"An occultation is an event that occurs
when one object is hidden by another object
that passes between it and the observer.
The word is used in astronomy…"
AP story, 10:26 PM EDT May 20, 2012—
See also Darkness Visible in this journal.
(11 PM EDT, the time of this post, is noon
the next day in Tokyo. The above eclipse was
seen in Japan on May 21, 2012, in the morning.)