341.

Uranus at solar conjunction Uranus 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, 13 Feb 2002 at 11:57 EDT (8,145 days ago) in Capricornus

342.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 07 Feb 2002 at 20:51 EDT (8,151 days ago) in Taurus

343.

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. Mon, 28 Jan 2002 at 08:36 EDT (8,161 days ago) in Capricornus

344.

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. Tue, 01 Jan 2002 at 00:45 EDT (8,188 days ago) in Gemini

345.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 30 Dec 2001 at 20:04 EDT (8,190 days ago) in Gemini

346.

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. Mon, 03 Dec 2001 at 09:05 EDT (8,217 days ago) in Taurus

347.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 02 Nov 2001 at 10:32 EDT (8,248 days ago) in Gemini

348.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 30 Oct 2001 at 17:07 EDT (8,251 days ago) in Capricornus

349.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 17 Oct 2001 at 21:13 EDT (8,264 days ago) in Capricornus

350.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 12 Oct 2001 at 04:14 EDT (8,269 days ago) in Sagittarius

351.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 26 Sep 2001 at 20:05 EDT (8,285 days ago) in Taurus

352.

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. Wed, 15 Aug 2001 at 11:16 EDT (8,327 days ago) in Capricornus

353.

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. Mon, 30 Jul 2001 at 07:39 EDT (8,343 days ago) in Capricornus

354.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 19 Jul 2001 at 18:49 EDT (8,354 days ago) in Ophiuchus

355.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Thu, 21 Jun 2001 at 18:50 EDT (8,382 days ago) in Ophiuchus

356.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 16 Jun 2001 at 14:09 EDT (8,387 days ago) in Taurus

357.

Jupiter at solar conjunction Jupiter is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Thu, 14 Jun 2001 at 08:26 EDT (8,389 days ago) in Taurus

358.

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, 13 Jun 2001 at 13:39 EDT (8,390 days ago) in Ophiuchus

359.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 29 May 2001 at 11:20 EDT (8,405 days ago) in Capricornus

360.

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. Fri, 25 May 2001 at 08:23 EDT (8,409 days ago) in Taurus