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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. Sun, 29 Nov 2015 at 19:06 EDT (3,083 days ago) in Scorpius

102.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 20 Nov 2015 at 16:43 EDT (3,092 days ago) in Virgo

103.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 18 Nov 2015 at 11:28 EDT (3,094 days ago) in Aquarius

104.

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 (3,132 days ago) in Pisces

105.

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 (3,173 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 (3,178 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 (3,178 days ago) in Leo

108.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 02 Aug 2015 at 01:37 EDT (3,202 days ago) in Libra

109.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 26 Jul 2015 at 06:20 EDT (3,209 days ago) in Pisces

110.

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 (3,224 days ago) in Gemini

111.

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 (3,251 days ago) in Taurus

112.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 12 Jun 2015 at 05:24 EDT (3,253 days ago) in Aquarius

113.

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 (3,274 days ago) in Libra

114.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 08 Apr 2015 at 12:56 EDT (3,318 days ago) in Cancer

115.

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 (3,320 days ago) in Pisces

116.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 14 Mar 2015 at 10:54 EDT (3,343 days ago) in Scorpius

117.

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 (3,359 days ago) in Aquarius

118.

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 (3,379 days ago) in Cancer

119.

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 (3,379 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 (3,426 days ago) in Pisces