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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 12 Dec 2014 at 03:57 EDT (3,420 days ago) in Capricornus

182.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 08 Dec 2014 at 15:30 EDT (3,424 days ago) in Leo

183.

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. Tue, 18 Nov 2014 at 03:40 EDT (3,444 days ago) in Libra

184.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 16 Nov 2014 at 01:12 EDT (3,446 days ago) in Aquarius

185.

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. Tue, 07 Oct 2014 at 16:49 EDT (3,486 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, 29 Aug 2014 at 10:24 EDT (3,525 days ago) in Aquarius

187.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 25 Jul 2014 at 23:39 EDT (3,560 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Thu, 24 Jul 2014 at 16:32 EDT (3,561 days ago) in Cancer

189.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 21 Jul 2014 at 22:24 EDT (3,564 days ago) in Pisces

190.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 20 Jul 2014 at 16:41 EDT (3,565 days ago) in Libra

191.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 09 Jun 2014 at 15:48 EDT (3,606 days ago) in Aquarius

192.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 19 May 2014 at 21:31 EDT (3,627 days ago) in Virgo

193.

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. Sat, 10 May 2014 at 14:20 EDT (3,636 days ago) in Libra

194.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 14 Apr 2014 at 08:48 EDT (3,662 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Tue, 08 Apr 2014 at 16:57 EDT (3,668 days ago) 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, 02 Apr 2014 at 02:59 EDT (3,674 days ago) in Pisces

197.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 06 Mar 2014 at 05:38 EDT (3,701 days ago) in Gemini

198.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 02 Mar 2014 at 11:51 EDT (3,705 days ago) in Libra

199.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 01 Mar 2014 at 11:27 EDT (3,706 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 23 Feb 2014 at 13:02 EDT (3,712 days ago) in Aquarius