synodic month
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synodic month
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From synodic + month.
noun synodic months
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A month of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase. The long-term average duration is 29.530 588 days (29 d 12 h 44 min 2.8 s), or about 29 ½ days.
Similar: lunation, lunar month
- The variably cyclic period from one new moon until the next.
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noun month, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase
| Română | lună sinodică |
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| Русский | синодический ме́сяц sinodičeskij mésjac |
noun the variably cyclic period from one new moon until the next
| Русский | синодический ме́сяц sinodičeskij mésjac, лу́нный ме́сяц lúnnyj mésjac |
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title = {synodic month},
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year = {2026},
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