Celestial may refer to:

Science

* Objects or events seen in the

sky The sky is an unobstructed view upward from the planetary surface, surface of the Earth. It includes the atmosphere of Earth, atmosphere and outer space. It may also be considered a place between the ground and outer space, thus distinct from ...

and the following astronomical terms: **

Astronomical object An astronomical object, celestial object, stellar object or heavenly body is a naturally occurring physical entity, association, or structure that exists within the observable universe. In astronomy, the terms ''object'' and ''body'' are of ...

, a naturally occurring physical entity, association, or structure that exists in the observable universe ** Celestia, a 3D astronomy program that allows users to travel through the universe, also known as a celestial body or object **

Celestial coordinate system In astronomy, coordinate systems are used for specifying positions of celestial objects (satellites, planets, stars, galaxies, etc.) relative to a given reference frame, based on physical reference points available to a situated observer (e. ...

, a system for mapping positions on the celestial sphere **

Celestial mechanics Celestial mechanics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the motions of objects in outer space. Historically, celestial mechanics applies principles of physics (classical mechanics) to astronomical objects, such as stars and planets, to ...

, the branch of astronomy that deals with the motions of celestial objects **

Celestial navigation Celestial navigation, also known as astronavigation, is the practice of position fixing using stars and other celestial bodies that enables a navigator to accurately determine their actual current physical position in space or on the surface ...

, a position-fixing technique that helps sailors cross the oceans **

Celestial pole The north and south celestial poles are the two points in the sky where Earth's axis of rotation, indefinitely extended, intersects the celestial sphere. The north and south celestial poles appear permanently directly overhead to observers at ...

, the two points in the sky, north and south, where the projection of a planet's axis of rotation intersects its celestial sphere **

Celestial sphere In astronomy and navigation, the celestial sphere is an abstract sphere that has an arbitrarily large radius and is concentric to Earth. All objects in the sky can be conceived as being projected upon the inner surface of the celestial sphere, ...

, an imaginary sphere concentric with the Earthall objects in the sky can be thought of as projected upon the celestial sphere **

Celestial spheres The celestial spheres, or celestial orbs, were the fundamental entities of the cosmological models developed by Plato, Eudoxus, Aristotle, Ptolemy, Copernicus, and others. In these celestial models, the apparent motions of the fixed star ...

, fundamental entities of the cosmological models developed by Plato, Aristotle, and others

Music

* ''Celestial'' (Circle X album), the final full-length studio album by Circle X released in 1994 * ''Celestial'' (Isis album), the first full-length album by Isis released in 2000 * ''Celestial'' (RBD album), the third Spanish studio album by Mexican Latin pop group RBD ** "Celestial" (RBD song), a song from the above album ** '' Celestial (Versão Brasil)'', the Portuguese version of the album * "Celestial" (Ed Sheeran song), a 2022 song by Ed Sheeran * Celestial Recordings, a record label from 1998 to 2002 * Celestiial, a one-man funeral doom metal band from Minnesota * "Celestial", a song by P.O.D. from ''

Satellite A satellite or an artificial satellite is an object, typically a spacecraft, placed into orbit around a celestial body. They have a variety of uses, including communication relay, weather forecasting, navigation ( GPS), broadcasting, scient ...

'' * "The Celestials" (song), the first single off the 2012 Smashing Pumpkins album ''Oceania'' * ''Celestial'' (Rob Halford album), a studio album by Rob Halford

Television

* Celestial Digimon, used in ''

Digimon Frontier is the fourth anime television series in the ''Digimon'' franchise, produced by Toei Animation. Unlike the previous series, the main characters can merge with ancient spirits known as the "Legendary Warriors" to become Digimon themselves. T ...

'', a TV series first broadcast in 2002 *

Celestial Movies Celestial Movies (天映频道) is an Asian 24-hour Chinese movie channel, which screens films from and shows interviews with movie stars and directors, entertainment news and film award ceremonies. The channel is available in 11 territories ac ...

, a 24-hour satellite broadcast movie channel * Celestial Maidens ( Tennyo), are known in the 2005 miniseries '' Ceres, Celestial Legend,'' with the title character being one such

divine Divinity (from Latin ) refers to the quality, presence, or nature of that which is divine—a term that, before the rise of monotheism, evoked a broad and dynamic field of sacred power. In the ancient world, divinity was not limited to a singl ...

/ angelic being who has been reborn as sixteen-year-old Mikage Aya

Animal kingdom

* Celestial Eye, a breed of goldfish related to the Telescope eye * Celestial Parrotlet (''

Forpus coelestis The Pacific parrotlet (''Forpus coelestis''), also known as Lesson's parrotlet, or the celestial parrotlet, is a species of small parrot in the family Psittacidae. Description The Pacific parrotlet (''Forpus coelestis'') is a small green parr ...

''), also known as Pacific Parrotlet and Lesson's Parrotlet

Games and comics

* ''August Celestials'', the four wild gods in '' World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria'' *

Celestial (comics) The Celestials are fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Depicted as cosmic beings, they debuted in the Bronze Age of Comic Books and have reappeared on numerous occasions. They also appeared in the ...

, a race of powerful alien beings in Marvel Comics * Celestials (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a category of angel-like beings in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game *

Celestial Brush Celestial may refer to: Science * Objects or events seen in the sky and the following astronomical terms: ** Astronomical object, a naturally occurring physical entity, association, or structure that exists in the observable universe ** Celes ...

, in the video game ''Ōkami'' * Celestials, a class consisting of 12 monsters from the game My Singing Monsters

Spirituality and religion

Body of light The body of light, sometimes called the 'astral body' or the 'subtle body,' is a "quasi material" aspect of the human body, being neither solely physical nor solely spiritual, posited by a number of philosophers, and elaborated on according to ...

, also referred to as the celestial body, a "quasi material" aspect of the human body, neither solely physical nor spiritual *

Celestial Church of Christ The Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) is a Pentecostal church in the Aladura movement, which was founded by Samuel Oshoffa on 29 September 1947 in Porto-Novo, Benin. It has spread from West Africa to countries in Europe, such as Belgium, Franc ...

, an African-initiated church founded 1947 in Benin * Related to

Heaven Heaven, or the Heavens, is a common Religious cosmology, religious cosmological or supernatural place where beings such as deity, deities, angels, souls, saints, or Veneration of the dead, venerated ancestors are said to originate, be throne, ...

** Celestial kingdom, the highest of three heavens or heavenly kingdoms in Mormon theology

Other uses

* Celestials, 19th century term for people of the

Celestial Empire Celestial Empire () is an archaic name used to refer to China or the Chinese Empire, from a literary and poetic translation of the Chinese term, one of many names for China. The name was used in reference to the status of the Emperor of China ...

(China)