Neptune positions

The Neptune takes about 165 years for a Sonnenumkreisung and therefore an average of almost 14 years for a sign of the zodiac . In the 165 years of a cycle, it is overtaken 164 times by earth on the inner track and comes into opposition . In conjunction , the central angle to the sun is almost zero (on February 2, 2004 and August 3, 2084 it is less than 2) to a good 102 angular minutes below (August 3, 2084) and above (November 6, 2126) the sun, with occultations (Angle is <16 ') always take place eight in a row (January / February 2000–2007, July / August 2081–2088).

In perihelion Neptune is on 13 September 2042 and then only 29.8066 AE from the Sun; shortly before that, on October 29, 2041, it is closest to the earth with opposition at 28.81438 AU. In the aphelion of Neptune stands at the December 1, 2125 and then 30.3391 AE from the Sun; shortly before that, on April 30, 2125, it is at its greatest distance from the earth with opposition at 29.33242 AU. These rather small differences mean that when Neptune is in opposition, it always has an apparent size of 2.34 to 2.37 arc seconds and its apparent magnitude remains roughly constant at 7.7 mag.

The following table lists the special constellations of Neptune together with planetary loops for the years 1997–2021 as well as all entry cycles into a new constellation and all cycles with extreme values for a complete super cycle up to 2162; Coverings are marked in bold in the right column, as are extreme values in all number columns. The values relate to 51.5 ° north latitude ( Dortmund , Göttingen , Halle (Saale) ) and the date, if applicable, to Dortmund (or Bern ; 7.5 ° east longitude).

Stationary, then retrograde	opposition					Stationary, then clockwise	Conjunction with the sun
Stationary, then retrograde	date	Distance ( AE )	Brightness ( mag )	Apparent size ( ″ )	Constellation	Stationary, then clockwise	date	Center -to- center distance ( ′ )
0May 2, 1997	July 21, 1997	29,134 AU	7.7 likes	2.34 ″	Capricorn	0Oct 9, 1997	Jan. 19, 1998	0+21.6 ′
0May 4, 1998	July 23, 1998	29,123 AU	7.7 likes	2.34 ″	Capricorn	Oct 11, 1998	Jan. 22, 1999	0+17.7 ′
0May 7, 1999	July 26, 1999	29,111 AU	7.7 likes	2.35 ″	Capricorn	Oct 14, 1999	Jan. 24, 2000	00+ 13.81 ′
0May 8, 2000	July 28, 2000	29,098 AU	7.7 likes	2.35 ″	Capricorn	Oct 15, 2000	Jan. 26, 2001	000+ 9.91 ′
May 11, 2001	July 30, 2001	29,086 AU	7.7 likes	2.35 ″	Capricorn	Oct 18, 2001	Jan. 28, 2002	000+ 5.99 ′
May 13, 2002	0Aug 2, 2002	29,074 AU	7.7 likes	2.35 ″	Capricorn	Oct. 20, 2002	Jan. 31, 2003	000+ 2.06 ′
May 16, 2003	0Aug 4, 2003	29,064 AU	7.7 likes	2.35 ″	Capricorn	Oct 23, 2003	0Feb 2, 2004	000- 1.88 ′
May 17, 2004	0Aug 6, 2004	29,055 AU	7.7 likes	2.35 ″	Capricorn	Oct 24, 2004	0Feb 3, 2005	000- 5.82 ′
May 20, 2005	0Aug 8, 2005	29,047 AU	7.7 likes	2.35 ″	Capricorn	Oct 26, 2005	0Feb 6, 2006	000- 9.76 ′
May 22, 2006	Aug 11, 2006	29,039 AU	7.7 likes	2.35 ″	Capricorn	Oct 29, 2006	0Feb 8, 2007	00- 13.68 ′
May 25, 2007	Aug 13, 2007	29,032 AU	7.7 likes	2.35 ″	Capricorn	Oct 31, 2007	Feb 11, 2008	0−17.6 ′
May 26, 2008	Aug 15, 2008	29.025 AU	7.7 likes	2.35 ″	Capricorn	0Nov 2, 2008	Feb 12, 2009	0−21.5 ′
May 29, 2009	17 Aug 2009	29,016 AU	7.7 likes	2.35 ″	Capricorn	0Nov 4, 2009	Feb 14, 2010	0−25.4 ′

