441.

Jupiter at perihelion Jupiter passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 19 May 1999 at 15:30 EDT (9,191 days ago) in Pisces

442.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 06 May 1999 at 20:21 EDT (9,204 days ago) in Capricornus

443.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sat, 01 May 1999 at 13:21 EDT (9,209 days ago) in Virgo

444.

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, 27 Apr 1999 at 06:54 EDT (9,213 days ago) in Aries

445.

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, 24 Apr 1999 at 13:31 EDT (9,216 days ago) in Virgo

446.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 02 Apr 1999 at 08:02 EDT (9,238 days ago) in Pisces

447.

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, 01 Apr 1999 at 00:59 EDT (9,239 days ago) in Pisces

448.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 18 Mar 1999 at 08:45 EDT (9,253 days ago) in Libra

449.

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. Mon, 01 Feb 1999 at 20:49 EDT (9,298 days ago) in Capricornus

450.

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. Fri, 22 Jan 1999 at 03:13 EDT (9,308 days ago) in Capricornus

451.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 29 Dec 1998 at 10:56 EDT (9,332 days ago) in Pisces

452.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 16 Dec 1998 at 15:32 EDT (9,345 days ago) in Virgo

453.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 13 Nov 1998 at 07:52 EDT (9,378 days ago) in Aquarius

454.

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, 23 Oct 1998 at 14:41 EDT (9,399 days ago) in Pisces

455.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 18 Oct 1998 at 16:23 EDT (9,404 days ago) in Capricornus

456.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 11 Oct 1998 at 10:39 EDT (9,411 days ago) in Sagittarius

457.

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, 15 Sep 1998 at 22:54 EDT (9,437 days ago) in Aquarius

458.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 15 Sep 1998 at 12:57 EDT (9,437 days ago) in Aquarius

459.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 15 Aug 1998 at 15:00 EDT (9,468 days ago) in Cetus

460.

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. Mon, 03 Aug 1998 at 03:04 EDT (9,480 days ago) in Capricornus