301.

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 14:37 EDT (6,074 days ago) in Aquarius

302.

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 19:18 EDT (6,093 days ago) in Leo

303.

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 14:17 EDT (6,101 days ago) in Capricornus

304.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 06 Aug 2007 at 22:16 EDT (6,108 days ago) in Ophiuchus

305.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 23 Jun 2007 at 11:07 EDT (6,152 days ago) in Aquarius

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 at 08:16 EDT (6,168 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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, 05 Jun 2007 at 19:05 EDT (6,170 days ago) in Ophiuchus

308.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 04 Jun 2007 at 09:26 EDT (6,171 days ago) in Pisces

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 24 May 2007 at 22:01 EDT (6,182 days ago) in Capricornus

310.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 19 Apr 2007 at 17:46 EDT (6,217 days ago) in Leo

311.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 05 Apr 2007 at 21:23 EDT (6,231 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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, 05 Mar 2007 at 10:30 EDT (6,262 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sat, 10 Feb 2007 at 13:34 EDT (6,285 days ago) in Leo

314.

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, 08 Feb 2007 at 10:43 EDT (6,287 days ago) in Capricornus

315.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 05 Dec 2006 at 22:24 EDT (6,352 days ago) in Leo

316.

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, 21 Nov 2006 at 18:04 EDT (6,366 days ago) in Libra

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 20 Nov 2006 at 01:29 EDT (6,367 days ago) in Aquarius

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Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 19 Nov 2006 at 15:52 EDT (6,368 days ago) in Libra

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 29 Oct 2006 at 03:49 EDT (6,389 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 at 02:20 EDT (6,395 days ago) in Virgo