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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, 11 Jul 2032 at 00:48 EDT (2,997 days away) in Gemini

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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, 19 Jul 2032 at 04:26 EDT (3,005 days away) in Sagittarius

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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, 20 Jul 2032 at 03:12 EDT (3,006 days away) in Sagittarius

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 20 Jul 2032 at 15:09 EDT (3,006 days away) 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. Mon, 26 Jul 2032 at 20:50 EDT (3,012 days away) in Cancer

246.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 17 Sep 2032 at 15:37 EDT (3,065 days away) in Sagittarius

247.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 06 Oct 2032 at 16:22 EDT (3,084 days away) in Gemini

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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. Sat, 09 Oct 2032 at 00:36 EDT (3,087 days away) in Pisces

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 18 Oct 2032 at 18:42 EDT (3,096 days away) in Gemini

250.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 24 Oct 2032 at 19:33 EDT (3,102 days away) in Virgo

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Saturn at perihelion Saturn passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 24 Nov 2032 at 16:45 EDT (3,133 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. Mon, 20 Dec 2032 at 18:03 EDT (3,159 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. Fri, 24 Dec 2032 at 17:47 EDT (3,163 days away) in Gemini

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 25 Dec 2032 at 15:36 EDT (3,164 days away) in Pisces

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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, 01 Feb 2033 at 21:00 EDT (3,202 days away) in Capricornus

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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, 02 Feb 2033 at 16:19 EDT (3,203 days away) in Capricornus

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 01 Mar 2033 at 10:35 EDT (3,230 days away) in Orion

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 05 Mar 2033 at 09:24 EDT (3,234 days away) in Taurus

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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 Apr 2033 at 20:52 EDT (3,266 days away) in Pisces

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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 26 May 2033 at 19:46 EDT (3,316 days away) in Sagittarius