161.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 05 May 2029 at 11:58 PDT (1,831 days away) in Virgo

162.

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, 04 Jun 2029 at 09:14 PDT (1,861 days away) in Taurus

163.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 13 Jun 2029 at 14:22 PDT (1,870 days away) in Virgo

164.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 13 Jul 2029 at 19:18 PDT (1,900 days away) in Pisces

165.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 06 Sep 2029 at 01:45 PDT (1,955 days away) in Taurus

166.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 23 Sep 2029 at 10:24 PDT (1,972 days away) in Taurus

167.

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, 02 Oct 2029 at 08:16 PDT (1,981 days away) in Cetus

168.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 28 Oct 2029 at 20:45 PDT (2,007 days away) in Virgo

169.

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. Tue, 30 Oct 2029 at 16:46 PDT (2,009 days away) in Virgo

170.

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. Tue, 13 Nov 2029 at 06:52 PDT (2,023 days away) in Aries

171.

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. Sat, 08 Dec 2029 at 00:03 PDT (2,048 days away) in Taurus

172.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 19 Dec 2029 at 01:43 PDT (2,059 days away) in Cetus

173.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 29 Dec 2029 at 05:23 PDT (2,069 days away) in Capricornus

174.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 18 Jan 2030 at 20:10 PDT (2,089 days away) in Aries

175.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 20 Feb 2030 at 14:27 PDT (2,122 days away) in Taurus

176.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 13 Mar 2030 at 07:29 PDT (2,143 days away) in Libra

177.

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 04:29 PDT (2,161 days away) in Pisces

178.

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 04:25 PDT (2,204 days away) in Libra

179.

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 15:39 PDT (2,205 days away) in Libra

180.

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. Sat, 18 May 2030 at 23:12 PDT (2,209 days away) in Taurus