May 31, 2010	Aug 20, 2010	29,006 AU	7.7 likes	2.35 ″	Aquarius	0Nov 7, 2010	Feb 17, 2011	0−29.2 ′
0June 3, 2011	22 Aug 2011	28.995 AU	7.7 mag	2.36 ″	Aquarius	0Nov 9, 2011	Feb. 19, 2012	0−32.9 ′
04th June 2012	Aug 24, 2012	28,984 AU	7.7 likes	2.36 ″	Aquarius	Nov 11, 2012	Feb 21, 2013	0−36.7 ′
0June 7, 2013	27 Aug 2013	28,973 AU	7.7 likes	2.36 ″	Aquarius	Nov 13, 2013	23 Feb 2014	0−30.3 ′
0June 9, 2014	29 Aug 2014	28,963 AU	7.7 likes	2.36 ″	Aquarius	Nov 16, 2014	Feb 26, 2015	0−43.9 ′
June 12, 2015	0Sep 1 2015	28,953 AU	7.7 likes	2.36 ″	Aquarius	Nov 18, 2015	Feb 28, 2016	0−47.5 ′
June 13, 2016	0Sep 2 2016	28,946 AU	7.7 likes	2.36 ″	Aquarius	Nov 20, 2016	02nd March 2017	0−51.0 ′
June 16, 2017	05th Sep 2017	28,939 AU	7.7 likes	2.36 ″	Aquarius	Nov 22, 2017	04th March 2018	0−54.4 ′
19th June 2018	0Sep 7 2018	28.933 AU	7.7 likes	2.36 ″	Aquarius	Nov 25, 2018	0March 7, 2019	0−57.7 ′
June 21, 2019	Sep 10 2019	28,927 AU	7.7 likes	2.36 ″	Aquarius	Nov 27, 2019	0March 8, 2020	0−61.2 ′
June 23, 2020	Sep 11 2020	28,922 AU	7.7 likes	2.36 ″	Aquarius	Nov 29, 2020	March 11, 2021	0−64.2 ′

June 25, 2021	Sep 14 2021	28.917 AU	7.7 likes	2.36 ″	fishes	0Dec 1, 2021	March 13, 2022	0−67.2 '




















10 Aug 2041	Oct 29, 2041	28.814 AU	7.7 likes	2.37 ″	Aries	Jan 15, 2042	April 27, 2042	−102.0 ′

Aug 15, 2043	0Nov 3, 2043	28.816 AU	7.7 likes	2.37 ″	Aries	Jan. 20, 2044	2.May. 2044	0−102.38 ′





26 Aug 2048	Nov 14, 2048	28.828 AU	7.7 likes	2.37 ″	bull	Jan. 30, 2049	May 13, 2049	−100.2 ′

















0Oct 4, 2065	Dec 22, 2065	28.902 AU	7.7 likes	2.36 ″	Twins	March 10, 2066	22 Jun 2066	0−66.6 ′













0Nov 2, 2078	Jan. 19, 2079	29,008 AU	7.7 likes	2.35 ″	cancer	0April 8, 2079	23 July 2079	0−21.2 ′




Nov 14, 2083	Jan. 30, 2084	29,064 AU	7.7 likes	2.35 ″	cancer	April 18, 2084	0Aug 3, 2084	000- 1.61 ′
Nov 15, 2084	0Feb 1, 2085	29,076 AU	7.7 likes	2.35 ″	cancer	April 21, 2085	0Aug 5, 2085	000+ 2.33 ′



Nov 23, 2087	0Feb 8, 2088	29.105 AU	7.7 likes	2.35 ″	lion	April 27, 2088	Aug 12, 2088	00+ 14.07 ′














Dec. 24, 2101	March 11, 2102	29.229 AU	7.7 likes	2.34 ″	Virgin	30th May. 2102	Sep 14 2102	0+63.6 ′
























Feb. 11, 2125	April 30, 2125	29,332 AU	7.7 likes	2.33 ″	Libra	July 21, 2125	0Nov 4, 2125	0+102.19 ′
Feb. 14, 2126	0May 3, 2126	29,332 AU	7.7 likes	2.33 ″	Libra	Jan 15, 2042	0Nov 6, 2126	0+ 102.29 °










0March 6, 2135	May 23, 2135	29,319 AU	7.7 likes	2.33 ″	Scorpio (SW) / Snake Bearer (NO)	Aug 12, 2135	Nov 26, 2135	0+96.0 ′












0April 1, 2147	June 19, 2147	29,252 AU	7.7 likes	2.33 ″	Sagittarius	08 Sep 2147	Dec. 21, 2147	0+70.8 ′
















0May 4th 2162	July 24, 2162	29,133 AU	7.7 likes	2.34 ″	Capricorn	Oct 11, 2162	Jan. 22, 2163	0+19.9 ′

Remarks

↑ ^a ^b CalSky is not sufficiently precise in the case of occultations (see also examples in uranium positions ). Therefore, the central angles indicated with two Nachloma digits have been determined for occlusion with Stellarium (ecliptical coordinates to the date).

↑ Neptune positions on Calsky.com

↑ all dates in UT1

↑ ^a ^b relative to the ecliptic

literature

Multiyear Interactive Computer Almanac 1800-2050. US Naval Observatory

[Bedeckungen-1] CalSky is not sufficiently precise in the case of occultations (see also examples in uranium positions ). Therefore, the central angles indicated with two Nachloma digits have been determined for occlusion with Stellarium (ecliptical coordinates to the date).

[2] Neptune positions on Calsky.com

[3] tes in UT1

[Station-4] relative to the ecliptic