celestial longitude: Meaning and Definition of

celes'tial lon'gitude

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— Astron. Astron.
  1. the angular distance of a point on the celestial sphere from the great circle that is perpendicular to the ecliptic at the point of the vernal equinox, measured through 360° eastward parallel to the ecliptic.
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