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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 (3,019 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 08 Mar 2016 at 13:11 EDT (3,036 days ago) in Leo

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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, 08 Mar 2016 at 05:49 EDT (3,036 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, 28 Feb 2016 at 10:38 EDT (3,045 days ago) in Aquarius

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 at 23:26 EDT (3,096 days ago) in Leo

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 25 Dec 2015 at 23:48 EDT (3,109 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. Sun, 29 Nov 2015 at 19:06 EDT (3,136 days ago) in Scorpius

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 20 Nov 2015 at 16:43 EDT (3,145 days ago) in Virgo

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 18 Nov 2015 at 11:28 EDT (3,147 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sun, 11 Oct 2015 at 23:41 EDT (3,185 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. Mon, 31 Aug 2015 at 23:29 EDT (3,226 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Wed, 26 Aug 2015 at 20:08 EDT (3,231 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. Wed, 26 Aug 2015 at 17:51 EDT (3,231 days ago) in Leo

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 02 Aug 2015 at 01:37 EDT (3,255 days ago) in Libra

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 26 Jul 2015 at 06:20 EDT (3,262 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 11 Jul 2015 at 08:19 EDT (3,277 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Sun, 14 Jun 2015 at 11:26 EDT (3,304 days ago) in Taurus

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 12 Jun 2015 at 05:24 EDT (3,306 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, 22 May 2015 at 21:27 EDT (3,327 days ago) in Libra

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 08 Apr 2015 at 12:56 EDT (3,371 days ago) in Cancer