281.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 12 May 2008 at 17:18 PDT (5,843 days ago) in Cancer

282.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 09 May 2008 at 04:52 PDT (5,846 days ago) in Sagittarius

283.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 02 May 2008 at 19:43 PDT (5,853 days ago) in Leo

284.

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, 08 Mar 2008 at 12:10 PDT (5,908 days ago) in Aquarius

285.

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. Sun, 24 Feb 2008 at 01:40 PDT (5,921 days ago) in Leo

286.

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. Sun, 10 Feb 2008 at 17:54 PDT (5,935 days ago) in Capricornus

287.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 at 14:34 PDT (5,946 days ago) in Taurus

288.

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, 24 Dec 2007 at 11:40 PDT (5,983 days ago) in Gemini

289.

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. Sat, 22 Dec 2007 at 21:45 PDT (5,985 days ago) in Sagittarius

290.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 at 23:01 PDT (5,986 days ago) in Sagittarius

291.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 19 Dec 2007 at 06:09 PDT (5,988 days ago) in Leo

292.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 at 15:40 PDT (5,989 days ago) in Gemini

293.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 24 Nov 2007 at 03:25 PDT (6,013 days ago) in Aquarius

294.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 15 Nov 2007 at 00:22 PDT (6,022 days ago) in Gemini

295.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 31 Oct 2007 at 14:07 PDT (6,037 days ago) in Capricornus

296.

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. Sun, 09 Sep 2007 at 11:37 PDT (6,089 days ago) in Aquarius

297.

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, 21 Aug 2007 at 16:18 PDT (6,108 days ago) in Leo

298.

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, 13 Aug 2007 at 11:17 PDT (6,116 days ago) in Capricornus

299.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 06 Aug 2007 at 19:16 PDT (6,123 days ago) in Ophiuchus

300.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 23 Jun 2007 at 08:07 PDT (6,167 days ago) in Aquarius