inferior conjunction
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of inferior conjunction
First recorded in 1825–35
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This bright and effervescent neighbor — at -4.2 magnitude, according to the United States Naval Observatory — reaches inferior conjunction on Jan. 8, which means that Venus moves between the sun and Earth.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 1, 2022
Mercury had passed inferior conjunction; no other Mercutian vehicles had been reported as landing anywhere on the earth.
From The Fire People by Ray Cummings
Venus is thus Hesperus or Vesper, the evening star, when following the sun as she passes from beyond him in superior conjunction to inferior conjunction where she is nearest to the earth.
From Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky by Edward Singleton Holden
Planets nearer the sun than the earth are in inferior conjunction when they are between the earth and the sun; superior conjunction when they are beyond the sun.
From Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work by Henry White Warren
When we quit the earth," Edmund answered, "Venus was rapidly approaching inferior conjunction.
From A Columbus of Space by Garrett Putman Serviss
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