441.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 13 May 2002 at 07:27 EDT (8,130 days ago) in Capricornus

442.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 01 Mar 2002 at 09:57 EDT (8,203 days ago) in Gemini

443.

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, 13 Feb 2002 at 11:57 EDT (8,219 days ago) in Capricornus

444.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 07 Feb 2002 at 20:51 EDT (8,225 days ago) in Taurus

445.

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, 28 Jan 2002 at 08:36 EDT (8,235 days ago) in Capricornus

446.

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, 01 Jan 2002 at 00:45 EDT (8,262 days ago) in Gemini

447.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 30 Dec 2001 at 20:04 EDT (8,264 days ago) in Gemini

448.

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. Mon, 03 Dec 2001 at 09:05 EDT (8,291 days ago) in Taurus

449.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 02 Nov 2001 at 10:32 EDT (8,322 days ago) in Gemini

450.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 30 Oct 2001 at 17:07 EDT (8,325 days ago) in Capricornus

451.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 17 Oct 2001 at 21:13 EDT (8,338 days ago) in Capricornus

452.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 12 Oct 2001 at 04:14 EDT (8,343 days ago) in Sagittarius

453.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 26 Sep 2001 at 20:05 EDT (8,359 days ago) in Taurus

454.

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. Wed, 15 Aug 2001 at 11:16 EDT (8,401 days ago) in Capricornus

455.

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, 30 Jul 2001 at 07:39 EDT (8,417 days ago) in Capricornus

456.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 19 Jul 2001 at 18:49 EDT (8,428 days ago) in Ophiuchus

457.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Thu, 21 Jun 2001 at 18:50 EDT (8,456 days ago) in Ophiuchus

458.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 16 Jun 2001 at 14:09 EDT (8,461 days ago) in Taurus

459.

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, 14 Jun 2001 at 08:26 EDT (8,463 days ago) in Taurus

460.

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. Wed, 13 Jun 2001 at 13:39 EDT (8,464 days ago) in Ophiuchus