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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. Mon, 05 Mar 2007 at 10:30 EDT (6,298 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. Sat, 10 Feb 2007 at 13:34 EDT (6,321 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. Thu, 08 Feb 2007 at 10:43 EDT (6,323 days ago) in Capricornus

284.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 05 Dec 2006 at 22:24 EDT (6,388 days ago) in Leo

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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. Tue, 21 Nov 2006 at 18:04 EDT (6,402 days ago) in Libra

286.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 20 Nov 2006 at 01:29 EDT (6,403 days ago) in Aquarius

287.

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 15:52 EDT (6,404 days ago) in Libra

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 29 Oct 2006 at 03:49 EDT (6,425 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 at 02:20 EDT (6,431 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. Sat, 30 Sep 2006 at 05:17 EDT (6,454 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, 05 Sep 2006 at 06:46 EDT (6,479 days ago) in Aquarius

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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, 11 Aug 2006 at 01:05 EDT (6,504 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. Mon, 07 Aug 2006 at 07:44 EDT (6,508 days ago) in Cancer

294.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 at 03:23 EDT (6,540 days ago) in Libra

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 25 Jun 2006 at 21:23 EDT (6,551 days ago) in Cancer

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 at 04:11 EDT (6,557 days ago) in Aquarius

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 22 May 2006 at 10:09 EDT (6,585 days ago) in Capricornus

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Fri, 05 May 2006 at 19:44 EDT (6,602 days ago) in Libra

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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. Thu, 04 May 2006 at 10:28 EDT (6,603 days ago) in Libra

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 05 Apr 2006 at 09:07 EDT (6,632 days ago) in Cancer