481.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 08 May 1996 at 15:14 EDT (10,277 days ago) in Capricornus

482.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 04 May 1996 at 11:30 EDT (10,281 days ago) in Sagittarius

483.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 29 Apr 1996 at 07:11 EDT (10,286 days ago) in Sagittarius

484.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 17 Apr 1996 at 14:30 EDT (10,298 days ago) in Pisces

485.

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. Sun, 17 Mar 1996 at 13:54 EDT (10,329 days ago) in Pisces

486.

Mars at solar conjunction Mars 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, 04 Mar 1996 at 08:22 EDT (10,342 days ago) in Aquarius

487.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 20 Feb 1996 at 05:34 EDT (10,355 days ago) in Aquarius

488.

Saturn ring plane crossing Saturn's seasons are changing, making its rings appear edge-on from the Earth. Sun, 11 Feb 1996 at 16:27 EDT (10,364 days ago) in Aquarius

489.

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. Sun, 21 Jan 1996 at 02:12 EDT (10,385 days ago) in Capricornus

490.

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, 15 Jan 1996 at 21:45 EDT (10,391 days ago) in Sagittarius

491.

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, 18 Dec 1995 at 16:32 EDT (10,419 days ago) in Sagittarius

492.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 16 Dec 1995 at 18:15 EDT (10,421 days ago) in Ophiuchus

493.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 21 Nov 1995 at 14:57 EDT (10,446 days ago) in Aquarius

494.

Equinox on Saturn Saturn's seasons are changing, making its rings appear edge-on from the Earth. Sat, 18 Nov 1995 at 18:55 EDT (10,449 days ago) in Aquarius

495.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 06 Oct 1995 at 07:51 EDT (10,492 days ago) in Sagittarius

496.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 04 Oct 1995 at 22:42 EDT (10,494 days ago) in Sagittarius

497.

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, 14 Sep 1995 at 11:11 EDT (10,514 days ago) in Aquarius

498.

Saturn ring plane crossing Saturn's seasons are changing, making its rings appear edge-on from the Earth. Fri, 11 Aug 1995 at 00:51 EDT (10,548 days ago) in Aquarius

499.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 02 Aug 1995 at 12:34 EDT (10,557 days ago) in Scorpius

500.

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. Fri, 21 Jul 1995 at 13:32 EDT (10,569 days ago) in Sagittarius