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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, 11 Jun 2019 at 23:03 EDT (1,804 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Mon, 10 Jun 2019 at 11:20 EDT (1,805 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 29 Apr 2019 at 21:16 EDT (1,847 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 22 Apr 2019 at 18:57 EDT (1,854 days ago) in Aries

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 10 Apr 2019 at 12:52 EDT (1,866 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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, 06 Mar 2019 at 19:51 EDT (1,901 days ago) in Aquarius

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 06 Jan 2019 at 16:06 EDT (1,960 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. Wed, 02 Jan 2019 at 00:40 EDT (1,964 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Mon, 26 Nov 2018 at 01:22 EDT (2,001 days ago) in Scorpius

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 24 Nov 2018 at 21:48 EDT (2,003 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, 23 Nov 2018 at 22:38 EDT (2,004 days ago) in Scorpius

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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, 23 Oct 2018 at 20:38 EDT (2,035 days ago) in Aries

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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 16 Sep 2018 at 08:53 EDT (2,072 days ago) in Capricornus

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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, 07 Sep 2018 at 14:18 EDT (2,081 days ago) in Aquarius

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 06 Sep 2018 at 07:19 EDT (2,082 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 27 Aug 2018 at 10:01 EDT (2,092 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 07 Aug 2018 at 11:57 EDT (2,112 days ago) in Aries

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Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 31 Jul 2018 at 03:44 EDT (2,119 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Fri, 27 Jul 2018 at 01:06 EDT (2,123 days ago) in Capricornus

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 10 Jul 2018 at 13:19 EDT (2,140 days ago) in Libra