101.

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. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 at 16:43 PDT (4,038 days ago) in Pisces

102.

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. Thu, 28 Mar 2013 at 17:28 PDT (4,058 days ago) in Cetus

103.

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 (4,093 days ago) in Aquarius

104.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 18 Feb 2013 at 08:56 PDT (4,096 days ago) in Libra

105.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 30 Jan 2013 at 03:26 PDT (4,115 days ago) in Taurus

106.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 24 Jan 2013 at 00:28 PDT (4,121 days ago) in Capricornus

107.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 13 Dec 2012 at 05:26 PDT (4,163 days ago) in Pisces

108.

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 (4,174 days ago) in Taurus

109.

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 (4,175 days ago) in Taurus

110.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 10 Nov 2012 at 22:57 PDT (4,196 days ago) in Aquarius

111.

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 (4,212 days ago) in Virgo

112.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 04 Oct 2012 at 06:19 PDT (4,233 days ago) in Taurus

113.

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 (4,238 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 24 Aug 2012 at 05:23 PDT (4,274 days ago) in Aquarius

115.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 13 Jul 2012 at 02:34 PDT (4,316 days ago) in Cetus

116.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 25 Jun 2012 at 00:47 PDT (4,334 days ago) in Virgo

117.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 04 Jun 2012 at 11:58 PDT (4,355 days ago) in Aquarius

118.

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 (4,375 days ago) in Taurus

119.

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 (4,377 days ago) in Aries

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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. Sun, 15 Apr 2012 at 11:18 PDT (4,405 days ago) in Virgo