441.

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. Sat, 21 Feb 2004 at 20:57 EDT (7,435 days ago) in Aquarius

442.

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, 02 Feb 2004 at 04:20 EDT (7,454 days ago) in Capricornus

443.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 03 Jan 2004 at 18:46 EDT (7,484 days ago) in Leo

444.

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. Wed, 31 Dec 2003 at 15:49 EDT (7,487 days ago) in Gemini

445.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 08 Nov 2003 at 07:28 EDT (7,540 days ago) in Aquarius

446.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 25 Oct 2003 at 19:49 EDT (7,554 days ago) in Gemini

447.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 22 Oct 2003 at 20:22 EDT (7,557 days ago) in Capricornus

448.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 27 Sep 2003 at 03:48 EDT (7,582 days ago) in Aquarius

449.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 30 Aug 2003 at 06:10 EDT (7,610 days ago) in Aquarius

450.

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. Thu, 28 Aug 2003 at 13:52 EDT (7,612 days ago) in Aquarius

451.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Wed, 27 Aug 2003 at 05:46 EDT (7,613 days ago) in Aquarius

452.

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. Sun, 24 Aug 2003 at 05:54 EDT (7,616 days ago) in Aquarius

453.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 22 Aug 2003 at 13:35 EDT (7,618 days ago) in Leo

454.

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, 22 Aug 2003 at 05:56 EDT (7,618 days ago) in Leo

455.

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, 04 Aug 2003 at 09:46 EDT (7,636 days ago) in Capricornus

456.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 29 Jul 2003 at 03:34 EDT (7,642 days ago) in Aquarius

457.

Saturn at perihelion Saturn passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 20 Jul 2003 at 21:57 EDT (7,651 days ago) in Gemini

458.

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. Tue, 24 Jun 2003 at 09:29 EDT (7,677 days ago) in Gemini

459.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 07 Jun 2003 at 03:13 EDT (7,694 days ago) in Aquarius

460.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 15 May 2003 at 19:54 EDT (7,717 days ago) in Capricornus