# Āryabhaṭīya · Gītikāpāda I.8 — the obliquity of the ecliptic
# The apamaṇḍala (ecliptic, the Sun's path) is tilted ~24° to the equator.
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view.outside
observer.city Ujjain
show.cardinals
show.horizon
wait 1

show.celestial-equator
overlay.show Celestial equator — the plane of the Earth's daily spin
wait 3

show.ecliptic
show.ecliptic-seasons
overlay.show Ecliptic — the Sun's yearly path, inclined ~24° to the equator
wait 3

show.ncp
show.nep
overlay.show The ecliptic pole (nep) stands ~24° from the celestial pole (ncp)
wait 4
overlay.clear