synodic month

Noun

Meaning

the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

lunation lunar month moon moonshine lunar orbit lunar cycle lunar day draconic month epactal anomalistic month lunar revolution lunar synodic period moon cycle lunar orbit period lunar period
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Hypernyms

month

Examples

Accordingly, for convenience, a long-term average length, identical to the mean synodic month of ancient times (also called the molad interval) is used. Source: Internet

Additionally, the synodic month does not fit easily into the year, which makes accurate, rule-based lunisolar calendars complicated. Source: Internet

Due to the eccentricity of the lunar orbit around Earth (and to a lesser degree, the Earth’s elliptical orbit around the Sun), the length of a synodic month can vary by up to seven hours. 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

A lunation or synodic month is the mean (average) time from one new moon to the next. Source: Internet

Although there're many stories to interpret the intercalation, but a period of 22 or 23 days is always 3/4 synodic month. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

synodality synodally synodic synodic period synodic time synodical