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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, 13 Apr 2036 at 11:38 EDT (4,331 days away) in Pisces

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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, 23 May 2036 at 18:21 EDT (4,371 days away) in Taurus

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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. Mon, 26 May 2036 at 01:37 EDT (4,374 days away) in Taurus

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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, 06 Jul 2036 at 15:10 EDT (4,415 days away) in Gemini

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 29 Jul 2036 at 19:13 EDT (4,438 days away) in Leo

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 29 Jul 2036 at 20:50 EDT (4,438 days away) 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. Thu, 14 Aug 2036 at 19:42 EDT (4,454 days away) in Leo

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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. Wed, 10 Sep 2036 at 22:45 EDT (4,481 days away) in Leo

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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. Tue, 23 Sep 2036 at 11:20 EDT (4,494 days away) in Virgo

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 13 Oct 2036 at 21:37 EDT (4,514 days away) in Taurus

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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. Sat, 18 Oct 2036 at 02:04 EDT (4,519 days away) in Pisces

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 24 Oct 2036 at 23:04 EDT (4,525 days away) 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. Thu, 11 Dec 2036 at 00:38 EDT (4,573 days away) in Taurus

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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. Fri, 12 Dec 2036 at 09:34 EDT (4,574 days away) in Taurus

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 12 Dec 2036 at 22:04 EDT (4,574 days away) in Leo

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 03 Jan 2037 at 13:57 EDT (4,596 days away) in Pisces

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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. Wed, 07 Jan 2037 at 08:05 EDT (4,600 days away) in Gemini

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 09 Feb 2037 at 02:46 EDT (4,633 days away) in Taurus

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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. Tue, 17 Feb 2037 at 14:19 EDT (4,641 days away) in Leo

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 23 Mar 2037 at 04:34 EDT (4,675 days away) in Gemini