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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. Tue, 08 Apr 2014 at 16:57 EDT (3,736 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Wed, 02 Apr 2014 at 02:59 EDT (3,742 days ago) in Pisces

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 06 Mar 2014 at 05:38 EDT (3,769 days ago) in Gemini

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 02 Mar 2014 at 11:51 EDT (3,773 days ago) in Libra

225.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 01 Mar 2014 at 11:27 EDT (3,774 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 23 Feb 2014 at 13:02 EDT (3,780 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sun, 05 Jan 2014 at 16:04 EDT (3,829 days ago) in Gemini

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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, 04 Jan 2014 at 12:38 EDT (3,830 days ago) in Gemini

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 02 Jan 2014 at 17:39 EDT (3,832 days ago) in Virgo

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 17 Dec 2013 at 13:26 EDT (3,848 days ago) in Cetus

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 13 Nov 2013 at 12:40 EDT (3,882 days ago) in Aquarius

232.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 06 Nov 2013 at 23:50 EDT (3,888 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Wed, 06 Nov 2013 at 06:51 EDT (3,889 days ago) in Libra

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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. Thu, 03 Oct 2013 at 10:03 EDT (3,923 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, 26 Aug 2013 at 21:34 EDT (3,961 days ago) in Aquarius

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 17 Jul 2013 at 12:59 EDT (4,001 days ago) in Pisces

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 08 Jul 2013 at 01:28 EDT (4,010 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. Fri, 21 Jun 2013 at 15:20 EDT (4,027 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. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 at 11:59 EDT (4,029 days ago) in Taurus

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 at 03:34 EDT (4,041 days ago) in Aquarius