lunar month
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lunar month
noun lunar months
- A period from one new moon until the next.
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A synodic month of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase.
Similar: lunation, synodic month
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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.
Similar: sidereal month, stellar month
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noun a period from one new moon until the next
| 中文 | 太陰月 /太阴月 tàiyīnyuè |
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| हिन्दी | मास mās |
| Русский | лу́нный ме́сяц lúnnyj mésjac |
noun a synodic month
| Русский | лу́нный ме́сяц lúnnyj mésjac, синодический ме́сяц sinodičeskij mésjac, обы́чный ме́сяц obýčnyj mésjac |
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noun a sidereal month
| Русский | лу́нный ме́сяц lúnnyj mésjac, сидерический ме́сяц sideričeskij mésjac, звёздный ме́сяц zvjózdnyj mésjac |
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@misc{lunar_month_2026,
title = {lunar month},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lunar%20month},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
