281.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 19 Nov 2006 at 15:52 EDT (6,429 days ago) in Libra

282.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 29 Oct 2006 at 03:49 EDT (6,450 days ago) in Capricornus

283.

Mars at solar conjunction Mars 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, 23 Oct 2006 at 02:20 EDT (6,456 days ago) in Virgo

284.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 30 Sep 2006 at 05:17 EDT (6,479 days ago) in Virgo

285.

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. Tue, 05 Sep 2006 at 06:46 EDT (6,504 days ago) in Aquarius

286.

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. Fri, 11 Aug 2006 at 01:05 EDT (6,529 days ago) in Capricornus

287.

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. Mon, 07 Aug 2006 at 07:44 EDT (6,533 days ago) in Cancer

288.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 at 03:23 EDT (6,565 days ago) in Libra

289.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 25 Jun 2006 at 21:23 EDT (6,576 days ago) in Cancer

290.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 at 04:11 EDT (6,582 days ago) in Aquarius

291.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 22 May 2006 at 10:09 EDT (6,610 days ago) in Capricornus

292.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Fri, 05 May 2006 at 19:44 EDT (6,627 days ago) in Libra

293.

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. Thu, 04 May 2006 at 10:28 EDT (6,628 days ago) in Libra

294.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 05 Apr 2006 at 09:07 EDT (6,657 days ago) in Cancer

295.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 04 Mar 2006 at 13:01 EDT (6,689 days ago) in Libra

296.

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, 01 Mar 2006 at 05:53 EDT (6,692 days ago) in Aquarius

297.

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, 06 Feb 2006 at 00:24 EDT (6,715 days ago) in Capricornus

298.

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. Fri, 27 Jan 2006 at 17:40 EDT (6,725 days ago) in Cancer

299.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 09 Dec 2005 at 23:02 EDT (6,773 days ago) in Aries

300.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 22 Nov 2005 at 03:53 EDT (6,791 days ago) in Cancer