721.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 09 Sep 1989 at 21:51 EDT (12,729 days ago) in Sagittarius

722.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 21 Jul 1989 at 22:28 EDT (12,779 days ago) in Leo

723.

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. Sun, 02 Jul 1989 at 18:34 EDT (12,798 days ago) in Sagittarius

724.

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, 02 Jul 1989 at 09:00 EDT (12,798 days ago) in Sagittarius

725.

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. Sat, 24 Jun 1989 at 17:52 EDT (12,806 days ago) in Sagittarius

726.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 11 Jun 1989 at 09:48 EDT (12,819 days ago) in Taurus

727.

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, 09 Jun 1989 at 04:58 EDT (12,821 days ago) in Taurus

728.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 22 Apr 1989 at 19:32 EDT (12,869 days ago) in Sagittarius

729.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 13 Apr 1989 at 19:32 EDT (12,878 days ago) in Sagittarius

730.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 09 Apr 1989 at 04:13 EDT (12,882 days ago) in Sagittarius

731.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 20 Jan 1989 at 01:28 EDT (12,961 days ago) in Taurus

732.

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. Sat, 31 Dec 1988 at 03:30 EDT (12,981 days ago) in Sagittarius

733.

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. Mon, 26 Dec 1988 at 06:47 EDT (12,986 days ago) in Sagittarius

734.

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. Thu, 22 Dec 1988 at 14:38 EDT (12,990 days ago) in Sagittarius

735.

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, 22 Nov 1988 at 21:56 EDT (13,020 days ago) in Taurus

736.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 21 Nov 1988 at 11:11 EDT (13,021 days ago) in Taurus

737.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 28 Oct 1988 at 01:09 EDT (13,045 days ago) in Pisces

738.

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. Tue, 27 Sep 1988 at 23:24 EDT (13,076 days ago) in Cetus

739.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 24 Sep 1988 at 10:14 EDT (13,079 days ago) in Taurus

740.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Wed, 21 Sep 1988 at 23:13 EDT (13,082 days ago) in Cetus