381.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 29 Jul 2003 at 03:34 EDT (7,601 days ago) in Aquarius

382.

Saturn at perihelion Saturn passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 20 Jul 2003 at 21:57 EDT (7,610 days ago) in Gemini

383.

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, 24 Jun 2003 at 09:29 EDT (7,636 days ago) in Gemini

384.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 07 Jun 2003 at 03:13 EDT (7,653 days ago) in Aquarius

385.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 15 May 2003 at 19:54 EDT (7,676 days ago) in Capricornus

386.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 03 Apr 2003 at 21:53 EDT (7,718 days ago) in Cancer

387.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 22 Feb 2003 at 02:35 EDT (7,758 days ago) in Taurus

388.

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. Mon, 17 Feb 2003 at 16:28 EDT (7,763 days ago) in Aquarius

389.

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, 02 Feb 2003 at 04:04 EDT (7,778 days ago) in Cancer

390.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sat, 01 Feb 2003 at 14:10 EDT (7,779 days ago) in Cancer

391.

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. Thu, 30 Jan 2003 at 18:25 EDT (7,781 days ago) in Capricornus

392.

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, 17 Dec 2002 at 12:20 EDT (7,825 days ago) in Taurus

393.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 04 Dec 2002 at 07:01 EDT (7,838 days ago) in Leo

394.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 04 Nov 2002 at 01:04 EDT (7,868 days ago) in Capricornus

395.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 20 Oct 2002 at 08:27 EDT (7,883 days ago) in Capricornus

396.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 11 Oct 2002 at 08:41 EDT (7,892 days ago) in Orion

397.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 20 Sep 2002 at 22:48 EDT (7,913 days ago) in Leo

398.

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, 19 Aug 2002 at 20:45 EDT (7,945 days ago) in Capricornus

399.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 14 Aug 2002 at 07:48 EDT (7,950 days ago) in Leo

400.

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. Sat, 10 Aug 2002 at 17:51 EDT (7,954 days ago) in Leo