Symbol 48:21

48:21 ·
The same sign
combination as shown last in the entry above, but with the circles in
filled,
,
,
, denotes an eclipse of the
moon in
astronomy. This phenomenon means that the opposition of the sun and
the moon (i.e. the full moon) is exact also in declination. Then the
surface of the moon is totally in the shadow of the earth. Usually,
when the moon is full, it moves either slightly above or below the
earth's orbit around the sun and therefore is not shadowed by the
earth. A
occurs when that longitude in the
ecliptic (see
in Group 35)
where the moon is in exact opposition to the sun, is also one of the
moon's nodes,
or
.
For more facts in this respect, look up the sign
in Group 38.



