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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. Mon, 26 Aug 2013 at 21:34 EDT (3,897 days ago) in Aquarius

202.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 17 Jul 2013 at 12:59 EDT (3,937 days ago) in Pisces

203.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 08 Jul 2013 at 01:28 EDT (3,946 days ago) in Virgo

204.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 21 Jun 2013 at 15:20 EDT (3,963 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. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 at 11:59 EDT (3,965 days ago) in Taurus

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 at 03:34 EDT (3,977 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 04 Jun 2013 at 18:42 EDT (3,980 days ago) in Taurus

208.

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, 28 Apr 2013 at 04:18 EDT (4,017 days ago) in Libra

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Mars at solar conjunction Mars 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, 17 Apr 2013 at 19:43 EDT (4,028 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 28 Mar 2013 at 20:28 EDT (4,048 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Thu, 21 Feb 2013 at 02:09 EDT (4,083 days ago) in Aquarius

212.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 18 Feb 2013 at 11:56 EDT (4,086 days ago) in Libra

213.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 30 Jan 2013 at 06:26 EDT (4,105 days ago) in Taurus

214.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 24 Jan 2013 at 03:28 EDT (4,111 days ago) in Capricornus

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 13 Dec 2012 at 08:26 EDT (4,153 days ago) in Pisces

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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 (4,164 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 (4,165 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 (4,185 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 (4,202 days ago) in Virgo

220.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 04 Oct 2012 at 09:19 EDT (4,223 days ago) in Taurus