Relating to an eclipse or to the ecliptic, which is the path the sun appears to follow across the sky throughout the year.
From Late Latin 'eclipticus' and Greek 'ekliptikos', derived from 'ekleipsis'. The term refers specifically to the sun's apparent yearly path and phenomena related to eclipses.
The ecliptic is actually the plane of Earth's orbit projected onto the sky—so the ecliptic isn't just about eclipses, but about the whole yearly dance of the sun, moon, and planets!
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