341.

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, 02 Feb 2004 at 04:20 EDT (7,453 days ago) in Capricornus

342.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 03 Jan 2004 at 18:46 EDT (7,483 days ago) in Leo

343.

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. Wed, 31 Dec 2003 at 15:49 EDT (7,486 days ago) in Gemini

344.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 08 Nov 2003 at 07:28 EDT (7,539 days ago) in Aquarius

345.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 25 Oct 2003 at 19:49 EDT (7,553 days ago) in Gemini

346.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 22 Oct 2003 at 20:22 EDT (7,556 days ago) in Capricornus

347.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 27 Sep 2003 at 03:48 EDT (7,581 days ago) in Aquarius

348.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 30 Aug 2003 at 06:10 EDT (7,609 days ago) in Aquarius

349.

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. Thu, 28 Aug 2003 at 13:52 EDT (7,611 days ago) in Aquarius

350.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Wed, 27 Aug 2003 at 05:46 EDT (7,612 days ago) in Aquarius

351.

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, 24 Aug 2003 at 05:54 EDT (7,615 days ago) in Aquarius

352.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 22 Aug 2003 at 13:35 EDT (7,617 days ago) in Leo

353.

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. Fri, 22 Aug 2003 at 05:56 EDT (7,617 days ago) in Leo

354.

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, 04 Aug 2003 at 09:46 EDT (7,635 days ago) in Capricornus

355.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 29 Jul 2003 at 03:34 EDT (7,641 days ago) in Aquarius

356.

Saturn at perihelion Saturn passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 20 Jul 2003 at 21:57 EDT (7,650 days ago) in Gemini

357.

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. Tue, 24 Jun 2003 at 09:29 EDT (7,676 days ago) in Gemini

358.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 07 Jun 2003 at 03:13 EDT (7,693 days ago) in Aquarius

359.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 15 May 2003 at 19:54 EDT (7,716 days ago) in Capricornus

360.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 03 Apr 2003 at 21:53 EDT (7,758 days ago) in Cancer