561.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 18 Jan 1997 at 00:48 EDT (10,020 days ago) in Sagittarius

562.

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. Fri, 17 Jan 1997 at 07:25 EDT (10,021 days ago) in Sagittarius

563.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 03 Dec 1996 at 07:27 EDT (10,066 days ago) in Pisces

564.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 09 Oct 1996 at 19:51 EDT (10,121 days ago) in Capricornus

565.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 06 Oct 1996 at 11:17 EDT (10,124 days ago) in Sagittarius

566.

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. Thu, 26 Sep 1996 at 15:03 EDT (10,134 days ago) in Pisces

567.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 03 Sep 1996 at 10:34 EDT (10,157 days ago) in Sagittarius

568.

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. Thu, 25 Jul 1996 at 02:40 EDT (10,197 days ago) in Capricornus

569.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 18 Jul 1996 at 16:39 EDT (10,204 days ago) in Cetus

570.

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, 18 Jul 1996 at 13:47 EDT (10,204 days ago) in Sagittarius

571.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Fri, 05 Jul 1996 at 13:33 EDT (10,217 days ago) in Sagittarius

572.

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. Thu, 04 Jul 1996 at 07:34 EDT (10,218 days ago) in Sagittarius

573.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 08 May 1996 at 15:14 EDT (10,275 days ago) in Capricornus

574.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 04 May 1996 at 11:30 EDT (10,279 days ago) in Sagittarius

575.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 29 Apr 1996 at 07:11 EDT (10,284 days ago) in Sagittarius

576.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 17 Apr 1996 at 14:30 EDT (10,296 days ago) in Pisces

577.

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, 17 Mar 1996 at 13:54 EDT (10,327 days ago) in Pisces

578.

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. Mon, 04 Mar 1996 at 08:22 EDT (10,340 days ago) in Aquarius

579.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 20 Feb 1996 at 05:34 EDT (10,353 days ago) in Aquarius

580.

Saturn ring plane crossing Saturn's seasons are changing, making its rings appear edge-on from the Earth. Sun, 11 Feb 1996 at 16:27 EDT (10,362 days ago) in Aquarius