41.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 10 May 2020 at 23:38 EDT (1,458 days ago) in Capricornus

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 14 May 2020 at 10:33 EDT (1,454 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 22 Jun 2020 at 22:58 EDT (1,415 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Tue, 14 Jul 2020 at 03:50 EDT (1,393 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 15 Jul 2020 at 05:56 EDT (1,392 days ago) 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. Mon, 20 Jul 2020 at 18:19 EDT (1,387 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 03 Aug 2020 at 05:24 EDT (1,373 days ago) in Pisces

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 15 Aug 2020 at 09:40 EDT (1,361 days ago) in Aries

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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 09 Sep 2020 at 18:21 EDT (1,336 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 11 Sep 2020 at 16:17 EDT (1,334 days ago) in Aquarius

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 12 Sep 2020 at 20:47 EDT (1,333 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 29 Sep 2020 at 00:44 EDT (1,316 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 06 Oct 2020 at 10:13 EDT (1,309 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Tue, 13 Oct 2020 at 19:19 EDT (1,302 days ago) 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. Sat, 31 Oct 2020 at 11:45 EDT (1,284 days ago) in Aries

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Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 13 Nov 2020 at 19:35 EDT (1,271 days ago) in Pisces

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 28 Nov 2020 at 19:57 EDT (1,256 days ago) in Aquarius

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 14 Jan 2021 at 04:12 EDT (1,209 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. Sat, 23 Jan 2021 at 21:51 EDT (1,200 days ago) in Capricornus

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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, 27 Jan 2021 at 21:16 EDT (1,196 days ago) in Capricornus