221.

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. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 at 03:31 EDT (5,827 days ago) in Sagittarius

222.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 at 20:27 EDT (5,840 days ago) in Aquarius

223.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 26 May 2008 at 12:07 EDT (5,871 days ago) in Capricornus

224.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 12 May 2008 at 20:18 EDT (5,885 days ago) in Cancer

225.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 09 May 2008 at 07:52 EDT (5,888 days ago) in Sagittarius

226.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 02 May 2008 at 22:43 EDT (5,895 days ago) in Leo

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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, 08 Mar 2008 at 15:10 EDT (5,950 days ago) in Aquarius

228.

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. Sun, 24 Feb 2008 at 04:40 EDT (5,963 days ago) in Leo

229.

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, 10 Feb 2008 at 20:54 EDT (5,977 days ago) in Capricornus

230.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 at 17:34 EDT (5,988 days ago) in Taurus

231.

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. Mon, 24 Dec 2007 at 14:40 EDT (6,025 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Sun, 23 Dec 2007 at 00:45 EDT (6,026 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 21 Dec 2007 at 02:01 EDT (6,028 days ago) in Sagittarius

234.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 19 Dec 2007 at 09:09 EDT (6,030 days ago) in Leo

235.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 at 18:40 EDT (6,031 days ago) in Gemini

236.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 24 Nov 2007 at 06:25 EDT (6,055 days ago) in Aquarius

237.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 15 Nov 2007 at 03:22 EDT (6,064 days ago) in Gemini

238.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 31 Oct 2007 at 17:07 EDT (6,079 days ago) in Capricornus

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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, 09 Sep 2007 at 14:37 EDT (6,131 days ago) in Aquarius

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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, 21 Aug 2007 at 19:18 EDT (6,150 days ago) in Leo