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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 06 Feb 2017 at 01:42 EDT (2,687 days ago) in Virgo

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 29 Dec 2016 at 05:14 EDT (2,726 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Sat, 10 Dec 2016 at 06:41 EDT (2,745 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 19 Nov 2016 at 23:51 EDT (2,765 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 29 Oct 2016 at 10:10 EDT (2,787 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sat, 15 Oct 2016 at 06:35 EDT (2,801 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Mon, 26 Sep 2016 at 02:48 EDT (2,820 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 25 Sep 2016 at 03:31 EDT (2,821 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 02 Sep 2016 at 12:29 EDT (2,844 days ago) in Aquarius

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 13 Aug 2016 at 05:59 EDT (2,864 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 29 Jul 2016 at 16:25 EDT (2,879 days ago) in Pisces

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Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 29 Jun 2016 at 19:39 EDT (2,909 days ago) in Libra

73.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 13 Jun 2016 at 17:26 EDT (2,925 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. Fri, 03 Jun 2016 at 02:29 EDT (2,935 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 30 May 2016 at 17:29 EDT (2,939 days ago) in Libra

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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. Sun, 22 May 2016 at 07:10 EDT (2,947 days ago) in Scorpius

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 09 May 2016 at 08:26 EDT (2,960 days ago) in Leo

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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 17 Apr 2016 at 08:17 EDT (2,982 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. Sat, 09 Apr 2016 at 17:17 EDT (2,990 days ago) in Pisces

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 25 Mar 2016 at 06:29 EDT (3,005 days ago) in Ophiuchus