441.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 04 May 1998 at 07:13 EDT (9,551 days ago) in Capricornus

442.

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, 13 Apr 1998 at 07:31 EDT (9,572 days ago) in Pisces

443.

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. Mon, 23 Feb 1998 at 03:39 EDT (9,621 days ago) in Aquarius

444.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 23 Feb 1998 at 02:29 EDT (9,621 days ago) in Aquarius

445.

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, 28 Jan 1998 at 14:59 EDT (9,647 days ago) in Capricornus

446.

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, 19 Jan 1998 at 17:25 EDT (9,656 days ago) in Sagittarius

447.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 07 Jan 1998 at 06:16 EDT (9,668 days ago) in Capricornus

448.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 16 Dec 1997 at 05:50 EDT (9,690 days ago) in Pisces

449.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 14 Oct 1997 at 05:41 EDT (9,753 days ago) in Capricornus

450.

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, 10 Oct 1997 at 00:18 EDT (9,757 days ago) in Pisces

451.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 08 Oct 1997 at 21:51 EDT (9,759 days ago) in Sagittarius

452.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 08 Oct 1997 at 00:40 EDT (9,759 days ago) in Capricornus

453.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sat, 09 Aug 1997 at 21:05 EDT (9,819 days ago) in Capricornus

454.

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. Sat, 09 Aug 1997 at 09:32 EDT (9,819 days ago) in Capricornus

455.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 01 Aug 1997 at 12:47 EDT (9,827 days ago) in Pisces

456.

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. Tue, 29 Jul 1997 at 15:20 EDT (9,830 days ago) in Capricornus

457.

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, 21 Jul 1997 at 03:06 EDT (9,838 days ago) in Sagittarius

458.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 09 Jun 1997 at 20:21 EDT (9,880 days ago) in Capricornus

459.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 13 May 1997 at 00:04 EDT (9,907 days ago) in Capricornus

460.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 01 May 1997 at 20:15 EDT (9,919 days ago) in Capricornus