List of Oppositions

A list of past and future oppositions, a time when observing the outer planet in question is the easiest. All dates are according to Universal Time (UT). For more information about oppositions, please go to the Opposition page.

Also of interest: List of Rare Events
 * * This mars opposition will be the closest for a while, and it also happens to be quite far south of the celestial equator making this a very nice opposition for people living in the southern hemisphere.


 * * It's interesting to note that the tilt of the rings affects the apparent magnitude more than the distance from earth.