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occultation phase
subject			fact

occultation phase	has definition A phase during the occultation of a celestial body
	is a kind of conjunction
conjunction	has elongation 0°
event	has duration
	has synonym world point
	has time of occurrence
angle	has unit angle unit
number	has value

Kinds of occultation phase :

• emersion (3 facts) - The reappearance of a celestial body after eclipse or occultation.
• immersion (3 facts) - The disappearance of a celestial body due to eclipse or occultation.
• transit (4 facts) - The passage of a smaller, nearer astronomical object across the face of a larger object in the background, as in a transit of Venus across the Sun.