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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, 25 Dec 2033 at 08:20 EDT (3,513 days away) in Gemini

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 28 Dec 2033 at 01:57 EDT (3,516 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 (3,526 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 (3,588 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 (3,588 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 (3,589 days away) in Aquarius

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 15 Mar 2034 at 22:26 EDT (3,593 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 (3,618 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 (3,697 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 (3,717 days away) in Gemini

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 25 Jul 2034 at 18:10 EDT (3,725 days away) in Pisces

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 02 Aug 2034 at 23:52 EDT (3,733 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 (3,750 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 (3,750 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 (3,773 days away) in Leo

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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, 01 Oct 2034 at 01:30 EDT (3,793 days away) in Cetus

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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. Sun, 01 Oct 2034 at 20:50 EDT (3,793 days away) in Cetus

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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, 14 Oct 2034 at 01:21 EDT (3,806 days away) in Pisces

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 16 Oct 2034 at 06:20 EDT (3,808 days away) in Gemini

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 16 Nov 2034 at 06:50 EDT (3,839 days away) in Cancer