141.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 13 Jun 2011 at 00:09 EDT (4,750 days ago) in Virgo

142.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 03 Jun 2011 at 01:50 EDT (4,760 days ago) in Aquarius

143.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 07 Apr 2011 at 21:39 EDT (4,817 days ago) in Pisces

144.

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. Wed, 06 Apr 2011 at 10:29 EDT (4,818 days ago) in Pisces

145.

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. Sun, 03 Apr 2011 at 19:48 EDT (4,821 days ago) in Virgo

146.

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, 21 Mar 2011 at 08:15 EDT (4,834 days ago) in Pisces

147.

Jupiter at perihelion Jupiter passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 at 10:04 EDT (4,840 days ago) in Pisces

148.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 09 Mar 2011 at 08:25 EDT (4,846 days ago) in Aquarius

149.

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, 17 Feb 2011 at 04:47 EDT (4,866 days ago) in Aquarius

150.

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. Fri, 04 Feb 2011 at 11:03 EDT (4,879 days ago) in Capricornus

151.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 26 Jan 2011 at 01:10 EDT (4,888 days ago) in Virgo

152.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 07 Jan 2011 at 17:20 EDT (4,907 days ago) in Sagittarius

153.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 05 Dec 2010 at 22:01 EDT (4,940 days ago) in Pisces

154.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 18 Nov 2010 at 11:47 EDT (4,957 days ago) in Aquarius

155.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 07 Nov 2010 at 02:02 EDT (4,968 days ago) in Capricornus

156.

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. Thu, 30 Sep 2010 at 20:32 EDT (5,006 days ago) in Virgo

157.

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, 21 Sep 2010 at 12:50 EDT (5,015 days ago) in Pisces

158.

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, 21 Sep 2010 at 07:28 EDT (5,015 days ago) in Pisces

159.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 20 Sep 2010 at 17:19 EDT (5,016 days ago) in Pisces

160.

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. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 at 05:58 EDT (5,047 days ago) in Capricornus