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Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 11 May 2031 at 23:43 EDT (2,546 days away) in Libra

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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, 02 Jun 2031 at 22:48 EDT (2,568 days away) in Taurus

203.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 13 Jun 2031 at 07:54 EDT (2,579 days away) in Virgo

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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. Sat, 14 Jun 2031 at 01:34 EDT (2,580 days away) in Taurus

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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, 15 Jun 2031 at 05:12 EDT (2,581 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 16 Jun 2031 at 16:34 EDT (2,582 days away) in Ophiuchus

207.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 19 Jul 2031 at 01:36 EDT (2,615 days away) in Pisces

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 16 Aug 2031 at 00:56 EDT (2,643 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 02 Oct 2031 at 23:08 EDT (2,690 days away) in Taurus

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 05 Oct 2031 at 06:46 EDT (2,693 days away) in Taurus

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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, 07 Oct 2031 at 12:13 EDT (2,695 days away) in Pisces

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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 16 Nov 2031 at 04:03 EDT (2,735 days away) in Sagittarius

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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. Thu, 11 Dec 2031 at 13:52 EDT (2,760 days away) in Taurus

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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. Wed, 17 Dec 2031 at 04:19 EDT (2,766 days away) in Taurus

215.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 24 Dec 2031 at 03:08 EDT (2,773 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. Tue, 30 Dec 2031 at 08:53 EDT (2,779 days away) in Sagittarius

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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. Thu, 01 Jan 2032 at 02:29 EDT (2,781 days away) in Sagittarius

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 16 Feb 2032 at 01:50 EDT (2,827 days away) in Taurus

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 29 Feb 2032 at 19:47 EDT (2,840 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. Sun, 04 Apr 2032 at 08:15 EDT (2,875 days away) in Pisces