a zodiacal constellation between Leo and Libra, containing the bright star Spica also called the Virgin
the particular appearance presented by the moon or a planet at a given time
the gaseous envelope surrounding a heavenly body
the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, such as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off
the small circle of the celestial sphere whose plane is tangent to the earth at the position of the observer
used to designate the brightest star in a constellation