occultation
One body hides
Occultation is an astronomical event where one celestial body passes in front of another, temporarily hiding it from view.
The moon's occultation of stars and planets occurs regularly; solar eclipses are technically occultations of the sun.
More broadly, occultation means any concealment or disappearance from view, though astronomical usage dominates.
Celestial body blocks another
penumbra · totality · syzygy · celestial · conjunction · ingress · egress · immersion
Kept out of sight
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- obscuredMade hard to perceive
- shroudedCovered and hidden
- coveredHaving protection atop
screened · masked · blocked · blotted out · eclipsed · darkened · shadowed · obstructed
Understood by few
- mysticalOf hidden spiritual significance
- hermeticImpenetrably closed off
- secretConcealed information
- hidden knowledgeInformation deliberately kept concealed
veiled truth · initiation · adept · gnosis · cabala · alchemy · theosophy · esoterica
eclipse
Celestial body blocks another
umbra · penumbra · totality · syzygy · celestial · conjunction · ingress · egress · immersion · emersion
hidden
Kept out of sight
covered · screened · masked · blocked · blotted out · eclipsed · darkened · shadowed · obstructed · secreted
arcane
Understood by few
hidden knowledge · veiled truth · initiation · adept · gnosis · cabala · alchemy · theosophy · esoterica · forbidden
- astronomy termseclipse, solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, star, meteor shower
- moonfull moon, lunar, crescent moon, new moon, half moon
- stargazingtelescope, stargazing guides, night sky, stars, constellation
- celestial eventssolar eclipse, lunar eclipse, meteor shower, eclipse, supernova
- Shia IslamAli, Ali ibn Abi Talib, Hussein, Hussain, imam
- astronomystars, moon, sun, planet, planets
occultationrevelation
Surprising disclosed truth
emergence · disclosure · exposure · unveiling · manifestation
occultationemersion
Act of surfacing
egress · reappearance · transit · conjunction · emergence