eclipse season Times of the year when the Moon lies in the same plane as the Earth and Sun, so that eclipses are possible.
eclipse season -- the period of time when the Sun is near alignment with a lunar node, during which eclipses may take place. For solar eclipses, this time window of 37-1/2 days occurs every 173 days.
Eclipse Season
Is the season when the Sun is close enough to a node for an eclipse to occur, An eclipse season is 32 days. Any new moon during this period will cause a solar eclipse. For Lunar eclipses the period is shorter only about 22 days.
eclipse season: That period when the sun is near a node of the moon's orbit and eclipses are possible.
eclipse year: The time the sun takes to circle the sky and return to a node of the moon's orbit; 346.62 days.
Eclipse Seasons - The times, separated by about 5 1/2 months, when eclipses of the Sun and Moon are possible
Eclipse Track - The path of the Moon's shadow across the Earth during a solar eclipse ...
During the "eclipse season'' there would be an eclipse of the Sun for a while every day (while Charon blocks the Sun from view) and an eclipse of the moon at night (while Charon moves through Pluto's shadow).
A Dictionary of Astronomy entry for eclipse season
A Dictionary of Astronomy entry for eclipse
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology entry for eclipse
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable entry for Eclipse ...
It is only when these "eclipse seasons" match up with the date of a new moon that solar eclipses occur. Since this will occur at 1:20 EST, the Sun will be about 20 degrees west of south during the eclipse.
 See also: Eclipse, Total, Earth, Year, Season
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