281.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 20 Oct 2005 at 16:24 EDT (6,845 days ago) in Virgo

282.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 01 Oct 2005 at 18:07 EDT (6,864 days ago) in Taurus

283.

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. Wed, 31 Aug 2005 at 22:54 EDT (6,895 days ago) in Aquarius

284.

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, 08 Aug 2005 at 12:02 EDT (6,918 days ago) in Capricornus

285.

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. Sat, 23 Jul 2005 at 12:50 EDT (6,934 days ago) in Cancer

286.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 17 Jul 2005 at 12:24 EDT (6,940 days ago) in Pisces

287.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 14 Jun 2005 at 19:08 EDT (6,973 days ago) in Aquarius

288.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 05 Jun 2005 at 03:31 EDT (6,982 days ago) in Virgo

289.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 19 May 2005 at 20:36 EDT (6,999 days ago) in Capricornus

290.

Jupiter at aphelion Jupiter passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 17 Apr 2005 at 13:33 EDT (7,031 days ago) in Virgo

291.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 04 Apr 2005 at 09:38 EDT (7,044 days ago) in Virgo

292.

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. Sun, 03 Apr 2005 at 11:22 EDT (7,045 days ago) in Virgo

293.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 21 Mar 2005 at 21:42 EDT (7,058 days ago) in Gemini

294.

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. Fri, 25 Feb 2005 at 01:23 EDT (7,082 days ago) in Aquarius

295.

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. Thu, 03 Feb 2005 at 14:20 EDT (7,104 days ago) in Capricornus

296.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 01 Feb 2005 at 21:26 EDT (7,106 days ago) in Virgo

297.

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. Thu, 13 Jan 2005 at 17:58 EDT (7,125 days ago) in Gemini

298.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 11 Nov 2004 at 14:10 EDT (7,188 days ago) in Aquarius

299.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 08 Nov 2004 at 02:14 EDT (7,191 days ago) in Gemini

300.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 24 Oct 2004 at 06:35 EDT (7,206 days ago) in Capricornus