hermit's eclipse: 5.52pm february 07 2008, stay tuned till November 14, 2012 for the next viewing
ancient greek noun έκλειψις (ékleipsis), from verb εκλείπω (ekleípō), "I cease to exist"
a combination of prefix εκ- (ek-), from preposition εκ, εξ (ek, ex), "out," and of verb λείπω (leípō), "I am absent"
2024 December Solstice
-
The December Solstice arrived in New Zealand at 10:20pm NZDT tonight,
meaning that today was the longest day of the year—and they’ll now start
getting sh...