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The most recent great conjunction occurred on 21 December 2020, and the next will occur on 4 November 2040. During the 2020 great conjunction, the two planets were separated in the sky by 6 arcminutes at their closest point, which was the closest distance between the two planets since 1623. [12]
Planet Elongation to Sun January 27, 2020 19:21 Venus 0°04' south of Neptune 39.5° East March 9, 2020 14:36 Venus 2°24' north of Uranus 45.4° East March 20, 2020 06:21 Mars 0°42' south of Jupiter 67.4° West March 31, 2020 11:56 Mars 0°55' south of Saturn 70.6° West April 3, 2020 16:17 Mercury 1°24' south of Neptune 25.9° West
December 2020 Afghanistan attacks. Rahmatullah Nikzad, head of the journalists’ union in Ghazni, dies after being shot three times in the chest by unknown assailants. Nikazd is the fifth journalist to have been killed in Afghanistan in the last two months, and the seventh this year. (Voice of America) Arts and culture
There are two different planet alignments coming up this winter. Here's when you can see them, and other future alignments.
As seen from a planet that is superior, if an inferior planet is on the opposite side of the Sun, it is in superior conjunction with the Sun. An inferior conjunction occurs when the two planets lie in a line on the same side of the Sun. In an inferior conjunction, the superior planet is "in opposition" to the Sun as seen from the inferior planet.
Star Walk lists these locations around the world and the dates when the planets are seen in the smallest sector of the sky during the planetary alignment: São Paulo: May 27 , 43-degree sky sector ...
Another planet parade is lining up in the sky in August.. On Aug. 28, an alignment of six planets will be visible, including Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Saturn. The recent super ...
Philips' Planisphere, ca. 1900. In astronomy, a planisphere (/ ˈ p l eɪ. n ɪ ˌ s f ɪər, ˈ p l æ n. ɪ-/) is a star chart analog computing instrument in the form of two adjustable disks that rotate on a common pivot.