<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syzygy_(astronomy)" id="mwATU" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Syzygy (astronomy)">Syzygy</a>: All nine planets recognized at this time — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet)" id="mwATY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Mercury (planet)">Mercury</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto" id="mwATc" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Pluto">Pluto</a> — align on the same side of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun" id="mwATg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Sun">Sun</a>.<sup about="#mwt197" class="mw-ref reference" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"nyt-1982"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-nyt-1982-39"}}' id="cite_ref-nyt-1982_39-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref"><a href="./March_10#cite_note-nyt-1982-39" id="mwATk" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 39;"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwATo">[39]</span></a></sup><sup about="#mwt198" class="mw-ref reference" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-40"}}' id="cite_ref-40" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref"><a href="./March_10#cite_note-40" id="mwATs" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 40;"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwATw">[40]</span></a></sup>