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I already thought you were a goofy little dingbat; you didn't have to put a Scotch-tape bow on it with that astrology shit.Me badsky: Great Conjunction
A "Great Conjunction" is the celestial alignment and apparent meeting of the planets Jupiter and Saturn in the night sky. [, ]
Astronomy Facts
- Frequency: They meet roughly every 20 years as Jupiter overtakes Saturn in its orbit. []
- Proximity: The physical spacing between them varies. Rare alignments—like the one in December 2020—bring them exceptionally close together, appearing almost as a single bright star. [, , ]
- Orbit Math: Saturn takes about 30 years to orbit the Sun, while Jupiter takes 12 years, creating a repeating 400-year and 800-year geometric rhythm against the zodiac. [, , ]
- The "great conjunction" and US presidential deaths are linked through a piece of folklore known as the Curse of Tippecanoe or the 20-year zero-year conjunction cycle. []
The Theory of the Cycle
- What it is: A great conjunction is when Jupiter and Saturn align in the night sky. This alignment happens roughly every 20 years. []
- The Pattern: For over a century, US presidents elected or re-elected in a year ending in zero (starting with William Henry Harrison in 1840) died in office. Astrologers note that these years frequently align with the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction. []
- The Presidents: Victims of the curse include William Henry Harrison (1840), Abraham Lincoln (1860), James A. Garfield (1880), William McKinley (1900), Warren G. Harding (1923, close to a conjunction year), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1940), and John F. Kennedy (1960). []

