ascending node

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noun

Astronomy.

1. the node through which an orbiting body passes as it moves to the north (opposed to descending node).

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ascending node

When passing to the north of the ecliptic, it is called the ascending node; when to the south of it, the descending node.

From Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained by Thomas P. Jones

The scope showed the Queen was still there spatially, but the fuzziness of her outline indicated she was well out of danger—high up on the ascending node of the arc.

From Spillthrough by Daniel F. Galouye

The position of the ascending node, or the point where the comet crossed the terrestrial orbit.

From Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space by Jules Verne

When crossing the ecliptic from south to north the Moon is in its ascending node, and when crossing from north to south in its descending node.

From The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Thomas Nathaniel Orchard

It is merely the ascending node in astronomy wherein alone the eclipses can take place.

From India, Its Life and Thought by John P. (John Peter) Jones

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