sidereal month

Noun

Meaning

period between successive conjunctions with a star, 27.322 days

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

lunar month lunation sidereal day synodic month sidereal time sidereal year moon phase lunar cycle lunar day draconic month lunar sidereal period lunar synodic period anomalistic month stellar month moon cycle

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Hypernyms

month sidereal time

Examples

An anomalistic month is longer than a sidereal month because the perigee moves in the same direction as the Moon is orbiting the Earth, one revolution in nine years. Source: Internet

A synodic month is longer than a sidereal month because the Earth-Moon system is orbiting the Sun in the same direction as the Moon is orbiting the Earth. Source: Internet

Unlike the sidereal month, it can be measured precisely. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sidereal meridian sidereal midnight sidereal minute sidereal noon sidereal orbital period sidereal period