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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 23 Jul 2033 at 05:16 EDT (3,381 days away) in Pisces

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Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 01 Aug 2033 at 10:22 EDT (3,390 days away) in Sagittarius

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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. Thu, 25 Aug 2033 at 01:32 EDT (3,414 days away) in Aquarius

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Thu, 25 Aug 2033 at 03:41 EDT (3,414 days away) in Aquarius

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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 03 Oct 2033 at 05:50 EDT (3,453 days away) in Sagittarius

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 11 Oct 2033 at 11:52 EDT (3,461 days away) in Gemini

267.

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, 11 Oct 2033 at 12:58 EDT (3,461 days away) in Pisces

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 23 Oct 2033 at 03:08 EDT (3,473 days away) in Capricornus

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 02 Nov 2033 at 03:21 EDT (3,483 days away) in Gemini

270.

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 (3,536 days away) in Gemini

271.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 28 Dec 2033 at 01:57 EDT (3,539 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 (3,549 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 (3,611 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 (3,611 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 (3,612 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 (3,616 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 (3,641 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 (3,720 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 (3,740 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 (3,748 days away) in Pisces