chū
kuī

technical

Meaning of 初亏

初亏 means first contact (of a solar or lunar eclipse). Pronounced chū kuī.

  • first contact (of a solar or lunar eclipse)

Definitions & Examples

Gēn
bào
 
zhè
huán
shí
de
chū
kuī
jiāng
zài
xià
liǎng
diǎn
shí
fèn
shēng
 

According to the forecast, the first contact of this annular solar eclipse will occur at 2:15 p.m.

Tiān
wén
xué
jiā
jīng
què
suàn
chū
le
yuè
shí
de
chū
kuī
 
shí
shèn
yuán
shí
jiān
 

Astronomers precisely calculated the times of first contact, greatest eclipse, and last contact for the lunar eclipse.

Chū
kuī
shí
 
yuè
liang
de
biān
yuán
kāi
shǐ
màn
màn
qīn
shí
tài
yáng
de
yuán
miàn
 

At first contact, the edge of the moon begins to slowly encroach upon the sun's disk.

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