Astrology Glossary · Aspects
Conjunction
Two planets in roughly the same place, give or take a few degrees. The strongest aspect. The two meanings fuse. The familiar New Moon is just the Sun and Moon in conjunction.
A conjunction is when two planets are at the same point in the zodiac, within a few degrees of each other. It is the strongest aspect in classical astrology because the two planet-meanings do not just talk to each other — they fuse. Whatever the two planets mean separately, in conjunction they speak as one combined voice.
The most familiar conjunction is the New Moon: the Sun and Moon at the same zodiac longitude. Beginning of a cycle, fresh page. A Mercury–Venus conjunction warms communication with charm. A Mars–Saturn conjunction discipline-tests anger. The flavour of the combined voice is always specific to the pair.
In a daily forecast AIstra flags exact conjunctions because they tend to mark felt moments: the day the conversation actually happens, not the week before or after. The orb she uses is 3°. Closer than that, and the fusion is unmistakable.
As it appears in recent forecasts
… o let the frantic pace of the outside world penetrate your sanctuary. The Sun's conjunction with Uranus might bring unexpected news or sudden shifts in your local environment. Because this energy lands in your h …
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