The Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn at the Solstice on December 21, 2020

At the solstice on December 21, 2020, the time has come once again for the brightly shining planet Jupiter and the planet Saturn, appearing in warm light, to meet in the evening sky shortly after sunset at a distance of only one fifth of the full moon's diameter. Such an encounter is called a great conjunction and occurs only about every 20 years. The current conjunction falls on the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere or the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere on December 21, 2020. On this day the Sun moves from the zodiac sign Sagittarius into the zodiac sign Capricorn. In the Northern Hemisphere this is the turning point from shortening days to lengthening daylight again. In the Southern Hemisphere it is correspondingly complementary. In this webinar series, four experts illuminate this impressive celestial spectacle from various perspectives.