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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 18 Nov 2015 at 11:28 EDT (3,093 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. Sun, 11 Oct 2015 at 23:41 EDT (3,131 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. Mon, 31 Aug 2015 at 23:29 EDT (3,172 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. Wed, 26 Aug 2015 at 20:08 EDT (3,177 days ago) in Leo

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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, 26 Aug 2015 at 17:51 EDT (3,177 days ago) in Leo

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 02 Aug 2015 at 01:37 EDT (3,201 days ago) in Libra

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 26 Jul 2015 at 06:20 EDT (3,208 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 11 Jul 2015 at 08:19 EDT (3,223 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Sun, 14 Jun 2015 at 11:26 EDT (3,250 days ago) in Taurus

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 12 Jun 2015 at 05:24 EDT (3,252 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. Fri, 22 May 2015 at 21:27 EDT (3,273 days ago) in Libra

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 08 Apr 2015 at 12:56 EDT (3,317 days ago) in Cancer

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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 (3,319 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 (3,342 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 (3,358 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 (3,378 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 (3,378 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 (3,425 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 (3,434 days ago) in Capricornus

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 08 Dec 2014 at 15:30 EDT (3,438 days ago) in Leo