inferior conjunction

noun

: a conjunction of an inferior planet with the sun in which the planet is aligned between the earth and the sun

Examples of inferior conjunction in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Venus As The ‘Morning Star’ After spending the last six months in the evening sky for all to see, on March 23, Venus passed between Earth and the sun — a moment sky-watchers call inferior conjunction — and returned to the pre-sunrise morning sky. —Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025

That was the day of its inferior conjunction — its transition from an evening to a morning object. —Joe Rao, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2025

The orbit Venus takes around the sun periodically results in a phenomenon astronomers refer to as an inferior conjunction, which occurs when the planet transitions from appearing in the evening sky to the morning sky. —Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025

According to Star Walk, the inferior conjunction also coincides with the moment when its ecliptic latitude is very high. —Valerie Mesa, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for inferior conjunction

• adjunction
• compunction
• disjunction
• dysfunction
• injunction
• inunction
• malfunction
• eigenfunction
• multifunction
• function
• junction
• unction