Declination
Also called: celestial equator
How far north or south of the celestial equator a body sits, measured in degrees. It is a different measurement from the zodiac position, which runs around the sky rather than up and down it. The Sun's own range is about 23.44 degrees each way, and that limit is what the tropics are named for.
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