'Solar ecliptic limit' definitions:
Definition of 'Solar ecliptic limit'
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- Ecliptic \E*clip"tic\, a. [L. eclipticus belonging to an eclipse, Gr. 'ekleiptiko`s. See Eclipse.]
- 1. Pertaining to the ecliptic; as, the ecliptic way. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Pertaining to an eclipse or to eclipses. [1913 Webster]
- Lunar ecliptic limit (Astron.), the space of 12[deg] on the moon's orbit from the node, within which, if the moon happens to be at full, it will be eclipsed.
- Solar ecliptic limit, the space of 17[deg] from the lunar node, within which, if a conjunction of the sun and moon occur, the sun will be eclipsed. [1913 Webster]