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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 (402 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 (404 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 (412 days away) in Pisces

144.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 13 Jul 2025 at 00:00 EDT (421 days away) in Pisces

145.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 06 Sep 2025 at 01:17 EDT (476 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 (491 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 (493 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 (542 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 (552 days away) in Taurus

150.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 27 Nov 2025 at 22:45 EDT (558 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 (561 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 (571 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 (601 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 (601 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 (602 days away) in Gemini

156.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 03 Feb 2026 at 20:52 EDT (626 days away) in Taurus

157.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 at 23:36 EDT (661 days away) in Gemini

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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, 22 Mar 2026 at 07:09 EDT (673 days away) 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, 25 Mar 2026 at 04:45 EDT (676 days away) in Pisces

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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 at 02:41 EDT (677 days away) in Aquarius