701.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 16 Jul 1990 at 15:36 EDT (12,419 days ago) in Gemini

702.

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. Sun, 15 Jul 1990 at 01:20 EDT (12,420 days ago) in Gemini

703.

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. Sat, 14 Jul 1990 at 13:35 EDT (12,421 days ago) in Sagittarius

704.

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, 05 Jul 1990 at 07:18 EDT (12,430 days ago) in Sagittarius

705.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 30 Jun 1990 at 06:23 EDT (12,435 days ago) in Pisces

706.

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, 29 Jun 1990 at 10:34 EDT (12,436 days ago) in Sagittarius

707.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 04 May 1990 at 19:08 EDT (12,492 days ago) in Sagittarius

708.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 16 Apr 1990 at 08:04 EDT (12,510 days ago) in Sagittarius

709.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 13 Apr 1990 at 18:04 EDT (12,513 days ago) in Sagittarius

710.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 24 Feb 1990 at 14:05 EDT (12,561 days ago) in Gemini

711.

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. Sat, 06 Jan 1990 at 15:52 EDT (12,610 days ago) in Sagittarius

712.

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. Tue, 02 Jan 1990 at 12:46 EDT (12,614 days ago) in Sagittarius

713.

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. Wed, 27 Dec 1989 at 09:08 EDT (12,620 days ago) in Gemini

714.

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, 27 Dec 1989 at 01:03 EDT (12,620 days ago) in Sagittarius

715.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 26 Dec 1989 at 03:31 EDT (12,621 days ago) in Gemini

716.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 28 Oct 1989 at 20:11 EDT (12,680 days ago) in Gemini

717.

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. Fri, 29 Sep 1989 at 14:35 EDT (12,709 days ago) in Virgo

718.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 21 Sep 1989 at 04:07 EDT (12,717 days ago) in Sagittarius

719.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 14 Sep 1989 at 17:00 EDT (12,724 days ago) in Virgo

720.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 11 Sep 1989 at 03:23 EDT (12,727 days ago) in Sagittarius