361.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 30 Dec 2001 at 20:04 EDT (8,210 days ago) in Gemini

362.

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. Mon, 03 Dec 2001 at 09:05 EDT (8,237 days ago) in Taurus

363.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 02 Nov 2001 at 10:32 EDT (8,268 days ago) in Gemini

364.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 30 Oct 2001 at 17:07 EDT (8,271 days ago) in Capricornus

365.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 17 Oct 2001 at 21:13 EDT (8,284 days ago) in Capricornus

366.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 12 Oct 2001 at 04:14 EDT (8,289 days ago) in Sagittarius

367.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 26 Sep 2001 at 20:05 EDT (8,305 days ago) in Taurus

368.

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, 15 Aug 2001 at 11:16 EDT (8,347 days ago) in Capricornus

369.

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, 30 Jul 2001 at 07:39 EDT (8,363 days ago) in Capricornus

370.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 19 Jul 2001 at 18:49 EDT (8,374 days ago) in Ophiuchus

371.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Thu, 21 Jun 2001 at 18:50 EDT (8,402 days ago) in Ophiuchus

372.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 16 Jun 2001 at 14:09 EDT (8,407 days ago) in Taurus

373.

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, 14 Jun 2001 at 08:26 EDT (8,409 days ago) in Taurus

374.

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. Wed, 13 Jun 2001 at 13:39 EDT (8,410 days ago) in Ophiuchus

375.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 29 May 2001 at 11:20 EDT (8,425 days ago) in Capricornus

376.

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. Fri, 25 May 2001 at 08:23 EDT (8,429 days ago) in Taurus

377.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 11 May 2001 at 12:05 EDT (8,443 days ago) in Sagittarius

378.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 10 May 2001 at 20:03 EDT (8,444 days ago) in Capricornus

379.

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, 09 Feb 2001 at 07:10 EDT (8,534 days ago) in Capricornus

380.

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, 25 Jan 2001 at 22:46 EDT (8,549 days ago) in Capricornus