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Jupiter at perihelion Jupiter passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 at 10:04 EDT (4,843 days ago) in Pisces |
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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 09 Mar 2011 at 08:25 EDT (4,849 days ago) in Aquarius |
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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. Thu, 17 Feb 2011 at 04:47 EDT (4,869 days ago) in Aquarius |
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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. Fri, 04 Feb 2011 at 11:03 EDT (4,882 days ago) in Capricornus |
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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 26 Jan 2011 at 01:10 EDT (4,891 days ago) in Virgo |
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Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 07 Jan 2011 at 17:20 EDT (4,910 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 05 Dec 2010 at 22:01 EDT (4,943 days ago) in Pisces |
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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 18 Nov 2010 at 11:47 EDT (4,960 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 07 Nov 2010 at 02:02 EDT (4,971 days ago) in Capricornus |
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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, 30 Sep 2010 at 20:32 EDT (5,009 days ago) in Virgo |
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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. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 at 12:50 EDT (5,018 days ago) in Pisces |
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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, 21 Sep 2010 at 07:28 EDT (5,018 days ago) in Pisces |
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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 20 Sep 2010 at 17:19 EDT (5,019 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, 20 Aug 2010 at 05:58 EDT (5,050 days ago) in Capricornus |
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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 at 07:49 EDT (5,078 days ago) in Pisces |
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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 05 Jul 2010 at 12:57 EDT (5,096 days ago) in Pisces |
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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 31 May 2010 at 13:52 EDT (5,131 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 30 May 2010 at 14:34 EDT (5,132 days ago) in Virgo |
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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 at 18:23 EDT (5,193 days ago) in Cancer |
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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, 21 Mar 2010 at 20:29 EDT (5,202 days ago) in Virgo |