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ascending node

NOUN
  1. the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north

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  • In the following figure, P is the pole of the earth; E the pole of the ecliptic; L the pole of the lunar orbit; V the mean position of the pole of the vortex at the time; the angle  ♈ EL the true longitude of the pole of the lunar orbit, equal to the _true_ longitude of the ascending node Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence
  • This is because the nodes of the orbit of Venus pass across the Sun in early June at the descending node, and early December at the ascending node.
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