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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 (3,986 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 (3,991 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 (3,993 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 (4,068 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 (4,094 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 (4,098 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 (4,112 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 (4,118 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 (4,137 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 (4,139 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 (4,143 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 (4,173 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 (4,174 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 (4,179 days away) in Gemini

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 06 Nov 2035 at 15:00 EDT (4,195 days away) 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. Thu, 08 Nov 2035 at 00:35 EDT (4,197 days away) in Aries

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 30 Nov 2035 at 05:51 EDT (4,219 days away) in Leo

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 02 Jan 2036 at 01:42 EDT (4,252 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. Thu, 03 Jan 2036 at 15:22 EDT (4,253 days away) in Gemini

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 04 Jan 2036 at 22:52 EDT (4,254 days away) in Aries