221.

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, 03 Apr 2011 at 16:48 PDT (5,206 days ago) in Virgo

222.

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, 21 Mar 2011 at 05:15 PDT (5,219 days ago) in Pisces

223.

Jupiter at perihelion Jupiter passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 at 07:04 PDT (5,225 days ago) in Pisces

224.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 09 Mar 2011 at 05:25 PDT (5,231 days ago) in Aquarius

225.

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, 17 Feb 2011 at 01:47 PDT (5,251 days ago) in Aquarius

226.

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. Fri, 04 Feb 2011 at 08:03 PDT (5,264 days ago) in Capricornus

227.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 25 Jan 2011 at 22:10 PDT (5,274 days ago) in Virgo

228.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 07 Jan 2011 at 14:20 PDT (5,292 days ago) in Sagittarius

229.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 05 Dec 2010 at 19:01 PDT (5,325 days ago) in Pisces

230.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 18 Nov 2010 at 08:47 PDT (5,342 days ago) in Aquarius

231.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 07 Nov 2010 at 00:02 PDT (5,353 days ago) in Capricornus

232.

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, 30 Sep 2010 at 17:32 PDT (5,391 days ago) in Virgo

233.

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. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 at 09:50 PDT (5,400 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 at 04:28 PDT (5,400 days ago) in Pisces

235.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 20 Sep 2010 at 14:19 PDT (5,401 days ago) in Pisces

236.

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, 20 Aug 2010 at 02:58 PDT (5,432 days ago) in Capricornus

237.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 at 04:49 PDT (5,460 days ago) in Pisces

238.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 05 Jul 2010 at 09:57 PDT (5,478 days ago) in Pisces

239.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 31 May 2010 at 10:52 PDT (5,513 days ago) in Aquarius

240.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 30 May 2010 at 11:34 PDT (5,514 days ago) in Virgo