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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 09:50 EDT (4,225 days ago) in Taurus

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 11 Nov 2012 at 01:57 EDT (4,245 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. Thu, 25 Oct 2012 at 04:22 EDT (4,262 days ago) in Virgo

144.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 04 Oct 2012 at 09:19 EDT (4,283 days ago) in Taurus

145.

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 03:06 EDT (4,288 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 08:23 EDT (4,324 days ago) in Aquarius

147.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 13 Jul 2012 at 05:34 EDT (4,366 days ago) in Cetus

148.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 25 Jun 2012 at 03:47 EDT (4,384 days ago) in Virgo

149.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 04 Jun 2012 at 14:58 EDT (4,405 days ago) in Aquarius

150.

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 16:29 EDT (4,425 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Sun, 13 May 2012 at 09:11 EDT (4,427 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 14:18 EDT (4,455 days ago) in Virgo

153.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 at 23:52 EDT (4,457 days ago) in Leo

154.

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, 24 Mar 2012 at 14:11 EDT (4,477 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 05 Mar 2012 at 11:55 EDT (4,496 days ago) in Leo

156.

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. Sat, 03 Mar 2012 at 15:04 EDT (4,498 days ago) in Leo

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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. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 at 15:32 EDT (4,511 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 at 17:52 EDT (4,515 days ago) in Leo

159.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 at 09:06 EDT (4,523 days ago) in Virgo

160.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 at 19:53 EDT (4,538 days ago) in Virgo