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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 at 11:41 PDT (4,566 days ago) in Aries

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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, 13 Oct 2011 at 14:03 PDT (4,580 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sun, 25 Sep 2011 at 17:06 PDT (4,598 days ago) in Pisces

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 30 Aug 2011 at 02:34 PDT (4,624 days ago) in Aries

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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, 22 Aug 2011 at 16:17 PDT (4,632 days ago) in Aquarius

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 09 Jul 2011 at 17:12 PDT (4,676 days ago) in Pisces

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 12 Jun 2011 at 21:09 PDT (4,703 days ago) in Virgo

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 02 Jun 2011 at 22:50 PDT (4,713 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. Thu, 07 Apr 2011 at 18:39 PDT (4,769 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. Wed, 06 Apr 2011 at 07:29 PDT (4,770 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 03 Apr 2011 at 16:48 PDT (4,773 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. Mon, 21 Mar 2011 at 05:15 PDT (4,786 days ago) in Pisces

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Jupiter at perihelion Jupiter passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 at 07:04 PDT (4,792 days ago) in Pisces

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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 09 Mar 2011 at 05:25 PDT (4,798 days ago) in Aquarius

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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, 17 Feb 2011 at 01:47 PDT (4,818 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Fri, 04 Feb 2011 at 08:03 PDT (4,831 days ago) in Capricornus

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 25 Jan 2011 at 22:10 PDT (4,841 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Fri, 07 Jan 2011 at 14:20 PDT (4,859 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 05 Dec 2010 at 19:01 PDT (4,892 days ago) in Pisces

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 18 Nov 2010 at 08:47 PDT (4,909 days ago) in Aquarius