ZODIACS
When the lengths of day and night are equal and the sun rises due East (Hikina) & sets due West (Komohana)
WHAT IS EQUINOX
Marks the start of Spring in the Northern hemisphere & the start of Fall in the Southern hemisphere
WHAT IS MARCH EQUINOX
When the Sun is directly above the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere
What is June Solstice
Another name for Fall Equinox
WHAT IS SEPTEMBER EQUINOX
When the North Pole gets no sunlight, and the South Pole receives complete sunlight.
WHAT IS DECEMBER SOLSTICE
This translates to “the navel of Wakea” in Hawaiian
WHAT IS Ka Piko o Wakea
Ka Piko o Wakea's Western name. Also an imaginary line that divides the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres (0° latitude)
WHAT IS EQUATOR
When the sun’s apparent path reaches its Northern or Southern most points relative to the equator.
WHAT IS SOLSTICE
It is the line of latitude 23.5 degrees north of the equator, northern limit of the sun
WHAT IS TROPIC OF CANCER
It means “the black shining pathway of Kāne”
WHAT IS Ke Alanui Polohiwa a Kāne
It is the line of latitude 23.5 degrees south of the equator, the southern limit of the sun.
WHAT IS TROPIC OF CAPRICORN
It means “The dark, shining path of Kanaloa”
WHAT IS Ke Alanui Polohiwa a Kanaloa
The band/belt of constellations along the ecliptic are called the zodiac.
WHAT IS ECLIPTIC
A healer whose higher intelligence forms a bridge between Earth and Heaven.
WHAT IS SAGITTARIUS
These planets appear to travel along the ecliptic and will appear in the zodiac constellations
WHAT ARE MERCURY, VENUS, MARS, JUPITER, AND SATURN AS PLANETS ON THE ECLIPTIC AND ZODIAC
It is located in the northern sky and is visible in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.
WHAT IS GEMINI
The constellation contains several faint stars, the brightest of which is Gamma Cancri
WHAT IS CANCER
It contains several bright stars, the brightest of which is Regulus, also known as Alpha Leonis
WHAT IS LEO
Oldest and largest constellation in the sky
WHAT IS TAURUS
One of the most prominent constellations in the sky. It lies in the northern sky (the fish) between Aries in the east and Aquarius in the west.
WAHT IS PISCES
The sun is actually in that constellation from late January to mid February.
WHAT IS CAPRICORN
These planets' orbits are closer to the sun than Earth’s, it would only be visible before sunrise or after sunset (close to the sun)
WHAT IS MERCURY AND VENUS
The akua (god) associated with the Sun
WHO IS KANE
It contains several bright stars, the brightest of which is Regulus, also known as Alpha Leonis
WHAT IS LEO
The sun is actually in that constellation from mid February to mid March.
WHAT IS AQUARIUS