481.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 13 May 2002 at 07:27 EDT (8,084 days ago) in Capricornus

482.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 01 Mar 2002 at 09:57 EDT (8,157 days ago) in Gemini

483.

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, 13 Feb 2002 at 11:57 EDT (8,173 days ago) in Capricornus

484.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 07 Feb 2002 at 20:51 EDT (8,179 days ago) in Taurus

485.

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, 28 Jan 2002 at 08:36 EDT (8,189 days ago) in Capricornus

486.

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, 01 Jan 2002 at 00:45 EDT (8,216 days ago) in Gemini

487.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 30 Dec 2001 at 20:04 EDT (8,218 days ago) in Gemini

488.

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. Mon, 03 Dec 2001 at 09:05 EDT (8,245 days ago) in Taurus

489.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 02 Nov 2001 at 10:32 EDT (8,276 days ago) in Gemini

490.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 30 Oct 2001 at 17:07 EDT (8,279 days ago) in Capricornus

491.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 17 Oct 2001 at 21:13 EDT (8,292 days ago) in Capricornus

492.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 12 Oct 2001 at 04:14 EDT (8,297 days ago) in Sagittarius

493.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 26 Sep 2001 at 20:05 EDT (8,313 days ago) in Taurus

494.

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. Wed, 15 Aug 2001 at 11:16 EDT (8,355 days ago) in Capricornus

495.

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, 30 Jul 2001 at 07:39 EDT (8,371 days ago) in Capricornus

496.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 19 Jul 2001 at 18:49 EDT (8,382 days ago) in Ophiuchus

497.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Thu, 21 Jun 2001 at 18:50 EDT (8,410 days ago) in Ophiuchus

498.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 16 Jun 2001 at 14:09 EDT (8,415 days ago) in Taurus

499.

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. Thu, 14 Jun 2001 at 08:26 EDT (8,417 days ago) in Taurus

500.

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. Wed, 13 Jun 2001 at 13:39 EDT (8,418 days ago) in Ophiuchus