21.12.2020 "The Great Conjunction"
Saturn & Jupiter will be at the same degree 6°15’44” on 21st Dec 2020, 9:40AM, Delhi, India
This year 2020, people are calling conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter as the “Great Conjunction” although these planets conjunct after every 20 years. Why is this year so special? Why are we calling it “Great Conjunction”? The answer is quite simple, their orbital position will be such that they will be closer than ever. This happened way back in 1623 and 1223.
These are the largest planets in our solar system. In terms of Astrology, these are the most influencing planets in our life, whether it is marriage, birth of child or political career. These events cannot occur without their blessings. Their coming so close to each other, most likely will lead to few special events across the globe (especially for those whose horoscope has this dasha in the current time. It also depends on the placement of these planets in their chart and aspect (PAC)).
Astronomically
Jupiter is the 5th planet from Sun and distance between them is 778.14 million kms. It is 317.8 times bigger than Earth with 69 Moons. It takes 11.86 years to complete 1 orbital period around Sun or in other words it takes 4332.59 days/12 years to complete 1 orbit period whereas Earth takes 365.26 days
Saturn is 6th planet from Sun and distance between them is 1426 million kms. It is 95.2 times bigger than Earth with 62 moons. It takes 29.46 years to complete 1 orbital period around Sun or in other words it takes 10759.23 days/30 years to complete 1 orbit period