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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 (3,365 days ago) in Cancer

142.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 21 Dec 2014 at 18:50 EDT (3,412 days ago) in Pisces

143.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 12 Dec 2014 at 03:57 EDT (3,421 days ago) in Capricornus

144.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 08 Dec 2014 at 15:30 EDT (3,425 days ago) in Leo

145.

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 (3,445 days ago) in Libra

146.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 16 Nov 2014 at 01:12 EDT (3,447 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 (3,487 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 (3,526 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 (3,561 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 (3,562 days ago) in Cancer

151.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 21 Jul 2014 at 22:24 EDT (3,565 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 (3,566 days ago) in Libra

153.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 09 Jun 2014 at 15:48 EDT (3,607 days ago) in Aquarius

154.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 19 May 2014 at 21:31 EDT (3,628 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 (3,637 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 (3,663 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Tue, 08 Apr 2014 at 16:57 EDT (3,669 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. Wed, 02 Apr 2014 at 02:59 EDT (3,675 days ago) in Pisces

159.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 06 Mar 2014 at 05:38 EDT (3,702 days ago) in Gemini

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 02 Mar 2014 at 11:51 EDT (3,706 days ago) in Libra