221.

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, 13 Aug 2007 at 14:17 EDT (6,150 days ago) in Capricornus

222.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 06 Aug 2007 at 22:16 EDT (6,157 days ago) in Ophiuchus

223.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 23 Jun 2007 at 11:07 EDT (6,201 days ago) in Aquarius

224.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 at 08:16 EDT (6,217 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Tue, 05 Jun 2007 at 19:05 EDT (6,219 days ago) in Ophiuchus

226.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 04 Jun 2007 at 09:26 EDT (6,220 days ago) in Pisces

227.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 24 May 2007 at 22:01 EDT (6,231 days ago) in Capricornus

228.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 19 Apr 2007 at 17:46 EDT (6,266 days ago) in Leo

229.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 05 Apr 2007 at 21:23 EDT (6,280 days ago) in Ophiuchus

230.

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, 05 Mar 2007 at 10:30 EDT (6,311 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sat, 10 Feb 2007 at 13:34 EDT (6,334 days ago) in Leo

232.

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, 08 Feb 2007 at 10:43 EDT (6,336 days ago) in Capricornus

233.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 05 Dec 2006 at 22:24 EDT (6,401 days ago) in Leo

234.

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. Tue, 21 Nov 2006 at 18:04 EDT (6,415 days ago) in Libra

235.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 20 Nov 2006 at 01:29 EDT (6,416 days ago) in Aquarius

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Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 19 Nov 2006 at 15:52 EDT (6,417 days ago) in Libra

237.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 29 Oct 2006 at 03:49 EDT (6,438 days ago) in Capricornus

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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, 23 Oct 2006 at 02:20 EDT (6,444 days ago) in Virgo

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Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 30 Sep 2006 at 05:17 EDT (6,467 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 05 Sep 2006 at 06:46 EDT (6,492 days ago) in Aquarius