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Conjunction of Mercury and Venus, appearing above the Moon, at the Paranal Observatory. This is a list of the Solar System's recent planetary conjunctions (in other words, when two planets look close together) for the period 2005–2020.
Over the period 4–6 February 1962, in a rare series of events, Mercury and Venus reached conjunction as observed from the Earth, followed by Venus and Jupiter, then by Mars and Saturn. Conjunctions took place between the Moon and, in turn, Mars, Saturn, the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Jupiter. Mercury also reached inferior conjunction with the Sun.
If Mars is in conjunction with the Sun, there is often a triple conjunction between Mars and Mercury or between Mars and Venus. In the events in which Mercury is involved, the second conjunction is invisible because of small elongation from Sun; both other events are difficult to see because of the nearness to horizon and the relatively low brightness of Mars, which is there always near its ...
The two inferior planets, Mercury and Venus, which have orbits that are smaller than the Earth's, exhibit the full range of phases as does the Moon, when seen through a telescope. Their phases are "full" when they are at superior conjunction , on the far side of the Sun as seen from the Earth.
February begins with Venus conjunct Neptune in Pisces, shaking up your bossy 10th house of authority, career and reputation in the world. ... Mercury will also Cazimi in Aquarius on Feb. 9 ...
On August 23, 2023, Venus retrograde and Mercury retrograde will join forces for a wild and crazy finale to summer. As you look at your calendar to lock in your last-minute summer plans, there are ...
The planets Mercury and Venus will both cross the ecliptic at the same time. August 25, 11,268 AD A simultaneous total solar eclipse and transit of Mercury: February 28, 11,575 AD A simultaneous annular solar eclipse and transit of Mercury. September 17, 13,425 AD A near-simultaneous transit of Venus and Mercury. 13,727 AD Vega becomes the ...
The term is often applied when the Sun and Moon are in conjunction or in opposition . [4] When Earth is one of the bodies involved, the other objects appear to be close together (or overlapping) in the sky. Jupiter (top), Venus (lower left), and Mercury (lower right) above La Silla Observatory, Chile (May 26, 2013) [5]