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What (who) is lunar month - definition
Lunar month
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UNITS OF TIME BASED ON THE MOON
Synodic month; Draconic month; Anomalistic month; Sidereal month; Lunar Month; Lunation; Synodic Month; Tropical month; Moon month; Lunar months; Astronomical month
In lunar calendars, a lunar month is the time between two successive syzygies of the same type: new moons or full moons. The precise definition varies, especially for the beginning of the month.
lunar month
UNITS OF TIME BASED ON THE MOON
Synodic month; Draconic month; Anomalistic month; Sidereal month; Lunar Month; Lunation; Synodic Month; Tropical month; Moon month; Lunar months; Astronomical month
¦ noun a month measured between successive new moons (roughly 29 1/2 days).
?(in general use) four weeks.
lunation
UNITS OF TIME BASED ON THE MOON
Synodic month; Draconic month; Anomalistic month; Sidereal month; Lunar Month; Lunation; Synodic Month; Tropical month; Moon month; Lunar months; Astronomical month
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¦ noun Astronomy another term for lunar month.
Origin
ME: from med. L. lunatio(n-), from L. luna 'moon'.
Examples of use of lunar month
1. The lunar month is never longer than 30 days or shorter than 2'. The beginning of each lunar month is set by religious authorities.
2. The fact is that a lunar month could be 2' or 30 days.
3. The symbolic date falls on the 10th day of the third lunar month.
4. "Every lunar month we do seven religious ceremonies for the deities, organised by a senior nun.
5. The Phuket Vegetarian Festival is an annual event held during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar.