For the first time since 2015, three planets come together in the sky to form planetary conjunction. From January 8-11, Mercury, Saturn, and Jupiter will form a trio in the evening sky, with Mercury joining Saturn and Jupiter which are slowly drifting apart from the December 2020 Great conjunction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 0030 hours of 11th of January, the three planets will fit inside the smallest area, a 2 \u00bd degree radius in the sky. However, for Sri Lankan watchers, this trio will be under the horizon by then. The conjunction can be seen just above the west-southwestern horizon a few minutes after sunset on the 10th of January. The planets will follow the sun on their path through the sky and Saturn will be the first to set at 18.58, followed by Mercury and Jupiter. All three planets are currently visible to the naked eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cabilan Ganeshamoorthy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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