Editing Conjunction (astronomy) (section)

==Superior and inferior conjunctions with the Sun==
As seen from a planet that is [[inferior and superior planets|superior]], if an [[inferior and superior planets|inferior]] planet is on the opposite side of the Sun, it is in '''superior conjunction''' with the Sun. An '''inferior conjunction''' occurs when the two planets lie in a [[line (mathematics)|line]] on the same side of the [[Sun]]. In an inferior conjunction, the superior planet is "in [[astronomical opposition|opposition]]" to the Sun as seen from the inferior planet.
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The terms "inferior conjunction" and "superior conjunction" are used in particular for the planets [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] and [[Venus]], which are [[inferior and superior planets|inferior planets]] as seen from Earth. However, this definition can be applied to any pair of planets, as seen from the one farther from the Sun.

A planet (or [[asteroid]] or [[comet]]) is simply said to be in conjunction, when it is in conjunction with the [[Sun]], as seen from Earth. The [[Moon]] is in conjunction with the Sun at [[New moon|New Moon]].