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syzygy

straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies in astronomy
Class type of: astronomical phenomenon, configuration Q13567909

Facts

10 properties
Subclass of
astronomical phenomenon, configuration[2][3]
Part of
conjunction[4]
Facet of
astronomy, celestial mechanics[9][10]
Described by source
The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Jupiter Effect[11][12][13][14]
Different from
Sizigio, Syzygie (ésotérisme), planetary procession, conjunction[22][23][24]
Has cause
eclipse, occultation, Ocean Tides[6][7][8]
Has characteristic
point in time, duration, collinearity[19][20][21]
Has effect
occultation, astronomical transit, eclipse, tide[15][16][17][18]
Has part(s)
astronomical object[5]
Named after
Syzygium[1]
🏷️ Also known as
en syzygy en alignment of celestial bodies en syzygies (astronomy) en three-body alignment ar اتصال ar اقتران كوكبي ar سيزيجي cs syzygie el Συζυγία (αστρονομία) es sizigia fa سیزیجی he סיזיגיות hi युति-वियुति hu együttállás hu Nap–Hold–Föld együttállás hu szizigium id Syzygy (astronomi) ja 朔望 ko 삭망 ko 합충
🔖 Identifiers · 13
BabelNet ID
00075782n
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/syzygy
Freebase ID
/m/0gmfr2z
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
sizigia-0
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0143045
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
3661293
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
22997286
OmegaWiki Defined Meaning
1075951
PACTOLS thesaurus ID
pcrtlpN5S0nkbh
Treccani ID
sizigia
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
sizigia
Unified Astronomy Thesaurus ID
1677
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WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
11538763-n

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🔗 Connections
Has effect 4
eclipse, tide, occultation, astronomical transit
Subtypes 3
eclipse, occultation, astronomical transit
Different from 2
conjunction, planetary procession
Subclass of 2
astronomical phenomenon, configuration
← Different from 2
conjunction, planetary procession
Described by source 1
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Has characteristic 1
point in time
Has part(s) 1
astronomical object
Named after 1
Syzygy
Part of 1
conjunction
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Influence

Things named for syzygy include Syzygy[25], a television series episode[26], directed by Rob Bowman[27].

Why It Matters

Entities named for syzygy include Syzygy[25], a television series episode[26], directed by Rob Bowman[27].

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · Kkofu · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +1
    Sitelink count → 41
    Different from → Sizigio, Syzygie (ésotérisme), planetary procession +1
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'be', 'bh', 'bn', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'e
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Different from: planetary alignment"
  2. 28d ago · Mullanur · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Sizigio, Syzygie (ésotérisme), planetary procession +1
    Has parts → —
    Described by source → The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +1
    Has cause → eclipse, occultation, Ocean Tides
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary"
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