{
  "description": "Sample of notable conjunctions between major planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn) across a 50-year span. These are illustrative sample events for pattern research; for exact ephemeris, use the Vedastro API or a certified ephemeris source such as NASA JPL Horizons or the Swiss Ephemeris.",
  "source": "https://vedastro.guru/resources",
  "license": "Free to use with attribution for research and journalism.",
  "note": "Conjunctions are defined here as planets sharing the same sidereal sign within a few degrees. Dates are approximate and intended for sample use only.",
  "conjunctions": [
    { "date": "1980-02-16", "bodies": ["Sun", "Venus", "Jupiter"], "sign": "Aquarius", "notes": "Venus and Jupiter heliacal with the Sun; bright morning pair." },
    { "date": "1988-02-23", "bodies": ["Mercury", "Venus", "Mars"], "sign": "Aquarius", "notes": "Three inner planets grouped in early Aquarius." },
    { "date": "1993-05-17", "bodies": ["Venus", "Mars", "Jupiter"], "sign": "Aries", "notes": "Evening-planet grouping in Aries." },
    { "date": "2000-05-05", "bodies": ["Mercury", "Venus", "Mars", "Jupiter", "Saturn"], "sign": "Aries", "notes": "Rare five-planet cluster in Aries/Taurus boundary region." },
    { "date": "2008-12-01", "bodies": ["Moon", "Venus", "Jupiter"], "sign": "Sagittarius", "notes": "Lunar conjunction with Venus-Jupiter pair; widely photographed." },
    { "date": "2015-10-26", "bodies": ["Venus", "Jupiter"], "sign": "Leo", "notes": "Close pre-dawn conjunction in Leo." },
    { "date": "2020-12-21", "bodies": ["Jupiter", "Saturn"], "sign": "Capricorn", "notes": "Great Conjunction; closest apparent separation since 1623." },
    { "date": "2023-03-01", "bodies": ["Venus", "Jupiter"], "sign": "Pisces", "notes": "Close evening conjunction in Pisces." },
    { "date": "2025-06-15", "bodies": ["Mercury", "Jupiter"], "sign": "Taurus", "notes": "Mercury-Jupiter conjunction in Taurus." },
    { "date": "2027-08-02", "bodies": ["Sun", "Moon"], "sign": "Cancer", "notes": "Total solar eclipse conjunction; see eclipse-transits-2027.json for full data." }
  ]
}