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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 12 Mar 2028 at 21:45 EDT (1,416 days away) in Leo

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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, 20 Mar 2028 at 21:56 EDT (1,424 days away) in Pisces

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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, 26 Mar 2028 at 07:06 EDT (1,430 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. Thu, 20 Apr 2028 at 08:00 EDT (1,455 days away) in Pisces

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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. Thu, 11 May 2028 at 16:52 EDT (1,476 days away) in Aries

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 13 May 2028 at 16:08 EDT (1,478 days away) in Leo

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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. Tue, 30 May 2028 at 18:38 EDT (1,495 days away) in Taurus

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 11 Jul 2028 at 09:52 EDT (1,537 days away) in Cetus

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 22 Aug 2028 at 18:45 EDT (1,579 days away) in Aries

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 18 Sep 2028 at 21:13 EDT (1,606 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. Fri, 29 Sep 2028 at 04:51 EDT (1,617 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. Fri, 29 Sep 2028 at 22:39 EDT (1,617 days away) in Cetus

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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. Sat, 30 Sep 2028 at 08:40 EDT (1,618 days away) in Virgo

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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. Mon, 30 Oct 2028 at 13:25 EDT (1,648 days away) in Aries

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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, 03 Dec 2028 at 15:20 EDT (1,682 days away) in Taurus

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 16 Dec 2028 at 17:37 EDT (1,695 days away) in Pisces

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Jupiter at aphelion Jupiter passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 25 Dec 2028 at 05:29 EDT (1,704 days away) in Virgo

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 05 Jan 2029 at 07:25 EDT (1,715 days away) in Aries

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 19 Jan 2029 at 15:33 EDT (1,729 days away) in Virgo

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 10 Feb 2029 at 07:59 EDT (1,751 days away) in Virgo