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Jupiter at perihelion Jupiter passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 07 Dec 2034 at 12:26 EDT (3,869 days away) in Pisces

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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. Fri, 29 Dec 2034 at 23:30 EDT (3,892 days away) in Gemini

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 30 Dec 2034 at 14:34 EDT (3,892 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. Sun, 21 Jan 2035 at 22:17 EDT (3,914 days away) in Cancer

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 14 Mar 2035 at 17:25 EDT (3,966 days away) in Gemini

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 30 Mar 2035 at 09:12 EDT (3,982 days away) in Cancer

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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, 11 Apr 2035 at 22:30 EDT (3,994 days away) in Pisces

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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. Mon, 16 Apr 2035 at 23:01 EDT (3,999 days away) in Pisces

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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. Wed, 18 Apr 2035 at 17:17 EDT (4,001 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, 02 Jul 2035 at 15:20 EDT (4,076 days away) in Gemini

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 28 Jul 2035 at 08:43 EDT (4,102 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. Wed, 01 Aug 2035 at 03:53 EDT (4,106 days away) in Cancer

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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 15 Aug 2035 at 06:00 EDT (4,120 days away) in Pisces

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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 21 Aug 2035 at 07:01 EDT (4,126 days away) in Cetus

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 09 Sep 2035 at 10:15 EDT (4,145 days away) in Aries

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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, 11 Sep 2035 at 10:14 EDT (4,147 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. Sat, 15 Sep 2035 at 15:31 EDT (4,151 days away) in Aquarius

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Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 15 Oct 2035 at 04:27 EDT (4,181 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. Tue, 16 Oct 2035 at 13:49 EDT (4,182 days away) in Pisces

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 21 Oct 2035 at 03:31 EDT (4,187 days away) in Gemini