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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 at 05:19 EDT (15 days ago) in Pisces

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 01 Sep 2024 at 11:47 EDT (46 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. Sun, 08 Sep 2024 at 00:27 EDT (53 days away) in Aquarius

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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, 20 Sep 2024 at 20:08 EDT (65 days away) in Pisces

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 at 02:54 EDT (84 days away) in Taurus

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 at 09:37 EDT (121 days away) 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. Sat, 16 Nov 2024 at 21:36 EDT (122 days away) in Taurus

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 at 04:59 EDT (142 days away) in Taurus

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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 at 18:32 EDT (142 days away) in Cancer

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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. Sat, 07 Dec 2024 at 15:50 EDT (143 days away) in Taurus

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 07 Dec 2024 at 18:26 EDT (143 days away) in Pisces

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Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 12 Jan 2025 at 08:32 EDT (179 days away) in Cancer

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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. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 at 21:32 EDT (182 days away) in Gemini

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 at 11:16 EDT (197 days away) in Aries

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 at 04:38 EDT (202 days away) in Taurus

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Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 23 Feb 2025 at 21:02 EDT (221 days away) 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, 12 Mar 2025 at 06:19 EDT (238 days away) in Aquarius

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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. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 at 19:16 EDT (245 days away) in Pisces

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Saturn ring plane crossing Saturn's seasons are changing, making its rings appear edge-on from the Earth. Sun, 23 Mar 2025 at 12:04 EDT (249 days away) in Aquarius

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 at 16:38 EDT (273 days away) in Cancer