Neptune at opposition 2027
Neptune is opposite the Sun: up all night, at its closest and brightest (magnitude 7.8) in Pisces.
When
What it is
At opposition the Earth passes between the Sun and Neptune. The planet rises at sunset, is highest around midnight and sets at sunrise.
How to see it
Neptune needs binoculars or a telescope and a star chart; it looks like a faint bluish star.
Check the clouds for that night
See also
September equinox 2027
Day and night are about equal; nights in the north are getting long and dark again.
Mercury at greatest eastern elongation, 25 September 2027
Mercury is 26.3° from the Sun — the best time to find it low in the west after sunset.
Neptune at opposition 2026
Neptune is opposite the Sun: up all night, at its closest and brightest (magnitude 7.8) in Pisces.
Saturn at opposition 2026
Saturn is opposite the Sun: up all night, at its closest and brightest (magnitude 0.3) in Cetus.
Uranus at opposition 2026
Uranus is opposite the Sun: up all night, at its closest and brightest (magnitude 5.6) in Taurus.