a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once"
A luminous spot occasionally seen a few degrees from the sun, supposed to be formed by the intersection of two or more halos, or in a manner similar to that of halos
{i} parhelion, mock sun, pseudo-sun, imaginary sun; small incomplete rainbow sometimes visible near the sun
A fragmentary rainbow; a small rainbow near the horizon; called also dog and weathergaw