561.

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. Mon, 03 Aug 1998 at 03:04 EDT (9,463 days ago) in Capricornus

562.

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, 23 Jul 1998 at 16:11 EDT (9,474 days ago) in Capricornus

563.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 17 Jul 1998 at 21:47 EDT (9,480 days ago) in Pisces

564.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 21 Jun 1998 at 08:40 EDT (9,506 days ago) in Taurus

565.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 17 May 1998 at 10:42 EDT (9,541 days ago) in Capricornus

566.

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. Tue, 12 May 1998 at 15:12 EDT (9,546 days ago) in Aries

567.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 04 May 1998 at 07:13 EDT (9,554 days ago) in Capricornus

568.

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, 13 Apr 1998 at 07:31 EDT (9,575 days ago) in Pisces

569.

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, 23 Feb 1998 at 03:39 EDT (9,624 days ago) in Aquarius

570.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 23 Feb 1998 at 02:29 EDT (9,624 days ago) in Aquarius

571.

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, 28 Jan 1998 at 14:59 EDT (9,650 days ago) in Capricornus

572.

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, 19 Jan 1998 at 17:25 EDT (9,659 days ago) in Sagittarius

573.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 07 Jan 1998 at 06:16 EDT (9,671 days ago) in Capricornus

574.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 16 Dec 1997 at 05:50 EDT (9,693 days ago) in Pisces

575.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 14 Oct 1997 at 05:41 EDT (9,756 days ago) in Capricornus

576.

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. Fri, 10 Oct 1997 at 00:18 EDT (9,760 days ago) in Pisces

577.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 08 Oct 1997 at 21:51 EDT (9,762 days ago) in Sagittarius

578.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 08 Oct 1997 at 00:40 EDT (9,762 days ago) in Capricornus

579.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sat, 09 Aug 1997 at 21:05 EDT (9,822 days ago) in Capricornus

580.

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. Sat, 09 Aug 1997 at 09:32 EDT (9,822 days ago) in Capricornus