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ascending node comparison table

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dynamical equinox planet, Sun ascending node equinox 1 orbital period world point The ascending node of the Earth's mean orbit on the Earth's equator; i.e., the intersection of the ecliptic with the celestial equator at which the Sun's declination is changing from south to north.

Subject	has time of occurrence	has participant	is an instance of	has duration	see also	has period	has synonym	has definition
dynamical equinox		planet, Sun	ascending node		equinox	1 orbital period	world point	The ascending node of the Earth's mean orbit on the Earth's equator; i.e., the intersection of the ecliptic with the celestial equator at which the Sun's declination is changing from south to north.

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