101.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 01 Sep 2024 at 11:47 EDT (120 days away) in Taurus

102.

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 (127 days away) in Aquarius

103.

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 (139 days away) in Pisces

104.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 at 02:54 EDT (158 days away) in Taurus

105.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 at 09:37 EDT (195 days away) in Aquarius

106.

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 21:36 EDT (196 days away) in Taurus

107.

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 04:59 EDT (216 days away) in Taurus

108.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 at 18:32 EDT (216 days away) in Cancer

109.

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 15:50 EDT (217 days away) in Taurus

110.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 07 Dec 2024 at 18:26 EDT (217 days away) in Pisces

111.

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 08:32 EDT (253 days away) in Cancer

112.

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 21:32 EDT (256 days away) in Gemini

113.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 at 11:16 EDT (271 days away) in Aries

114.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 at 04:38 EDT (276 days away) in Taurus

115.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 23 Feb 2025 at 21:02 EDT (295 days away) in Gemini

116.

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, 12 Mar 2025 at 06:19 EDT (312 days away) in Aquarius

117.

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, 19 Mar 2025 at 19:16 EDT (319 days away) in Pisces

118.

Saturn ring plane crossing Saturn's seasons are changing, making its rings appear edge-on from the Earth. Sun, 23 Mar 2025 at 12:04 EDT (323 days away) in Aquarius

119.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 at 16:38 EDT (347 days away) in Cancer

120.

Equinox on Saturn Saturn's seasons are changing, making its rings appear edge-on from the Earth. Tue, 06 May 2025 at 02:09 EDT (367 days away) in Pisces