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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, 04 Mar 2018 at 08:45 EDT (2,252 days ago) in Aquarius

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 02 Jan 2018 at 10:24 EDT (2,313 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. Thu, 21 Dec 2017 at 15:59 EDT (2,325 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 22 Nov 2017 at 10:12 EDT (2,354 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. Thu, 26 Oct 2017 at 13:58 EDT (2,381 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Tue, 24 Oct 2017 at 18:19 EDT (2,383 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. Thu, 19 Oct 2017 at 13:26 EDT (2,388 days ago) in Pisces

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 07 Oct 2017 at 19:43 EDT (2,400 days ago) in Leo

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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. Tue, 05 Sep 2017 at 01:19 EDT (2,432 days ago) in Aquarius

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 25 Aug 2017 at 07:39 EDT (2,443 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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, 05 Aug 2017 at 06:39 EDT (2,463 days ago) in Cancer

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 03 Aug 2017 at 01:08 EDT (2,465 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Wed, 26 Jul 2017 at 20:30 EDT (2,473 days ago) in Cancer

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 16 Jun 2017 at 07:41 EDT (2,513 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. Thu, 15 Jun 2017 at 06:09 EDT (2,514 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 09 Jun 2017 at 10:12 EDT (2,520 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. Fri, 14 Apr 2017 at 01:21 EDT (2,576 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. Sat, 08 Apr 2017 at 17:23 EDT (2,582 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 07 Apr 2017 at 17:31 EDT (2,583 days ago) in Virgo

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 06 Apr 2017 at 01:18 EDT (2,584 days ago) in Sagittarius