501.

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, 17 Jul 1995 at 00:34 EDT (10,592 days ago) in Sagittarius

502.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 06 Jul 1995 at 03:55 EDT (10,603 days ago) in Aquarius

503.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Fri, 02 Jun 1995 at 19:07 EDT (10,637 days ago) in Ophiuchus

504.

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, 01 Jun 1995 at 07:14 EDT (10,638 days ago) in Ophiuchus

505.

Saturn ring plane crossing Saturn's seasons are changing, making its rings appear edge-on from the Earth. Sun, 21 May 1995 at 20:12 EDT (10,649 days ago) in Aquarius

506.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 05 May 1995 at 03:31 EDT (10,665 days ago) in Capricornus

507.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 27 Apr 1995 at 19:23 EDT (10,673 days ago) in Sagittarius

508.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 01 Apr 1995 at 07:15 EDT (10,699 days ago) in Ophiuchus

509.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 24 Mar 1995 at 12:19 EDT (10,707 days ago) in Cancer

510.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 13 Mar 1995 at 21:33 EDT (10,718 days ago) in Cancer

511.

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, 05 Mar 1995 at 20:22 EDT (10,726 days ago) in Aquarius

512.

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. Sat, 11 Feb 1995 at 21:25 EDT (10,748 days ago) in Leo

513.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sat, 11 Feb 1995 at 09:14 EDT (10,748 days ago) in Leo

514.

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. Mon, 16 Jan 1995 at 19:13 EDT (10,774 days ago) in Sagittarius

515.

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. Fri, 13 Jan 1995 at 11:57 EDT (10,777 days ago) in Sagittarius

516.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 02 Jan 1995 at 16:24 EDT (10,788 days ago) in Leo

517.

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, 17 Nov 1994 at 14:37 EDT (10,834 days ago) in Libra

518.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 15 Nov 1994 at 13:18 EDT (10,836 days ago) in Libra

519.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 09 Nov 1994 at 03:39 EDT (10,842 days ago) in Aquarius

520.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 02 Oct 1994 at 12:16 EDT (10,880 days ago) in Sagittarius