ECLIPTIC (2)

E‐clip″tic, a. [[L. eclipticus belonging to an eclipse, Gr. εκλειπτικὄσ. See Eclipse.]] 1. 1. Pertaining to the ecliptic; as, the ecliptic way.
2. 2. Pertaining to an eclipse or to eclipses.
Lunar ecliptic limit (Astron.), the space of 12° on the moon's orbit from the node, within which, if the moon happens to be at full, it will be eclipsed. — Solar ecliptic limit, the space of 17° from the lunar node, within which, if a conjunction of the sun and moon occur, the sun will be eclipsed.