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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. Tue, 11 Apr 2023 at 14:55 PDT (813 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Thu, 13 Apr 2023 at 07:32 PDT (811 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Tue, 09 May 2023 at 12:46 PDT (785 days ago) in Aries

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 30 May 2023 at 12:30 PDT (764 days ago) in Cancer

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 17 Jun 2023 at 09:51 PDT (746 days ago) in Aquarius

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 30 Jun 2023 at 12:28 PDT (733 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 27 Aug 2023 at 01:20 PDT (675 days ago) in Aquarius

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 at 19:11 PDT (674 days ago) in Aries

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 04 Sep 2023 at 07:13 PDT (667 days ago) in Aries

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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, 19 Sep 2023 at 04:09 PDT (652 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 18 Oct 2023 at 02:12 PDT (623 days ago) 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. Wed, 01 Nov 2023 at 14:00 PDT (609 days ago) in Aries

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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. Thu, 02 Nov 2023 at 21:55 PDT (608 days ago) in Aries

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 04 Nov 2023 at 00:16 PDT (606 days ago) 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. Mon, 13 Nov 2023 at 09:12 PDT (597 days ago) in Aries

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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. Fri, 17 Nov 2023 at 21:14 PDT (593 days ago) in Libra

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 at 04:38 PDT (574 days ago) in Aquarius

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 30 Dec 2023 at 18:41 PDT (550 days ago) in Aries

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 26 Jan 2024 at 23:28 PDT (522 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. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 at 13:15 PDT (490 days ago) in Aquarius