581.

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. Sun, 21 Jan 1996 at 02:12 EDT (10,383 days ago) in Capricornus

582.

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, 15 Jan 1996 at 21:45 EDT (10,389 days ago) in Sagittarius

583.

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. Mon, 18 Dec 1995 at 16:32 EDT (10,417 days ago) in Sagittarius

584.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 16 Dec 1995 at 18:15 EDT (10,419 days ago) in Ophiuchus

585.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 21 Nov 1995 at 14:57 EDT (10,444 days ago) in Aquarius

586.

Equinox on Saturn Saturn's seasons are changing, making its rings appear edge-on from the Earth. Sat, 18 Nov 1995 at 18:55 EDT (10,447 days ago) in Aquarius

587.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 06 Oct 1995 at 07:51 EDT (10,490 days ago) in Sagittarius

588.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 04 Oct 1995 at 22:42 EDT (10,492 days ago) in Sagittarius

589.

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, 14 Sep 1995 at 11:11 EDT (10,512 days ago) in Aquarius

590.

Saturn ring plane crossing Saturn's seasons are changing, making its rings appear edge-on from the Earth. Fri, 11 Aug 1995 at 00:51 EDT (10,546 days ago) in Aquarius

591.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 02 Aug 1995 at 12:34 EDT (10,555 days ago) in Scorpius

592.

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, 21 Jul 1995 at 13:32 EDT (10,567 days ago) in Sagittarius

593.

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, 17 Jul 1995 at 00:34 EDT (10,571 days ago) in Sagittarius

594.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 06 Jul 1995 at 03:55 EDT (10,582 days ago) in Aquarius

595.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Fri, 02 Jun 1995 at 19:07 EDT (10,616 days ago) in Ophiuchus

596.

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, 01 Jun 1995 at 07:14 EDT (10,617 days ago) in Ophiuchus

597.

Saturn ring plane crossing Saturn's seasons are changing, making its rings appear edge-on from the Earth. Sun, 21 May 1995 at 20:12 EDT (10,628 days ago) in Aquarius

598.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 05 May 1995 at 03:31 EDT (10,644 days ago) in Capricornus

599.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 27 Apr 1995 at 19:23 EDT (10,652 days ago) in Sagittarius

600.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 01 Apr 1995 at 07:15 EDT (10,678 days ago) in Ophiuchus