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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, 01 Nov 2023 at 17:00 EDT (179 days ago) in Aries

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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. Fri, 03 Nov 2023 at 00:55 EDT (177 days ago) in Aries

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 04 Nov 2023 at 03:16 EDT (176 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Mon, 13 Nov 2023 at 12:12 EDT (167 days ago) in Aries

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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, 18 Nov 2023 at 00:14 EDT (162 days ago) in Libra

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 at 07:38 EDT (144 days ago) in Aquarius

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 30 Dec 2023 at 21:41 EDT (120 days ago) in Aries

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 27 Jan 2024 at 02:28 EDT (92 days ago) in Aries

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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, 28 Feb 2024 at 16:15 EDT (60 days ago) in Aquarius

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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, 17 Mar 2024 at 07:13 EDT (42 days ago) in Pisces

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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 08 May 2024 at 07:08 EDT (10 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. Mon, 13 May 2024 at 05:04 EDT (15 days away) in Aries

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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, 18 May 2024 at 14:34 EDT (20 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. Mon, 20 May 2024 at 21:40 EDT (22 days away) in Taurus

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 29 Jun 2024 at 15:16 EDT (62 days away) in Aquarius

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 at 05:19 EDT (65 days away) in Pisces

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 01 Sep 2024 at 11:47 EDT (126 days away) in Taurus

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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, 08 Sep 2024 at 00:27 EDT (133 days away) in Aquarius

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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, 20 Sep 2024 at 20:08 EDT (145 days away) in Pisces

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 at 02:54 EDT (164 days away) in Taurus