461.

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 (8,366 days ago) in Capricornus

462.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 19 Jul 2001 at 18:49 EDT (8,377 days ago) in Ophiuchus

463.

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 (8,405 days ago) in Ophiuchus

464.

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 (8,410 days ago) in Taurus

465.

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 (8,412 days ago) in Taurus

466.

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 (8,413 days ago) in Ophiuchus

467.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 29 May 2001 at 11:20 EDT (8,428 days ago) in Capricornus

468.

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 (8,432 days ago) in Taurus

469.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 11 May 2001 at 12:05 EDT (8,446 days ago) in Sagittarius

470.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 10 May 2001 at 20:03 EDT (8,447 days ago) in Capricornus

471.

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 (8,537 days ago) in Capricornus

472.

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 (8,552 days ago) in Capricornus

473.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 25 Jan 2001 at 03:39 EDT (8,552 days ago) in Taurus

474.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 24 Jan 2001 at 19:29 EDT (8,553 days ago) in Taurus

475.

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 (8,611 days ago) in Taurus

476.

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 (8,612 days ago) in Taurus

477.

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 (8,619 days ago) in Taurus

478.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 02 Nov 2000 at 16:21 EDT (8,636 days ago) in Virgo

479.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 26 Oct 2000 at 10:37 EDT (8,643 days ago) in Capricornus

480.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 15 Oct 2000 at 09:51 EDT (8,654 days ago) in Capricornus