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Syzygy (astronomy)

Syzygy: All nine planets recognized at this time — Mercury to Pluto — align on the same side of the Sun.

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When
Wednesday, March 10 198244 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1980s
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At a glance

Dates: From 1982.

What happened

Syzygy: All nine planets recognized at this time — Mercury to Pluto — align on the same side of the Sun.

March 10 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1982Syzygy (astronomy)
  2. 2000Dot-com bubble
  3. 2006NASA
  4. 2006Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
  5. 2008The New York Times
  6. 2017Impeachment of Park Geun-hye
  7. 2019Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302
  8. 20222022 Hungarian presidential election
  9. 2023Silicon Valley Bank
  10. 20242024 Portuguese legislative election
  11. 2026Bam Adebayo

Also in 1982

  • March 141982 bombing of the African National Congress headquarters in LondonThe South African government bombs the headquarters of the African National Congress in London.
  • September 13Spantax Flight 995Spantax Flight 995 crashes at Málaga Airport during a rejected takeoff, killing 50 of the 394 people on board.
  • September 14Bachir GemayelPresident-elect of Lebanon Bachir Gemayel is assassinated.
  • September 16Elie HobeikaA Lebanese militia under the direct command of Elie Hobeika carried out a massacre in the Palestinian refugee camp of Sabra and Shatila,…
  • September 161982 Lebanon WarLebanon War: The Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon takes place.
  • October 201982–83 UEFA CupDuring a UEFA Cup match between Spartak Moscow and Haarlem, a large number of attendees trying to leave the Central Lenin Stadium resulte…
  • October 20FC Spartak MoscowDuring the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem, 66 people are crushed to death in the Luzhniki disaster.
  • May 25Falklands WarFalklands War: HMS Coventry is sunk by Argentine Air Force A-4 Skyhawks.

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When did Syzygy (astronomy) happen?

March 10 1982 — 44 years ago, on a Wednesday.

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