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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 16 Jun 2038 at 19:46 EDT (5,140 days away) in Cancer

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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, 16 Jul 2038 at 17:01 EDT (5,170 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. Mon, 02 Aug 2038 at 23:55 EDT (5,187 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. Tue, 03 Aug 2038 at 22:19 EDT (5,188 days away) in Cancer

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 03 Aug 2038 at 23:05 EDT (5,188 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. Sun, 12 Sep 2038 at 00:32 EDT (5,228 days away) in Leo

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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. Wed, 06 Oct 2038 at 09:50 EDT (5,252 days away) in Virgo

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Saturn ring plane crossing Saturn's seasons are changing, making its rings appear edge-on from the Earth. Fri, 15 Oct 2038 at 11:03 EDT (5,261 days away) in Virgo

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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. Sat, 23 Oct 2038 at 02:21 EDT (5,269 days away) in Pisces

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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. Mon, 01 Nov 2038 at 02:34 EDT (5,278 days away) in Libra

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 03 Nov 2038 at 17:51 EDT (5,280 days away) in Cancer

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 17 Dec 2038 at 03:37 EDT (5,324 days away) in Leo

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 08 Jan 2039 at 06:29 EDT (5,346 days away) in Virgo

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 08 Jan 2039 at 13:23 EDT (5,346 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. Sun, 16 Jan 2039 at 19:55 EDT (5,354 days away) in Gemini

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Equinox on Saturn Saturn's seasons are changing, making its rings appear edge-on from the Earth. Sat, 22 Jan 2039 at 03:33 EDT (5,360 days away) in Virgo

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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, 14 Feb 2039 at 21:27 EDT (5,383 days away) in Leo

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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. Tue, 15 Feb 2039 at 02:54 EDT (5,384 days away) in Leo

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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. Wed, 16 Mar 2039 at 12:04 EDT (5,413 days away) in Virgo

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 01 Apr 2039 at 19:51 EDT (5,429 days away) in Gemini