Sunday, December 06, 2020

Don't Panic About the Great Conjunction

We finally have someone admitting that they were behind the mysterious monoliths, but have you heard about the 2020 Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn? According to Graham Jones of TimeandDate.com, "Over a period of one thousand years, from 1600 to 2599, there are only six great conjunctions where the minimum separation between Jupiter and Saturn is less than 0.2 degrees: 1623, 1683, 2020, 2080, 2417, and 2477." However, noticed only from Earth in 1226. On December 21, you may need to find out if in your time zone you can see Jupiter and Saturn brightly and appearing to be touching one another in the night sky, only separated by 0.1 degrees. The visual below may help explain it. "If you wish, start watching a few days prior. On December 16, soon after sunset, look for the crescent Moon in the southwest sky. Right above the Moon are the two bright planets. You can’t miss it." (the Old Farmer's Almanac)

On December 21, 5 pm Pacific time, there will be a viewing event with Chabot Space & Science Center.

Don't panic, the planets are not remotely close to each other in reality.

Check out this video, which has an explanation from a Qabbalistic Astrology P.O.V. At about the 7:53 mark, there are other constellations being discussed in the context of current events with planets in the sign of Taurus (Earth sign), Capricorn (Earth sign), and Aries (Fire sign). At about 9:45, it covers the Winter Solstice. The solstice marks the beginning of the winter season in the Northern Hemisphere and December 21 has the least amount of daylight. At 12 Noon, stand in the sun to see your shadow be the longest noontime shadow out of the entire year.

 
I dare you to try out some puns for your solstice/conjunction party; dad jokes, too.

Voice of Alan Rickman as Marvin in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

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