681.

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, 09 Feb 1993 at 11:00 EDT (11,482 days ago) in Capricornus

682.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 28 Jan 1993 at 18:16 EDT (11,494 days ago) in Virgo

683.

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, 08 Jan 1993 at 16:54 EDT (11,514 days ago) in Sagittarius

684.

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, 08 Jan 1993 at 04:00 EDT (11,514 days ago) in Sagittarius

685.

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, 07 Jan 1993 at 17:36 EDT (11,515 days ago) in Gemini

686.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 03 Jan 1993 at 08:27 EDT (11,519 days ago) in Gemini

687.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 28 Nov 1992 at 18:28 EDT (11,555 days ago) in Cancer

688.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 15 Oct 1992 at 22:22 EDT (11,599 days ago) in Capricornus

689.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 27 Sep 1992 at 13:22 EDT (11,617 days ago) in Sagittarius

690.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 22 Sep 1992 at 19:28 EDT (11,622 days ago) in Sagittarius

691.

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, 17 Sep 1992 at 14:20 EDT (11,627 days ago) in Virgo

692.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 16 Sep 1992 at 22:28 EDT (11,628 days ago) in Virgo

693.

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, 07 Aug 1992 at 05:44 EDT (11,668 days ago) in Capricornus

694.

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, 09 Jul 1992 at 09:17 EDT (11,697 days ago) in Sagittarius

695.

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, 07 Jul 1992 at 18:29 EDT (11,699 days ago) in Sagittarius

696.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 28 May 1992 at 09:44 EDT (11,739 days ago) in Capricornus

697.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 17 May 1992 at 10:38 EDT (11,750 days ago) in Cetus

698.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 30 Apr 1992 at 15:27 EDT (11,767 days ago) in Leo

699.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 21 Apr 1992 at 18:45 EDT (11,776 days ago) in Sagittarius

700.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 20 Apr 1992 at 07:25 EDT (11,777 days ago) in Sagittarius