441.

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, 10 Aug 2002 at 17:51 EDT (7,990 days ago) in Leo

442.

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, 01 Aug 2002 at 20:48 EDT (7,999 days ago) in Capricornus

443.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 21 Jul 2002 at 07:19 EDT (8,010 days ago) in Gemini

444.

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. Fri, 19 Jul 2002 at 21:07 EDT (8,012 days ago) in Gemini

445.

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, 09 Jun 2002 at 07:13 EDT (8,052 days ago) in Taurus

446.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 02 Jun 2002 at 20:33 EDT (8,059 days ago) in Aquarius

447.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 13 May 2002 at 07:27 EDT (8,079 days ago) in Capricornus

448.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 01 Mar 2002 at 09:57 EDT (8,152 days ago) in Gemini

449.

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 (8,168 days ago) in Capricornus

450.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 07 Feb 2002 at 20:51 EDT (8,174 days ago) in Taurus

451.

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 (8,184 days ago) in Capricornus

452.

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 (8,211 days ago) in Gemini

453.

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 (8,213 days ago) in Gemini

454.

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 (8,240 days ago) in Taurus

455.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 02 Nov 2001 at 10:32 EDT (8,271 days ago) in Gemini

456.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 30 Oct 2001 at 17:07 EDT (8,274 days ago) in Capricornus

457.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 17 Oct 2001 at 21:13 EDT (8,287 days ago) in Capricornus

458.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 12 Oct 2001 at 04:14 EDT (8,292 days ago) in Sagittarius

459.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 26 Sep 2001 at 20:05 EDT (8,308 days ago) in Taurus

460.

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 (8,350 days ago) in Capricornus