LUNARMONTH

Lunar month

In lunar calendars, a lunar month is the time between two identical syzygies . The use of the lunar month varies by which culture has utilized the method, the main difference being when the "new" month begins.

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lunar month

Noun

  1. a period from one new moon until the next.
  2. a synodic month of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase.
  3. a sidereal month of approximately 27.32 days, the length of time taken by the moon in its orbit about the Earth to return to the same point as viewed against the background of stars.


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