Three consecutive days of close conjunction between the Moon and Venus.

Appulse is an astronomical term that refers to the very near approach of one celestial object to another, as seen from a third body. Usually it refers to the close approach of two planets together in the sky, or of the Moon to a star or planet as the Moon follows its monthly orbit around Earth, as seen by an observer located on Earth. An "appulse" can also be referred to as a conjunction.

Where the celestial bodies come so close together that one actually passes over the other, the event is known as an occultation.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Appulse". Image Credit.

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