821.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 07 Aug 1986 at 00:37 EDT (13,861 days ago) in Scorpius

822.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Wed, 16 Jul 1986 at 06:52 EDT (13,883 days ago) in Sagittarius

823.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 12 Jul 1986 at 13:09 EDT (13,887 days ago) in Aquarius

824.

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, 10 Jul 1986 at 01:21 EDT (13,889 days ago) in Sagittarius

825.

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, 26 Jun 1986 at 03:54 EDT (13,903 days ago) in Sagittarius

826.

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. Wed, 11 Jun 1986 at 10:33 EDT (13,918 days ago) in Ophiuchus

827.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 08 Jun 1986 at 19:20 EDT (13,921 days ago) in Sagittarius

828.

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. Tue, 27 May 1986 at 20:34 EDT (13,933 days ago) in Scorpius

829.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 07 Apr 1986 at 09:33 EDT (13,983 days ago) in Sagittarius

830.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 27 Mar 1986 at 10:04 EDT (13,994 days ago) in Ophiuchus

831.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 19 Mar 1986 at 04:12 EDT (14,002 days ago) in Ophiuchus

832.

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. Tue, 18 Feb 1986 at 04:55 EDT (14,031 days ago) in Aquarius

833.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 17 Feb 1986 at 22:24 EDT (14,032 days ago) in Aquarius

834.

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, 24 Dec 1985 at 23:26 EDT (14,086 days ago) in Sagittarius

835.

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. Tue, 10 Dec 1985 at 02:38 EDT (14,101 days ago) in Ophiuchus

836.

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. Fri, 22 Nov 1985 at 20:35 EDT (14,119 days ago) in Libra

837.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 16 Oct 1985 at 22:07 EDT (14,156 days ago) in Virgo

838.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 03 Oct 1985 at 04:15 EDT (14,169 days ago) in Capricornus

839.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 12 Sep 1985 at 05:01 EDT (14,190 days ago) in Sagittarius

840.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 22 Aug 1985 at 20:40 EDT (14,211 days ago) in Ophiuchus