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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 (2,769 days away) in Taurus

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 24 Dec 2031 at 03:08 EDT (2,776 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 (2,782 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 (2,784 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 (2,830 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 (2,843 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 (2,878 days away) in Pisces

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 19 May 2032 at 10:58 EDT (2,923 days away) in Capricornus

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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. Thu, 17 Jun 2032 at 00:12 EDT (2,952 days away) in Taurus

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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. Thu, 17 Jun 2032 at 21:36 EDT (2,952 days away) in Taurus

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Mars at solar conjunction Mars 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, 11 Jul 2032 at 00:48 EDT (2,976 days away) in Gemini

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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. Mon, 19 Jul 2032 at 04:26 EDT (2,984 days away) 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. Tue, 20 Jul 2032 at 03:12 EDT (2,985 days away) in Sagittarius

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 20 Jul 2032 at 15:09 EDT (2,985 days away) in Pisces

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Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 26 Jul 2032 at 20:50 EDT (2,991 days away) in Cancer

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 17 Sep 2032 at 15:37 EDT (3,044 days away) in Sagittarius

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 06 Oct 2032 at 16:22 EDT (3,063 days away) in Gemini

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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. Sat, 09 Oct 2032 at 00:36 EDT (3,066 days away) in Pisces

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 18 Oct 2032 at 18:42 EDT (3,075 days away) in Gemini

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 24 Oct 2032 at 19:33 EDT (3,081 days away) in Virgo