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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. Mon, 02 Jun 2031 at 22:48 EDT (2,576 days away) in Taurus

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Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 13 Jun 2031 at 07:54 EDT (2,587 days away) in Virgo

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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, 14 Jun 2031 at 01:34 EDT (2,588 days away) in Taurus

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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. Sun, 15 Jun 2031 at 05:12 EDT (2,589 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 16 Jun 2031 at 16:34 EDT (2,590 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 19 Jul 2031 at 01:36 EDT (2,623 days away) in Pisces

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 16 Aug 2031 at 00:56 EDT (2,651 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 02 Oct 2031 at 23:08 EDT (2,698 days away) in Taurus

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 05 Oct 2031 at 06:46 EDT (2,701 days away) in Taurus

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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, 07 Oct 2031 at 12:13 EDT (2,703 days away) in Pisces

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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 16 Nov 2031 at 04:03 EDT (2,743 days away) in Sagittarius

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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. Thu, 11 Dec 2031 at 13:52 EDT (2,768 days away) in Taurus

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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. Wed, 17 Dec 2031 at 04:19 EDT (2,774 days away) in Taurus

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 24 Dec 2031 at 03:08 EDT (2,781 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, 30 Dec 2031 at 08:53 EDT (2,787 days away) in Sagittarius

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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. Thu, 01 Jan 2032 at 02:29 EDT (2,789 days away) in Sagittarius

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 16 Feb 2032 at 01:50 EDT (2,835 days away) in Taurus

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 29 Feb 2032 at 19:47 EDT (2,848 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. Sun, 04 Apr 2032 at 08:15 EDT (2,883 days away) in Pisces

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 19 May 2032 at 10:58 EDT (2,928 days away) in Capricornus