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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. Sun, 02 Dec 2012 at 20:37 EDT (4,165 days ago) 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. Sat, 01 Dec 2012 at 09:50 EDT (4,166 days ago) in Taurus

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 11 Nov 2012 at 01:57 EDT (4,186 days ago) in Aquarius

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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, 25 Oct 2012 at 04:22 EDT (4,203 days ago) in Virgo

185.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 04 Oct 2012 at 09:19 EDT (4,224 days ago) in Taurus

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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, 29 Sep 2012 at 03:06 EDT (4,229 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, 24 Aug 2012 at 08:23 EDT (4,265 days ago) in Aquarius

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 13 Jul 2012 at 05:34 EDT (4,307 days ago) in Cetus

189.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 25 Jun 2012 at 03:47 EDT (4,325 days ago) in Virgo

190.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 04 Jun 2012 at 14:58 EDT (4,346 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Tue, 15 May 2012 at 16:29 EDT (4,366 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Sun, 13 May 2012 at 09:11 EDT (4,368 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, 15 Apr 2012 at 14:18 EDT (4,396 days ago) in Virgo

194.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 at 23:52 EDT (4,398 days ago) in Leo

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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. Sat, 24 Mar 2012 at 14:11 EDT (4,418 days ago) 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. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 at 11:55 EDT (4,437 days ago) in Leo

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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. Sat, 03 Mar 2012 at 15:04 EDT (4,439 days ago) in Leo

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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, 19 Feb 2012 at 15:32 EDT (4,452 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 at 17:52 EDT (4,456 days ago) in Leo

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 at 09:06 EDT (4,464 days ago) in Virgo