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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, 01 Feb 2033 at 21:00 EDT (3,189 days away) in Capricornus

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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, 02 Feb 2033 at 16:19 EDT (3,190 days away) in Capricornus

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 01 Mar 2033 at 10:35 EDT (3,217 days away) in Orion

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 05 Mar 2033 at 09:24 EDT (3,221 days away) in Taurus

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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. Wed, 06 Apr 2033 at 20:52 EDT (3,253 days away) in Pisces

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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 26 May 2033 at 19:46 EDT (3,303 days away) in Sagittarius

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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. Wed, 22 Jun 2033 at 18:39 EDT (3,330 days away) in Gemini

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 25 Jun 2033 at 17:37 EDT (3,333 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. Mon, 27 Jun 2033 at 21:23 EDT (3,335 days away) in Sagittarius

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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. Sat, 02 Jul 2033 at 03:28 EDT (3,340 days away) in Gemini

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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, 05 Jul 2033 at 07:12 EDT (3,343 days away) in Sagittarius

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 23 Jul 2033 at 05:16 EDT (3,361 days away) in Pisces

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Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 01 Aug 2033 at 10:22 EDT (3,370 days away) in Sagittarius

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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, 25 Aug 2033 at 01:32 EDT (3,394 days away) in Aquarius

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Thu, 25 Aug 2033 at 03:41 EDT (3,394 days away) in Aquarius

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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 (3,433 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 (3,441 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 (3,441 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 (3,453 days away) in Capricornus

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 02 Nov 2033 at 03:21 EDT (3,463 days away) in Gemini