121.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 at 23:52 EDT (4,433 days ago) in Leo

122.

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. Sat, 24 Mar 2012 at 14:11 EDT (4,453 days ago) in Pisces

123.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 at 11:55 EDT (4,472 days ago) in Leo

124.

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. Sat, 03 Mar 2012 at 15:04 EDT (4,474 days ago) in Leo

125.

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. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 at 15:32 EDT (4,487 days ago) in Aquarius

126.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 at 17:52 EDT (4,491 days ago) in Leo

127.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 at 09:06 EDT (4,499 days ago) in Virgo

128.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 at 19:53 EDT (4,514 days ago) in Virgo

129.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 25 Dec 2011 at 17:22 EDT (4,543 days ago) in Pisces

130.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 10 Dec 2011 at 02:59 EDT (4,558 days ago) in Pisces

131.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 at 13:34 EDT (4,589 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Fri, 28 Oct 2011 at 21:34 EDT (4,601 days ago) in Aries

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 at 14:41 EDT (4,602 days ago) in Aries

134.

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. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 at 17:03 EDT (4,616 days ago) in Virgo

135.

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. Sun, 25 Sep 2011 at 20:06 EDT (4,634 days ago) in Pisces

136.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 30 Aug 2011 at 05:34 EDT (4,660 days ago) in Aries

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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, 22 Aug 2011 at 19:17 EDT (4,668 days ago) in Aquarius

138.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 09 Jul 2011 at 20:12 EDT (4,712 days ago) in Pisces

139.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 13 Jun 2011 at 00:09 EDT (4,738 days ago) in Virgo

140.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 03 Jun 2011 at 01:50 EDT (4,748 days ago) in Aquarius