shēng
guāng

technical
noun

Meaning of 生光

生光 means third contact in a solar or lunar eclipse; the positional relationship when the moon's shadow and the sun's disk (or earth's shadow and the moon's disk) touch internally for the second time, marking the end of totality; also refers to the moment when this occurs. Pronounced shēng guāng.

  • third contact in a solar or lunar eclipse; the positional relationship when the moon's shadow and the sun's disk (or earth's shadow and the moon's disk) touch internally for the second time, marking the end of totality; also refers to the moment when this occurs

Definitions & Examples

quán
shí
de
shēng
guāng
jiē
duàn
fēi
cháng
zhuàng
guān
 

The third contact phase of a total solar eclipse is spectacular.

Shēng
guāng
shēng
zài
shí
shèn
zhī
hòu
yuē
liǎng
fēn
zhōng
 

Third contact occurs approximately two minutes after maximum eclipse.

Cóng
shēng
guāng
dào
yuán
hái
yào
duàn
shí
jiān
 

It takes some time to go from third contact to fourth contact.

Guān
zhě
yào
zhù
shēng
guāng
shí
de
jīng
què
shí
jiān
 

Observers must note the precise time of third contact.

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