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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 22 Jan 2023 at 18:23 EDT (460 days ago) in Aries

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Jupiter at perihelion Jupiter passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 22 Jan 2023 at 00:53 EDT (460 days ago) in Pisces

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Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 12 Jan 2023 at 15:54 EDT (470 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Thu, 08 Dec 2022 at 00:35 EDT (505 days ago) in Taurus

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 03 Dec 2022 at 18:48 EDT (510 days ago) in Aquarius

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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, 30 Nov 2022 at 21:11 EDT (513 days ago) in Taurus

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 23 Nov 2022 at 18:15 EDT (520 days ago) 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, 09 Nov 2022 at 03:18 EDT (534 days ago) in Aries

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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 30 Oct 2022 at 09:21 EDT (544 days ago) in Taurus

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 22 Oct 2022 at 23:36 EDT (552 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Mon, 26 Sep 2022 at 15:25 EDT (578 days ago) in Pisces

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 25 Sep 2022 at 22:13 EDT (579 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, 16 Sep 2022 at 18:12 EDT (588 days ago) in Aquarius

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 24 Aug 2022 at 09:40 EDT (611 days ago) in Aries

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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, 14 Aug 2022 at 13:02 EDT (621 days ago) in Capricornus

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 at 16:32 EDT (638 days ago) in Cetus

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 28 Jun 2022 at 02:19 EDT (668 days ago) in Pisces

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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 21 Jun 2022 at 10:01 EDT (675 days ago) in Pisces

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 04 Jun 2022 at 17:35 EDT (692 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Thu, 05 May 2022 at 03:12 EDT (722 days ago) in Aries