781.

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, 30 Jun 1988 at 05:37 EDT (13,168 days ago) in Sagittarius

782.

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, 20 Jun 1988 at 05:05 EDT (13,178 days ago) in Sagittarius

783.

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, 20 Jun 1988 at 00:03 EDT (13,178 days ago) in Sagittarius

784.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 04 May 1988 at 19:41 EDT (13,225 days ago) in Aries

785.

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, 02 May 1988 at 16:48 EDT (13,227 days ago) in Aries

786.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 11 Apr 1988 at 09:17 EDT (13,248 days ago) in Sagittarius

787.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 10 Apr 1988 at 22:01 EDT (13,249 days ago) in Sagittarius

788.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 04 Apr 1988 at 15:41 EDT (13,255 days ago) in Sagittarius

789.

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. Tue, 29 Dec 1987 at 18:11 EDT (13,352 days ago) in Sagittarius

790.

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. Sat, 19 Dec 1987 at 03:36 EDT (13,362 days ago) in Sagittarius

791.

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, 15 Dec 1987 at 21:43 EDT (13,366 days ago) in Ophiuchus

792.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 15 Dec 1987 at 07:17 EDT (13,366 days ago) in Pisces

793.

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. Sun, 18 Oct 1987 at 10:24 EDT (13,424 days ago) in Pisces

794.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sat, 17 Oct 1987 at 08:15 EDT (13,425 days ago) in Pisces

795.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 17 Sep 1987 at 04:47 EDT (13,455 days ago) in Sagittarius

796.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 03 Sep 1987 at 20:48 EDT (13,469 days ago) in Leo

797.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 01 Sep 1987 at 11:13 EDT (13,471 days ago) in Ophiuchus

798.

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, 25 Aug 1987 at 03:07 EDT (13,478 days ago) in Leo

799.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 23 Aug 1987 at 08:35 EDT (13,480 days ago) in Leo

800.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 19 Aug 1987 at 16:56 EDT (13,484 days ago) in Pisces