How to Use celestial equator in a Sentence

celestial equator

noun

• The autumnal equinox happens the moment the sun crosses the celestial equator, which is an imaginary line in the sky that corresponds to Earth’s equator.
  — Michael D'estries, Treehugger, 31 Aug. 2023
• During the equinox, the sun moves north along the celestial equator.
  — Lisa Stardust, Teen Vogue, 19 Mar. 2020
• The Sun will rise due east, follow an arc along the celestial equator and then set due west.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021
• The Sun will rise due east, follow an arc right along the celestial equator and set due west.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2021
• According to the Farmer’s Almanac, the sun will cross the celestial equator from south to north.
  — Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 16 Mar. 2020
• Since late last March, the sun has been north of the celestial equator, giving us long days and a high sun angle.
  — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2019
• Equinox is the moment in Earth’s orbit around the Sun when our star appears to cross the celestial equator.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
• During the equinox, the sun crosses the Earth's celestial equator, an imaginary line that stretches from the north to the south.
  — Leada Gore, AL.com, 22 Sep. 2017
• After this Monday, the sun’s path in the sky will sink lower and lower, south of the celestial equator, and the days will get shorter.
  — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2019
• The sun may be crossing the celestial equator, but sunlight can be a fickle thing.
  — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 28 Feb. 2023
• The sun’s path across the daytime sky is right along the celestial equator, an imaginary line in the dome of the sky that is a projection of the Earth’s equator.
  — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2019
• Nowruz begins on the spring equinox, when the sun crosses the celestial equator, equalizing day and night.
  — Noor Adatia, Dallas News, 19 Mar. 2023
• The Ecliptic crosses the celestial equator at two points.
  — Curtis Roelle, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 6 Mar. 2021
• This time of year the full moon is at the intersection of the ecliptic and celestial equator, and because of that the full moon’s path among the stars is nearly parallel to the horizon.
  — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2019
• The spring equinox, which is also called the March equinox or the vernal equinox, happens when the sun crosses the celestial equator – an imaginary line in the sky above the Earth's equator – going south to north.
  — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 22 Feb. 2023
• The objects are found in the constellation Ophiuchus, near the celestial equator.
  — Rebecca Boyle, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2020
• The angular distance of the object north or south of the celestial equator is its declination.
  — Curtis Roelle, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 6 Mar. 2021
• The spring equinox is when the Sun crosses the celestial equator going north, marking the transition from winter to spring in the northern hemisphere and summer to fall in the southern hemisphere.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
• Orion the Hunter located on the celestial equator — therefore, the stars are visible in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2022
• On this date the Sun moves across the celestial equator, essentially moving into the other hemisphere.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 17 June 2021
• During an equinox, the sun crosses an imaginary extension of Earth’s equator line called the celestial equator.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2020
• Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star in Orion, a prominent constellation that spans the celestial equator.
  — The Economist, 11 Jan. 2020
• Wide-field image of the Orion Constellation, a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world.
  — Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2023
• If located directly on the celestial equator its declination is 0°.
  — Curtis Roelle, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 6 Mar. 2021

Last Updated: 6 Oct 2024