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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, 25 Dec 2019 at 13:56 PDT (1,635 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Fri, 27 Dec 2019 at 10:14 PDT (1,633 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 10 Jan 2020 at 18:53 PDT (1,619 days ago) in Aries

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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, 13 Jan 2020 at 07:06 PDT (1,616 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 08 Mar 2020 at 05:14 PDT (1,561 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sun, 26 Apr 2020 at 01:51 PDT (1,512 days ago) in Aries

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 10 May 2020 at 20:38 PDT (1,498 days ago) in Capricornus

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 14 May 2020 at 07:33 PDT (1,494 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 22 Jun 2020 at 19:58 PDT (1,455 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. Tue, 14 Jul 2020 at 00:50 PDT (1,433 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Wed, 15 Jul 2020 at 02:56 PDT (1,432 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Mon, 20 Jul 2020 at 15:19 PDT (1,427 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 03 Aug 2020 at 02:24 PDT (1,413 days ago) in Pisces

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 15 Aug 2020 at 06:40 PDT (1,401 days ago) in Aries

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Mars 2020: a great chance to see the red planet The coming opposition of Mars will be the best opportunity to observe it for many years to come. Sat, 22 Aug 2020 (1,393 days ago)

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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 09 Sep 2020 at 15:21 PDT (1,376 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, 11 Sep 2020 at 13:17 PDT (1,374 days ago) in Aquarius

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 12 Sep 2020 at 17:47 PDT (1,373 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 28 Sep 2020 at 21:44 PDT (1,357 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 06 Oct 2020 at 07:13 PDT (1,349 days ago) in Pisces