Sidereal (adj)
sai-dee-re-al
Relating to the distant stars.
What a great word, and a new one on me too. From Latin.
Example sentences
“In the zodiac we see the twelve sidereal animals.”
“They’re all measured in relation to the sidereal zodiac.”
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