{"id":3118,"date":"2020-12-21T12:03:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T12:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/astrsoc.cmb.ac.lk\/?p=3118"},"modified":"2023-07-06T06:35:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T06:35:09","slug":"the-jupiter-saturn-great-conjunction-%e0%b7%83%e0%b7%99%e0%b6%b1%e0%b7%83%e0%b7%94%e0%b6%bb%e0%b7%94-%e0%b6%b6%e0%b7%8a%e2%80%8d%e0%b6%bb%e0%b7%84%e0%b7%83%e0%b7%8a%e0%b6%b4%e0%b6%ad%e0%b7%92","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astrsoc.cmb.ac.lk\/?p=3118","title":{"rendered":"The Jupiter-Saturn Great Conjunction | \u0dc3\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dc3\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0db6\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dc4\u0dc3\u0dca\u0db4\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0db8\u0dc4\u0dcf \u0dc3\u0dd4\u0dc3\u0d82\u0dba\u0ddd\u0d9c\u0dba | \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0ba9\u0bcd-\u0b9a\u0ba9\u0bbf \u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0b95\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcd-\u0b87\u0ba3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u2013 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Jupiter and Saturn are about to appear closer to each other in almost the same direction, making a great planetary pair on the day of the solstice December 21, 2020. This can be seen as a single bright star just after the sunset in the southwest sky, which can be observed once in a lifetime. At this moment two planets will pass only 1\/10th of a degree from each other. 2020 conjunction will be the closest great conjunction since July 16, 1623. This phenomenon is also called the \u201cChristmas star\u201d or \u201cBethlehem star\u201d because it appears just a few days before Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anjalee Kasthuriarachchi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2020 \u0daf\u0dd9\u0dc3\u0dd0\u0db8\u0dca\u0db6\u0dbb\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2 \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc0\u0db1 \u0daf\u0dd2\u0db1 \u0dc0\u0dc3\u0dbb \u0d85\u0da7\u0dc3\u0dd3\u0dba\u0d9a\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dc3\u0dd4 \u0db1\u0dd0\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dad\u0dca \u0db1\u0dad\u0dca\u0dad\u0dbd\u0dca \u0dad\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc0 \u0db1\u0ddc\u0dc4\u0ddc\u0dad\u0dca \u0db6\u0dd9\u0dad\u0dca\u0dbd\u0dd9\u0dc4\u0dd9\u0db8\u0dca \u0dad\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc0 \u0db4\u0dd1\u0dba\u0dd3\u0db8\u0da7 \u0db1\u0dd2\u0dba\u0db8\u0dd2\u0dad \u0dba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0db6\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dc4\u0dc3\u0dca\u0db4\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0dc3\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dc3\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0d9c\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dc4\u0dba\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0d91\u0d9a \u0d91\u0dbd\u0dca\u0dbd\u0dda \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dd9\u0d9a\u0da7 \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dd3\u0db4 \u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db8 \u0db1\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dcf \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dd4 \u0dc0\u0db1 \u0d9c\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dc4\u0dbd\u0ddd\u0d9a \u0daf\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dba \u0d85\u0dad\u0dbb \u0daf\u0dd8\u0dc1\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0d9a\u0ddd\u0dab\u0dba \u0d85\u0da9\u0dd4 \u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db8 \u0db1\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dcf \u0db8\u0dda\u0d9a\u0dd3 \u0daf\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dba \u0d91\u0d9a\u0db8 \u0dc0\u0dc3\u0dca\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0d9a\u0dca \u0dbd\u0dd9\u0dc3 \u0d85\u0dc4\u0dc3\u0dda \u0daf\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db8\u0da7 \u0db1\u0dd2\u0dba\u0db8\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dba. 1623 \u0da2\u0dd6\u0dbd\u0dd2 16 \u0daf\u0dd2\u0db1\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dc3\u0dd4\u0dc0 \u0db8\u0dd9\u0db4\u0db8\u0dab \u0daf\u0dd3\u0db4\u0dca<span style=\"font-size:0px; 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This can be seen as a single bright star just after the sunset in the southwest sky, which can be observed once in a lifetime. 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