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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. Tue, 25 Oct 2039 at 14:15 EDT (5,598 days away) in Pisces |
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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 08 Nov 2039 at 15:55 EDT (5,612 days away) in Cancer |
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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 23 Nov 2039 at 15:48 EDT (5,627 days away) in Gemini |
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Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Wed, 28 Dec 2039 at 09:40 EDT (5,662 days away) in Gemini |
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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. Mon, 02 Jan 2040 at 10:21 EDT (5,667 days away) in Gemini |
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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 11 Jan 2040 at 01:52 EDT (5,676 days away) in Pisces |
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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 16 Jan 2040 at 08:17 EDT (5,681 days away) in Virgo |
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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 20 Jan 2040 at 23:20 EDT (5,686 days away) 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. Sat, 21 Jan 2040 at 14:38 EDT (5,686 days away) in Cancer |
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Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 09 Feb 2040 at 06:52 EDT (5,705 days away) in Gemini |
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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, 16 Mar 2040 at 17:50 EDT (5,741 days away) in Virgo |
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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, 17 Mar 2040 at 05:42 EDT (5,742 days away) in Virgo |
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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. Wed, 28 Mar 2040 at 14:07 EDT (5,753 days away) in Virgo |
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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 05 Apr 2040 at 18:03 EDT (5,761 days away) in Cancer |
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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, 22 Apr 2040 at 15:43 EDT (5,778 days away) in Aries |
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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 03 May 2040 at 15:13 EDT (5,789 days away) in Cancer |
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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 18 May 2040 at 00:00 EDT (5,804 days away) in Leo |
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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 06 Jun 2040 at 13:57 EDT (5,823 days away) 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, 25 Jul 2040 at 21:39 EDT (5,872 days away) in Cancer |
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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 08 Aug 2040 at 01:33 EDT (5,886 days away) in Aries |