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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 (701 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 (702 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 (759 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 (805 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 (824 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 (827 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 (828 days away) in Cancer

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 at 15:29 EDT (870 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. Fri, 25 Sep 2026 at 21:28 EDT (885 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. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 at 08:21 EDT (894 days away) in Cetus

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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, 25 Nov 2026 at 17:33 EDT (946 days away) in Taurus

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 10 Dec 2026 at 19:00 EDT (961 days away) in Cetus

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 12 Dec 2026 at 18:10 EDT (963 days away) in Pisces

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 12 Dec 2026 at 19:47 EDT (963 days away) in Leo

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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 10 Jan 2027 at 07:58 EDT (992 days away) in Leo

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 08 Feb 2027 at 06:47 EDT (1,021 days away) in Taurus

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Wed, 10 Feb 2027 at 10:31 EDT (1,023 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. Wed, 10 Feb 2027 at 19:21 EDT (1,023 days away) in Leo

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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. Fri, 19 Feb 2027 at 10:44 EDT (1,032 days away) in Leo

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Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Fri, 19 Feb 2027 at 19:07 EDT (1,032 days away) in Leo