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The planetary hours are an ancient system in which one of the seven classical planets is given rulership over each day and various parts of the day. Developed in Hellenistic astrology, it has possible roots in older Babylonian astrology, and it is the origin of the names of the days of the week as used in English and numerous other languages.
Just one day before opposition, Jupiter will be around 367 million miles away from the Earth, the closest the two planets have been in 59 years, according to NASA. The last time that Jupiter was ...
The ascending nodes of both planets are similar (100.6 degrees for Jupiter and 113.7 degrees for Saturn), meaning if Saturn is above or below Earth's orbital plane Jupiter usually is too. Because these nodes align so well it would be expected that no closest approach will ever be much worse than the difference between the two inclinations.
Time UTC Planet Angle distance Planet Elongation to Sun January 18, 2009 06:19:19 Mercury 3°15' north of Jupiter 4.7° East January 23, 2009 15:34:10 Venus 1°24' north of Uranus 46.3° East January 26, 2009 18:23:39 Mercury 4°25' north of Mars 13.5° West February 17, 2009 09:35:27 Mars 35' south of Jupiter 18.8° West February 24, 2009
Jupiter will be the closest to Earth in 59 years on Monday
One of the top astronomy events of 2020 put on a brief, but impressive, show in the sky around the globe after sunset on Dec. 21, an event unlike any other in nearly 800 years. About once every 20 ...
A graphical view of the Cosmic Calendar, featuring the months of the year, days of December, the final minute, and the final second. The Cosmic Calendar is a method to visualize the chronology of the universe, scaling its currently understood age of 13.787 billion years to a single year in order to help intuit it for pedagogical purposes in science education or popular science.
Stargazers can get the view of a lifetime on Monday night as Jupiter makes its closest approach to Earth since 1963. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...