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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 09 Sep 2035 at 10:15 EDT (4,140 days away) in Aries

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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, 11 Sep 2035 at 10:14 EDT (4,142 days away) in Aquarius

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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. Sat, 15 Sep 2035 at 15:31 EDT (4,146 days away) in Aquarius

284.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 15 Oct 2035 at 04:27 EDT (4,176 days away) in Aquarius

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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, 16 Oct 2035 at 13:49 EDT (4,177 days away) in Pisces

286.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 21 Oct 2035 at 03:31 EDT (4,182 days away) in Gemini

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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, 06 Nov 2035 at 15:00 EDT (4,198 days away) in Aries

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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, 08 Nov 2035 at 00:35 EDT (4,200 days away) in Aries

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 30 Nov 2035 at 05:51 EDT (4,222 days away) in Leo

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 02 Jan 2036 at 01:42 EDT (4,255 days away) in Pisces

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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. Thu, 03 Jan 2036 at 15:22 EDT (4,256 days away) in Gemini

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 04 Jan 2036 at 22:52 EDT (4,257 days away) in Aries

293.

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. Mon, 04 Feb 2036 at 20:24 EDT (4,288 days away) in Cancer

294.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 18 Mar 2036 at 11:29 EDT (4,331 days away) in Gemini

295.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 12 Apr 2036 at 18:27 EDT (4,356 days away) in Cancer

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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, 13 Apr 2036 at 11:38 EDT (4,357 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. Fri, 23 May 2036 at 18:21 EDT (4,397 days away) in Taurus

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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. Mon, 26 May 2036 at 01:37 EDT (4,400 days away) in Taurus

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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. Sun, 06 Jul 2036 at 15:10 EDT (4,441 days away) in Gemini

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 29 Jul 2036 at 19:13 EDT (4,464 days away) in Leo