Ingress
Ingress, in astronomy, the apparent entrance of a smaller body upon the disk of a larger one as the smaller passes between the larger and the observer—e.g., the entrance of a satellite or its shadow on the disk of a planet. The term is also applied to the Moon’s entrance into the Earth’s shadow at the start of a lunar eclipse and to the Sun’s entrance into a zodiacal constellation.
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Article Title:
Ingress
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
09 November 2026
Access Date:
November 13, 2026