.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 at 07:40 EDT (797 days away) in Pisces

97.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 26 Jul 2026 at 15:30 EDT (816 days away) in Pisces

98.

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. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 at 08:06 EDT (819 days away) in Cancer

99.

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 (820 days away) in Cancer

100.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 at 15:29 EDT (862 days away) in Taurus