Neptune at opposition, October 2, 2029
Neptune at opposition: October 2, 2029 at 11:12 AM in New York (2 Oct 2029, 15:12 UTC). At that moment Neptune is below the horizon as seen from New York.
The sky at that moment
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11:12 AMTue, Oct 2
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What happens
At opposition a planet is opposite the Sun in our sky: it rises around sunset, is highest around midnight and can be seen all night. It is also near its closest to Earth, so it is about as bright as it gets that year.
Calculated with Astronomy Engine, an open-source library verified against the US Naval Observatory and NASA JPL. Data sources