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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. Mon, 27 Jun 2033 at 21:23 EDT (3,326 days away) in Sagittarius

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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. Sat, 02 Jul 2033 at 03:28 EDT (3,331 days away) in Gemini

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Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 05 Jul 2033 at 07:12 EDT (3,334 days away) in Sagittarius

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 23 Jul 2033 at 05:16 EDT (3,352 days away) in Pisces

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Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 01 Aug 2033 at 10:22 EDT (3,361 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. Thu, 25 Aug 2033 at 01:32 EDT (3,385 days away) in Aquarius

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Thu, 25 Aug 2033 at 03:41 EDT (3,385 days away) in Aquarius

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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 03 Oct 2033 at 05:50 EDT (3,424 days away) in Sagittarius

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 11 Oct 2033 at 11:52 EDT (3,432 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. Tue, 11 Oct 2033 at 12:58 EDT (3,432 days away) in Pisces

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 23 Oct 2033 at 03:08 EDT (3,444 days away) in Capricornus

252.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 02 Nov 2033 at 03:21 EDT (3,454 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. Sun, 25 Dec 2033 at 08:20 EDT (3,507 days away) in Gemini

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 28 Dec 2033 at 01:57 EDT (3,510 days away) in Pisces

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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. Sat, 07 Jan 2034 at 21:04 EDT (3,520 days away) in Gemini

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 10 Mar 2034 at 01:19 EDT (3,582 days away) in Gemini

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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. Fri, 10 Mar 2034 at 11:06 EDT (3,582 days away) in Aquarius

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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. Sat, 11 Mar 2034 at 01:01 EDT (3,583 days away) in Aquarius

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 15 Mar 2034 at 22:26 EDT (3,587 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, 09 Apr 2034 at 09:47 EDT (3,612 days away) in Pisces