201.

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. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 at 03:31 EDT (5,791 days ago) in Sagittarius

202.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 at 20:27 EDT (5,804 days ago) in Aquarius

203.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 26 May 2008 at 12:07 EDT (5,835 days ago) in Capricornus

204.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 12 May 2008 at 20:18 EDT (5,849 days ago) in Cancer

205.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 09 May 2008 at 07:52 EDT (5,852 days ago) in Sagittarius

206.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 02 May 2008 at 22:43 EDT (5,859 days ago) in Leo

207.

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. Sat, 08 Mar 2008 at 15:10 EDT (5,914 days ago) in Aquarius

208.

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, 24 Feb 2008 at 04:40 EDT (5,927 days ago) in Leo

209.

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. Sun, 10 Feb 2008 at 20:54 EDT (5,941 days ago) in Capricornus

210.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 at 17:34 EDT (5,952 days ago) in Taurus

211.

Mars at opposition Mars lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Mon, 24 Dec 2007 at 14:40 EDT (5,989 days ago) in Gemini

212.

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, 23 Dec 2007 at 00:45 EDT (5,990 days ago) in Sagittarius

213.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 21 Dec 2007 at 02:01 EDT (5,992 days ago) in Sagittarius

214.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 19 Dec 2007 at 09:09 EDT (5,994 days ago) in Leo

215.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 at 18:40 EDT (5,995 days ago) in Gemini

216.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 24 Nov 2007 at 06:25 EDT (6,019 days ago) in Aquarius

217.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 15 Nov 2007 at 03:22 EDT (6,028 days ago) in Gemini

218.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 31 Oct 2007 at 17:07 EDT (6,043 days ago) in Capricornus

219.

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 (6,095 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Tue, 21 Aug 2007 at 19:18 EDT (6,114 days ago) in Leo