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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 (507 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 (509 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 (558 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 (568 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 (574 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 (577 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 (587 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 (617 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 (617 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 (618 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 (642 days away) in Taurus

132.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 at 23:36 EDT (677 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 (689 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 (692 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 (693 days away) in Aquarius

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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, 22 May 2026 at 10:17 EDT (750 days away) in Taurus

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 at 07:40 EDT (796 days away) in Pisces

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 26 Jul 2026 at 15:30 EDT (815 days away) in Pisces

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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, 29 Jul 2026 at 08:06 EDT (818 days away) in Cancer

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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, 30 Jul 2026 at 11:07 EDT (819 days away) in Cancer