What is Conjunction (astronomy and astrology)?
[[File:Moon and Venus conjunctions.jpg|thumb|250px|Three consecutive days of close conjunction between the Moon and Venus.]] '''Conjunction''' is a word used in [[astronomy]] and [[astrology]]. It means that, as seen from some place (usually the [[Earth]]), two celestial bodies appear near one another in the sky. The event is also sometimes known as an [[appulse]]. The astronomical and astrological symbol of conjunction is [[File:Conjunction symbol.svg|32px]] (in [[Unicode]], U+260C ☌). == Other websites == * [http://www.marco-peuschel.de/JUPITEROCCULTSATURN.pdf Occultations of Saturn by Jupiter] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050410052540/http://www.marco-peuschel.de/JUPITEROCCULTSATURN.pdf |date=2005-04-10 }} * [http://www.utahskies.org/report/20011116/APA-Moon-Saturn-Sept.jpg Image of 2001 occultation of Saturn by the Moon] {{Webarchive|url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20080801080023/http://www.utahskies.org/report/20011116/APA-Moon-Saturn-Sept.jpg |date=2008-08-01 }} * [http://astroclub.tau.ac.il/ephem/PlanetsConj/ Planets conjunctions and mutual occultations 1000BC to 3000AD] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711061917/http://astroclub.tau.ac.il/ephem/PlanetsConj/ |date=2011-07-11 }} * [http://astroclub.tau.ac.il/ephem/AsteroidsPlanetsConj/ Conjunctions of planets with the main asteroids] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070916130607/http://astroclub.tau.ac.il/ephem/AsteroidsPlanetsConj/ |date=2007-09-16 }} {{Sci-stub}} [[Category:Astrology]] [[Category:Astronomical phenomena]]