261.

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 (6,525 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Mon, 07 Aug 2006 at 07:44 EDT (6,529 days ago) in Cancer

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 at 03:23 EDT (6,561 days ago) in Libra

264.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 25 Jun 2006 at 21:23 EDT (6,572 days ago) in Cancer

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 at 04:11 EDT (6,578 days ago) in Aquarius

266.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 22 May 2006 at 10:09 EDT (6,606 days ago) in Capricornus

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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 (6,623 days ago) in Libra

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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. Thu, 04 May 2006 at 10:28 EDT (6,624 days ago) in Libra

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 05 Apr 2006 at 09:07 EDT (6,653 days ago) in Cancer

270.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 04 Mar 2006 at 13:01 EDT (6,685 days ago) in Libra

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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. Wed, 01 Mar 2006 at 05:53 EDT (6,688 days ago) in Aquarius

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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 (6,711 days ago) in Capricornus

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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 (6,721 days ago) in Cancer

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Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 09 Dec 2005 at 23:02 EDT (6,769 days ago) in Aries

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 22 Nov 2005 at 03:53 EDT (6,787 days ago) in Cancer

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 15 Nov 2005 at 19:38 EDT (6,794 days ago) in Aquarius

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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, 07 Nov 2005 at 02:51 EDT (6,802 days ago) in Aries

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Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sat, 29 Oct 2005 at 23:19 EDT (6,811 days ago) in Aries

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 26 Oct 2005 at 18:49 EDT (6,814 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Sat, 22 Oct 2005 at 08:43 EDT (6,818 days ago) in Virgo