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Tonight Indonesia’s Sky Can See The Moon-Jupiter-Saturn Triple Conjunction


AKURAT.CO, The triple conjunction phenomenon of the Moon, Jupiter, and Saturn is present to decorate the Indonesian sky from Tuesday (6/4/2021) to Thursday (8/4/2021).

The National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (Lapan) stated that the public could witness this natural phenomenon in the East-Southeast direction, near the Capricornus constellation from 03.00 local time until dawn (42 minutes after sunset) ended.

This triple phenomenon of the conjunction of the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn can be seen in the Indonesian sky if the weather is clear, the night sky is dark enough and also free from light pollution.

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Jupiter’s magnitude varies slightly from -2.08 to -2.09, while Saturn’s magnitude is constant at +0.75. The moon, with a final crescent phase, when conjunction with triple illumination varies from 34.4 percent to 15.8 percent.

This is one of the many astronomical phenomena that occurred in April 2021.

The Aviation and Space Agency (LAPAN) through its official website, recorded there were 14 astronomical phenomena during this April.

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