INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -noun, plural syz·y·gies. Astronomy. an alignment of three celestial objects, as the sun, the earth, and either the moon or a planet: Syzygy in the sun-earth-moon system occurs at the time of full moon and new moon.

Detailed explanation-2: -… Sun and Moon are in syzygy-i.e., aligned with the Earth. Conjunction is the time during new moon when the Sun and Moon lie on the same side of the Earth. The other syzygy condition, opposition, occurs during full moon when the Sun and Moon are positioned on opposite sides of…

Detailed explanation-3: -In astronomy, a syzygy (/ˈsɪzədʒi/ SIZ-ə-jee; from Ancient Greek (suzugía) ‘union, yoke’) is a roughly straight-line configuration of three or more celestial bodies in a gravitational system.

Detailed explanation-4: -In terms of astronomy, syzygy describes the scenario in which three or more celestial bodies align themselves roughly in a straight line. Though used commonly in reference to the configuration of sun, earth and either a planet or moon, it is not a phenomenon limited only to earth.

Detailed explanation-5: -syzygy • -uh-jee • noun. : the nearly straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies (such as the sun, moon, and earth during a solar or lunar eclipse) in a gravitational system. Examples: The full moon and new moon phenomena occur when the earth, sun, and moon are in syzygy. “