Celestial orientation

Japanese: celestial orientation(英語表記)celestialorientation
Celestial orientation

… Orientations based on winds such as seasonal winds function as absolute orientations during certain seasons, but over a wider time span, they become relative orientations, and are intermediate orientations called aerial orientations. Absolute orientations based on the sun or stars are sometimes called celestial orientations in comparison with these terrestrial orientations. Orientations seen around the world are formed by various combinations of these physical orientations, the terrestrial orientations that developed from them, and the atmospheric and astronomical orientations. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "celestial orientation" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… この地表的方位に対して季節風のような風を基準とした方位は,特定の季節においては絶対方位として機能するが,時間の幅を広くとると,吹く方向が変化するから相対方位となる中間的な方位で,これを大気圏方位aerial orientationと呼ぶ。太陽や星を基準とした絶対方位をこれらに対応させて天文的方位celestial orientationと呼ぶこともある。世界各地でみられる方位は,これら身体的方位およびそこから発達した地表的方位,さらに大気圏的方位,天文的方位のさまざまな組合せによって形成されたものである。…

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