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Saturn ring plane crossing Saturn's seasons are changing, making its rings appear edge-on from the Earth. Sun, 23 Mar 2025 at 12:04 EDT (326 days away) in Aquarius

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 at 16:38 EDT (350 days away) in Cancer

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Equinox on Saturn Saturn's seasons are changing, making its rings appear edge-on from the Earth. Tue, 06 May 2025 at 02:09 EDT (370 days away) in Pisces

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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, 17 May 2025 at 19:23 EDT (381 days away) in Taurus

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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. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 at 11:05 EDT (419 days away) in Gemini

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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. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 at 12:01 EDT (421 days away) in Gemini

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 at 17:30 EDT (429 days away) in Pisces

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 13 Jul 2025 at 00:00 EDT (438 days away) in Pisces

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 06 Sep 2025 at 01:17 EDT (493 days away) in Taurus

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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 Sep 2025 at 01:37 EDT (508 days away) 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. Tue, 23 Sep 2025 at 08:45 EDT (510 days away) in Pisces

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 11 Nov 2025 at 11:37 EDT (559 days away) in Gemini

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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. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 at 07:17 EDT (569 days away) in Taurus

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 27 Nov 2025 at 22:45 EDT (575 days away) in Aquarius

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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. Sun, 30 Nov 2025 at 05:09 EDT (578 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 at 07:13 EDT (588 days away) 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. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 at 03:05 EDT (618 days away) 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. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 at 06:07 EDT (618 days away) in Sagittarius

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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. Sat, 10 Jan 2026 at 03:34 EDT (619 days away) in Gemini

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 03 Feb 2026 at 20:52 EDT (643 days away) in Taurus