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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. Thu, 30 Sep 2010 at 20:32 EDT (4,979 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 21 Sep 2010 at 12:50 EDT (4,988 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 21 Sep 2010 at 07:28 EDT (4,988 days ago) in Pisces

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 20 Sep 2010 at 17:19 EDT (4,989 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, 20 Aug 2010 at 05:58 EDT (5,020 days ago) in Capricornus

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 at 07:49 EDT (5,048 days ago) in Pisces

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 05 Jul 2010 at 12:57 EDT (5,066 days ago) in Pisces

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 31 May 2010 at 13:52 EDT (5,101 days ago) in Aquarius

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 30 May 2010 at 14:34 EDT (5,102 days ago) in Virgo

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 at 18:23 EDT (5,163 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 at 20:29 EDT (5,172 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, 17 Mar 2010 at 02:40 EDT (5,176 days ago) in Pisces

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Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 at 12:08 EDT (5,183 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 at 08:55 EDT (5,193 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 at 05:33 EDT (5,193 days ago) in Aquarius

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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, 14 Feb 2010 at 18:10 EDT (5,207 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, 29 Jan 2010 at 14:37 EDT (5,223 days ago) in Cancer

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Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 at 13:55 EDT (5,225 days ago) in Cancer

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 at 10:29 EDT (5,239 days ago) in Virgo

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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 at 08:25 EDT (5,263 days ago) in Leo