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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. Mon, 06 Apr 2015 at 09:58 EDT (3,305 days ago) in Pisces

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 14 Mar 2015 at 10:54 EDT (3,328 days ago) in Scorpius

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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. Wed, 25 Feb 2015 at 23:46 EDT (3,344 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Fri, 06 Feb 2015 at 13:12 EDT (3,364 days ago) in Cancer

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Fri, 06 Feb 2015 at 02:06 EDT (3,364 days ago) in Cancer

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 21 Dec 2014 at 18:50 EDT (3,411 days ago) in Pisces

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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

168.

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

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

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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

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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. 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

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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. 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

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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

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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

177.

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

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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

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

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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, 14 Apr 2014 at 08:48 EDT (3,662 days ago) in Virgo