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Meanings of
lunation
in английском
португальский
mês
каталонский
llunació
испанский
luna
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The period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
moon
lunar month
synodic month
португальский
mês
Usage of
lunation
in английском
1
If asked, one should not say what the
lunation
is on a particular day.
2
And there is not the moon seen in all the
lunation
,
save only the second quarter.
3
The next simplest period, the mooneth or month, is also thrust upon men's notice by the conspicuous changes constituting a
lunation
.
4
The calendar is constructed on the assumptions that the mean
lunation
is 29 days 12 hours 44 min.
5
The
lunations
are estimated with much greater precision.
6
Distant periods they calculated by the solar year, but for short intervals they reckoned by
lunations
.
7
3⅓ sec., is the exact measure of 235 of the assumed
lunations
.
8
On the other hand, the Assyrian cycle was 1805 years, or 22,325
lunations
.
9
Or, more accurately - 442 d. 23 h. = 15
lunations
.
10
235 average
lunations
make 6939 days 16 hours 31 minutes.
11
The excellent joints of that wheel are the parva days, viz., those sacred
lunations
on which religious rites are performed.
12
43 min, which is the time occupied by the moon in completing her phases, and is known as a lunar month or a
lunation
.
Grammar, pronunciation and more
Frequent collocations
constitute a lunation
mean lunation
Translations for
lunation
португальский
mês
lua
каталонский
llunació
mes sinòdic
mes lunar
lluna
испанский
luna
Lunation
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