in Astronomy, is said of such stars as are rising above the horizon in any parallel of the equator.

ASCENDING Latitude, is the latitude of a planet when going towards the north pole.

ASCENDING Node, is that point of a planet's orbit, wherein it passes the ecliptic, to proceed northward. This is otherwise called the northern node, and represented by this character ♡.

ASCENDING Vessels, in Anatomy, those which carry the blood upwards; as the aorta ascends. See ANATOMY.