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(astronomy) The angular distance east of the vernal point (“the solar zenith at the March equinox”); the celestial equivalent of longitude.

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  • [Noun]
  • (astronomy) The angular distance east of the vernal point (“the solar zenith at the March equinox”); the celestial equivalent of longitude.

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