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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. Thu, 19 Oct 2017 at 13:26 EDT (2,405 days ago) in Pisces

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 07 Oct 2017 at 19:43 EDT (2,417 days ago) in Leo

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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. Tue, 05 Sep 2017 at 01:19 EDT (2,449 days ago) in Aquarius

144.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 25 Aug 2017 at 07:39 EDT (2,460 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Sat, 05 Aug 2017 at 06:39 EDT (2,480 days ago) in Cancer

146.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 03 Aug 2017 at 01:08 EDT (2,482 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 26 Jul 2017 at 20:30 EDT (2,490 days ago) in Cancer

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 16 Jun 2017 at 07:41 EDT (2,530 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. Thu, 15 Jun 2017 at 06:09 EDT (2,531 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 09 Jun 2017 at 10:12 EDT (2,537 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. Fri, 14 Apr 2017 at 01:21 EDT (2,593 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 08 Apr 2017 at 17:23 EDT (2,599 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 07 Apr 2017 at 17:31 EDT (2,600 days ago) in Virgo

154.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 06 Apr 2017 at 01:18 EDT (2,601 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 01 Mar 2017 at 21:35 EDT (2,637 days ago) in Aquarius

156.

Jupiter at aphelion Jupiter passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 16 Feb 2017 at 05:07 EDT (2,650 days ago) in Virgo

157.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 06 Feb 2017 at 01:42 EDT (2,660 days ago) in Virgo

158.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 29 Dec 2016 at 05:14 EDT (2,699 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Sat, 10 Dec 2016 at 06:41 EDT (2,718 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 19 Nov 2016 at 23:51 EDT (2,738 days ago) in Aquarius