461.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 29 May 2001 at 11:20 EDT (8,479 days ago) in Capricornus

462.

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. Fri, 25 May 2001 at 08:23 EDT (8,483 days ago) in Taurus

463.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 11 May 2001 at 12:05 EDT (8,497 days ago) in Sagittarius

464.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 10 May 2001 at 20:03 EDT (8,498 days ago) in Capricornus

465.

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. Fri, 09 Feb 2001 at 07:10 EDT (8,588 days ago) in Capricornus

466.

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, 25 Jan 2001 at 22:46 EDT (8,603 days ago) in Capricornus

467.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 25 Jan 2001 at 03:39 EDT (8,603 days ago) in Taurus

468.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 24 Jan 2001 at 19:29 EDT (8,604 days ago) in Taurus

469.

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. Mon, 27 Nov 2000 at 21:05 EDT (8,662 days ago) in Taurus

470.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 26 Nov 2000 at 10:06 EDT (8,663 days ago) in Taurus

471.

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, 19 Nov 2000 at 07:33 EDT (8,670 days ago) in Taurus

472.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 02 Nov 2000 at 16:21 EDT (8,687 days ago) in Virgo

473.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 26 Oct 2000 at 10:37 EDT (8,694 days ago) in Capricornus

474.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 15 Oct 2000 at 09:51 EDT (8,705 days ago) in Capricornus

475.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 29 Sep 2000 at 09:06 EDT (8,721 days ago) in Taurus

476.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 12 Sep 2000 at 07:56 EDT (8,738 days ago) in Taurus

477.

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, 11 Aug 2000 at 01:11 EDT (8,770 days ago) in Capricornus

478.

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. Thu, 27 Jul 2000 at 18:40 EDT (8,785 days ago) in Capricornus

479.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 21 Jul 2000 at 01:13 EDT (8,791 days ago) in Gemini

480.

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. Sat, 01 Jul 2000 at 11:22 EDT (8,811 days ago) in Gemini