Dictionary term
Longitude of Ascending Node
Direct answer
Longitude of Ascending Node is the angle in a reference plane from its origin to the orbit’s upward crossing node.
It rotates an inclined orbit’s node line around the reference plane.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Astronomy & Skywatching
- Also appears in
- Astronomy & Skywatching
- Aliases
- None listed
- Last updated
- 2026-07-16
Quick reference
- Use when
- Pair it with inclination and identify the coordinate origin and epoch.
- Do not use it for
- It does not locate the body along its orbit.
- Reference category
- Astronomy & Skywatching
- Related terms
- Orbital Eccentricity, Orbital Inclination, Argument of Periapsis, True Anomaly
The story behind Longitude of Ascending Node
Classical orbit theory used nodes to connect inclined orbital and reference planes.
Longitude of Ascending Node in spiritual tradition
Orientation needs both tilt and direction.
The Great Almanac frames Longitude of Ascending Node with educational restraint. Mystical or symbolic language may be meaningful, but it should not be exaggerated into certainty, panic, or permission to ignore ordinary responsibility.
Longitude of Ascending Node in the Bible
This is a factual astronomy reference. It can support wonder at the created order without becoming a claim of fate, worship, or private revelation.
Longitude of Ascending Node in numerology
Longitude of Ascending Node is not a numerology claim. Any numbers attached to it should retain their ordinary scientific, calendrical, navigational, or historical meaning unless a separate symbolic interpretation is clearly labeled.
Why Longitude of Ascending Node matters
It fixes where orbital inclination is oriented in space.
Example in a reading: Two orbits can share inclination but have different node longitudes.
Interpretive caution: It does not locate the body along its orbit.
How Longitude of Ascending Node is used in a reading
Pair it with inclination and identify the coordinate origin and epoch.
Where interpretation stops
Longitude of Ascending Node is presented as sourced astronomy, calendrical, Earth-science, cultural, or instrument-history reference. Definitions should distinguish measured phenomena from civil convention and historical interpretation, preserve location and time dependencies, and avoid turning factual sky data into a deterministic personal claim.
Sources and editorial method
Research references used for this entry include:
- U.S. Naval Observatory: Astronomical Almanac Glossary - Definitions for astronomical coordinates, time, reference systems, and observable phenomena.
- NASA Science: Orbits and Kepler’s Laws - NASA explanation of orbital ellipses, orbital periods, and Kepler’s laws of planetary motion.
The page starts with a direct definition, then separates use, example, caution, spiritual meaning, and historical context. For astrology, occult, demonology, curse, and spiritual warfare terms, the editorial rule is to explain the term without making fear-based, fatalistic, medical, legal, financial, or ritual-instruction claims.
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