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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 17 Apr 2016 at 08:17 EDT (2,937 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Sat, 09 Apr 2016 at 17:17 EDT (2,945 days ago) in Pisces

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 25 Mar 2016 at 06:29 EDT (2,960 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 08 Mar 2016 at 13:11 EDT (2,977 days ago) in Leo

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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. Tue, 08 Mar 2016 at 05:49 EDT (2,977 days ago) in Leo

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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. Sun, 28 Feb 2016 at 10:38 EDT (2,986 days ago) in Aquarius

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 at 23:26 EDT (3,037 days ago) in Leo

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 25 Dec 2015 at 23:48 EDT (3,050 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. Sun, 29 Nov 2015 at 19:06 EDT (3,077 days ago) in Scorpius

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 20 Nov 2015 at 16:43 EDT (3,086 days ago) in Virgo

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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 (3,088 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 (3,126 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 (3,167 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 (3,172 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 (3,172 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 (3,196 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 (3,203 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 (3,218 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 (3,245 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 (3,247 days ago) in Aquarius