181.

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. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 at 23:09 PDT (4,525 days ago) in Aquarius

182.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 18 Feb 2013 at 08:56 PDT (4,528 days ago) in Libra

183.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 30 Jan 2013 at 03:26 PDT (4,547 days ago) in Taurus

184.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 24 Jan 2013 at 00:28 PDT (4,553 days ago) in Capricornus

185.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 13 Dec 2012 at 05:26 PDT (4,595 days ago) in Pisces

186.

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 Dec 2012 at 17:37 PDT (4,606 days ago) in Taurus

187.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sat, 01 Dec 2012 at 06:50 PDT (4,607 days ago) in Taurus

188.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 10 Nov 2012 at 22:57 PDT (4,628 days ago) in Aquarius

189.

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. Thu, 25 Oct 2012 at 01:22 PDT (4,644 days ago) in Virgo

190.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 04 Oct 2012 at 06:19 PDT (4,665 days ago) in Taurus

191.

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. Sat, 29 Sep 2012 at 00:06 PDT (4,670 days ago) in Pisces

192.

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. Fri, 24 Aug 2012 at 05:23 PDT (4,706 days ago) in Aquarius

193.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 13 Jul 2012 at 02:34 PDT (4,748 days ago) in Cetus

194.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 25 Jun 2012 at 00:47 PDT (4,766 days ago) in Virgo

195.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 04 Jun 2012 at 11:58 PDT (4,787 days ago) in Aquarius

196.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 15 May 2012 at 13:29 PDT (4,807 days ago) in Taurus

197.

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. Sun, 13 May 2012 at 06:11 PDT (4,809 days ago) in Aries

198.

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, 15 Apr 2012 at 11:18 PDT (4,837 days ago) in Virgo

199.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 at 20:52 PDT (4,839 days ago) in Leo

200.

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, 24 Mar 2012 at 11:11 PDT (4,859 days ago) in Pisces