On or about May 5, 2000, all of the planets except the Earth, will be on roughly the same side of the Sun, but opposite the Earth from the Sun. This isn't an astronomically interesting configuration because it happens rather often, especially if you define the 'opposite side of the Sun' as a direction within 90 degrees of the Sun as seen from the Earth! Still, the typical spread on these planets in the sky will be less than 30 degrees or so, but this 'alignment' will be completely hidden in the glare of the Sun which will sit right smack in the middle of it all!
Copyright 1997 Dr. Sten Odenwald
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