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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 03 Oct 2033 at 05:50 EDT (3,432 days away) in Sagittarius

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 11 Oct 2033 at 11:52 EDT (3,440 days away) in Gemini

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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, 11 Oct 2033 at 12:58 EDT (3,440 days away) in Pisces

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 23 Oct 2033 at 03:08 EDT (3,452 days away) in Capricornus

245.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 02 Nov 2033 at 03:21 EDT (3,462 days away) in Gemini

246.

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, 25 Dec 2033 at 08:20 EDT (3,515 days away) in Gemini

247.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 28 Dec 2033 at 01:57 EDT (3,518 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. Sat, 07 Jan 2034 at 21:04 EDT (3,528 days away) in Gemini

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 10 Mar 2034 at 01:19 EDT (3,590 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. Fri, 10 Mar 2034 at 11:06 EDT (3,590 days away) in Aquarius

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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. Sat, 11 Mar 2034 at 01:01 EDT (3,591 days away) in Aquarius

252.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 15 Mar 2034 at 22:26 EDT (3,595 days away) in Gemini

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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, 09 Apr 2034 at 09:47 EDT (3,620 days away) in Pisces

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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, 27 Jun 2034 at 16:29 EDT (3,699 days away) in Gemini

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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, 17 Jul 2034 at 05:39 EDT (3,719 days away) in Gemini

256.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 25 Jul 2034 at 18:10 EDT (3,727 days away) in Pisces

257.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 02 Aug 2034 at 23:52 EDT (3,735 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. Sat, 19 Aug 2034 at 00:56 EDT (3,752 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. Sat, 19 Aug 2034 at 13:47 EDT (3,752 days away) in Leo

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 11 Sep 2034 at 18:24 EDT (3,775 days away) in Leo