> When studying the great conjunction of 1603, Johannes Kepler thought that the Star of Bethlehem might have been the occurrence of a great conjunction. ... A triple conjunction is a conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn at or near their opposition to the Sun. In this scenario, Jupiter and Saturn will occupy the same position in right ascension (or ecliptic longitude) on three occasions (due to apparent retrograde motion) over a period of a few months.
Presumably the significance of a triple conjunction is that it explains the story of the Magi seeing a "star in the East", which then "troubled" Jerusalem when they arrived there, until it "went before them", and then finally "stood over where the young Child was".[1]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_conjunction#%E2%88%926
[1] https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+2%3A1-1...
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_conjunction#/media/File:...
Aziz looks confused
thank you
(spoiler - opening scene of the fifth element)
Fortunately, this isn't expected to happen until 2263. Still, in a 2020 full of surprises, having alignment of two out of three planets is too close for comfort.
(just to make this perfectly green: no, this comment is not supposed to be taken seriously)