761.

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, 09 Jun 1989 at 04:58 EDT (12,824 days ago) in Taurus

762.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 22 Apr 1989 at 19:32 EDT (12,872 days ago) in Sagittarius

763.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 13 Apr 1989 at 19:32 EDT (12,881 days ago) in Sagittarius

764.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 09 Apr 1989 at 04:13 EDT (12,885 days ago) in Sagittarius

765.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 20 Jan 1989 at 01:28 EDT (12,964 days ago) in Taurus

766.

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. Sat, 31 Dec 1988 at 03:30 EDT (12,984 days ago) in Sagittarius

767.

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, 26 Dec 1988 at 06:47 EDT (12,989 days ago) in Sagittarius

768.

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. Thu, 22 Dec 1988 at 14:38 EDT (12,993 days ago) in Sagittarius

769.

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, 22 Nov 1988 at 21:56 EDT (13,023 days ago) in Taurus

770.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 21 Nov 1988 at 11:11 EDT (13,024 days ago) in Taurus

771.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 28 Oct 1988 at 01:09 EDT (13,048 days ago) in Pisces

772.

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. Tue, 27 Sep 1988 at 23:24 EDT (13,079 days ago) in Cetus

773.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 24 Sep 1988 at 10:14 EDT (13,082 days ago) in Taurus

774.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Wed, 21 Sep 1988 at 23:13 EDT (13,085 days ago) in Cetus

775.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 18 Sep 1988 at 15:23 EDT (13,088 days ago) in Sagittarius

776.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 05 Sep 1988 at 06:15 EDT (13,101 days ago) in Sagittarius

777.

Saturn at aphelion Saturn passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 02 Sep 1988 at 08:58 EDT (13,104 days ago) in Ophiuchus

778.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 30 Aug 1988 at 05:39 EDT (13,107 days ago) in Ophiuchus

779.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 26 Aug 1988 at 10:40 EDT (13,111 days ago) in Cetus

780.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 12 Aug 1988 at 08:59 EDT (13,125 days ago) in Cetus