241.

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 11:17 PDT (6,127 days ago) in Capricornus

242.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 06 Aug 2007 at 19:16 PDT (6,134 days ago) in Ophiuchus

243.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 23 Jun 2007 at 08:07 PDT (6,178 days ago) in Aquarius

244.

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 05:16 PDT (6,194 days ago) in Ophiuchus

245.

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 16:05 PDT (6,196 days ago) in Ophiuchus

246.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 04 Jun 2007 at 06:26 PDT (6,197 days ago) in Pisces

247.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 24 May 2007 at 19:01 PDT (6,208 days ago) in Capricornus

248.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 19 Apr 2007 at 14:46 PDT (6,243 days ago) in Leo

249.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 05 Apr 2007 at 18:23 PDT (6,257 days ago) in Ophiuchus

250.

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 07:30 PDT (6,288 days ago) in Aquarius

251.

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 10:34 PDT (6,311 days ago) in Leo

252.

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 07:43 PDT (6,313 days ago) in Capricornus

253.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 05 Dec 2006 at 19:24 PDT (6,378 days ago) in Leo

254.

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 15:04 PDT (6,392 days ago) in Libra

255.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 19 Nov 2006 at 22:29 PDT (6,394 days ago) in Aquarius

256.

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 12:52 PDT (6,394 days ago) in Libra

257.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 29 Oct 2006 at 01:49 PDT (6,415 days ago) in Capricornus

258.

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. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 at 23:20 PDT (6,422 days ago) in Virgo

259.

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 02:17 PDT (6,444 days ago) in Virgo

260.

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 03:46 PDT (6,469 days ago) in Aquarius