An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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solar ecliptic limit
  حد ِ هورپهی ِ خورشید  
hadd-e hurpehi-ye xoršid
Fr.: limite écliptique du Soleil  

The greatest angular distance from a → lunar orbit node
within which a → solar eclipse may occur when the Sun and Moon are in conjunction there. The solar ecliptic limit extends about 17° on each side of the node.

See also: → solar; → ecliptic; → limit.