241.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 29 Oct 2006 at 03:49 EDT (6,421 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 (6,427 days ago) in Virgo

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Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 30 Sep 2006 at 05:17 EDT (6,450 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 05 Sep 2006 at 06:46 EDT (6,475 days ago) in Aquarius

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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, 11 Aug 2006 at 01:05 EDT (6,500 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Mon, 07 Aug 2006 at 07:44 EDT (6,504 days ago) in Cancer

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 at 03:23 EDT (6,536 days ago) in Libra

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 25 Jun 2006 at 21:23 EDT (6,547 days ago) in Cancer

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 at 04:11 EDT (6,553 days ago) in Aquarius

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 22 May 2006 at 10:09 EDT (6,581 days ago) in Capricornus

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Fri, 05 May 2006 at 19:44 EDT (6,598 days ago) in Libra

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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. Thu, 04 May 2006 at 10:28 EDT (6,599 days ago) in Libra

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 05 Apr 2006 at 09:07 EDT (6,628 days ago) in Cancer

254.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 04 Mar 2006 at 13:01 EDT (6,660 days ago) in Libra

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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. Wed, 01 Mar 2006 at 05:53 EDT (6,663 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Mon, 06 Feb 2006 at 00:24 EDT (6,686 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Fri, 27 Jan 2006 at 17:40 EDT (6,696 days ago) in Cancer

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Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 09 Dec 2005 at 23:02 EDT (6,744 days ago) in Aries

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 22 Nov 2005 at 03:53 EDT (6,762 days ago) in Cancer

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 15 Nov 2005 at 19:38 EDT (6,769 days ago) in Aquarius