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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, 15 Oct 2016 at 06:35 EDT (2,743 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Mon, 26 Sep 2016 at 02:48 EDT (2,762 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sun, 25 Sep 2016 at 03:31 EDT (2,763 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 02 Sep 2016 at 12:29 EDT (2,786 days ago) in Aquarius

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 13 Aug 2016 at 05:59 EDT (2,806 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 29 Jul 2016 at 16:25 EDT (2,821 days ago) in Pisces

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Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 29 Jun 2016 at 19:39 EDT (2,851 days ago) in Libra

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 13 Jun 2016 at 17:26 EDT (2,867 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Fri, 03 Jun 2016 at 02:29 EDT (2,877 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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, 30 May 2016 at 17:29 EDT (2,881 days ago) in Libra

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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. Sun, 22 May 2016 at 07:10 EDT (2,889 days ago) in Scorpius

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 09 May 2016 at 08:26 EDT (2,902 days ago) in Leo

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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 17 Apr 2016 at 08:17 EDT (2,924 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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, 09 Apr 2016 at 17:17 EDT (2,932 days ago) in Pisces

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 25 Mar 2016 at 06:29 EDT (2,947 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 08 Mar 2016 at 13:11 EDT (2,964 days ago) in Leo

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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. Tue, 08 Mar 2016 at 05:49 EDT (2,964 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, 28 Feb 2016 at 10:38 EDT (2,973 days ago) in Aquarius

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 at 23:26 EDT (3,024 days ago) in Leo

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 25 Dec 2015 at 23:48 EDT (3,037 days ago) in Pisces