581.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 01 Aug 1997 at 12:47 EDT (9,848 days ago) in Pisces

582.

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. Tue, 29 Jul 1997 at 15:20 EDT (9,851 days ago) in Capricornus

583.

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, 21 Jul 1997 at 03:06 EDT (9,859 days ago) in Sagittarius

584.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 09 Jun 1997 at 20:21 EDT (9,901 days ago) in Capricornus

585.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 13 May 1997 at 00:04 EDT (9,928 days ago) in Capricornus

586.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 01 May 1997 at 20:15 EDT (9,940 days ago) in Capricornus

587.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 27 Apr 1997 at 15:12 EDT (9,944 days ago) in Leo

588.

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. Sun, 30 Mar 1997 at 17:10 EDT (9,972 days ago) in Cetus

589.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Thu, 20 Mar 1997 at 11:45 EDT (9,982 days ago) in Virgo

590.

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. Mon, 17 Mar 1997 at 02:48 EDT (9,985 days ago) in Virgo

591.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 05 Feb 1997 at 19:34 EDT (10,025 days ago) in Virgo

592.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 28 Jan 1997 at 20:45 EDT (10,033 days ago) in Virgo

593.

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. Fri, 24 Jan 1997 at 08:44 EDT (10,037 days ago) in Capricornus

594.

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, 19 Jan 1997 at 07:56 EDT (10,042 days ago) in Sagittarius

595.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 18 Jan 1997 at 00:48 EDT (10,043 days ago) in Sagittarius

596.

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. Fri, 17 Jan 1997 at 07:25 EDT (10,044 days ago) in Sagittarius

597.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 03 Dec 1996 at 07:27 EDT (10,089 days ago) in Pisces

598.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 09 Oct 1996 at 19:51 EDT (10,144 days ago) in Capricornus

599.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 06 Oct 1996 at 11:17 EDT (10,147 days ago) in Sagittarius

600.

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. Thu, 26 Sep 1996 at 15:03 EDT (10,157 days ago) in Pisces