Great conjunction
A great conjunction is a conjunction of the planets Jupiter and Saturn. Great conjunctions occur regularly (every 19.6 years, on average) due to the combined effect of Jupiter's about 11.86-year orbital period and Saturn's 29.5-year orbital period. The last great conjunction happened on 21 December 2020. It was the closest great conjunction since 1623.[1]
Other websites
- The Great Conjunction Archived 2014-01-18 at the Wayback Machine at GeoGebra
- Orbital Motion Simulation of Jupiter and Saturn at GeoGebra
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