61.

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 02:04 PDT (427 days ago) in Aries

62.

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 11:34 PDT (422 days ago) in Taurus

63.

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 18:40 PDT (420 days ago) in Taurus

64.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 29 Jun 2024 at 12:16 PDT (380 days ago) in Aquarius

65.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 at 02:19 PDT (377 days ago) in Pisces

66.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 01 Sep 2024 at 08:47 PDT (316 days ago) in Taurus

67.

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. Sat, 07 Sep 2024 at 21:27 PDT (310 days ago) in Aquarius

68.

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 17:08 PDT (297 days ago) in Pisces

69.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 08 Oct 2024 at 23:54 PDT (279 days ago) in Taurus

70.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 at 06:37 PDT (241 days ago) in Aquarius

71.

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, 16 Nov 2024 at 18:36 PDT (240 days ago) in Taurus

72.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 at 01:59 PDT (220 days ago) in Taurus

73.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 at 15:32 PDT (220 days ago) in Cancer

74.

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, 07 Dec 2024 at 12:50 PDT (219 days ago) in Taurus

75.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 07 Dec 2024 at 15:26 PDT (219 days ago) in Pisces

76.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 12 Jan 2025 at 05:32 PDT (183 days ago) in Cancer

77.

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. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 at 18:32 PDT (180 days ago) in Gemini

78.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 at 08:16 PDT (165 days ago) in Aries

79.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 at 01:38 PDT (160 days ago) in Taurus

80.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 23 Feb 2025 at 18:02 PDT (141 days ago) in Gemini