Examples of lunar month in a Sentence
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Holi falls on the last full moon day of the Hindu lunar month of Phalgun, which usually lands in March and occasionally in late February.
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Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
Held on the last full moon of the lunar month Phalgun (usually March, sometimes late February), Holi is widely considered the world’s most colorful festival.
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Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
On May 31, the lunar month culminates in a Blue Moon — in this case, the second full moon in a calendar month.
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Doris Elin Urrutia,
Space.com,
30 May 2026
Additionally, researchers learned that the ants combine their impressive lunar compass with terrestrial and solar cues, at dawn and dusk, to navigate consistently even as moon visibility varies during the lunar month.
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K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
17 May 2026
Every day during the cold lunar month of January-February, 100 to 200 Hindu women, dressed all in red, carry out a ritual that requires them to bathe in the local river, eat only one meal per day, remain singularly focused and worship the Hindu god Shiva at midday.
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Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
The coming lunar month will be devoted to discovering the unconscious needs and fears that drive us, the deepest desires of our soul, the true motivations and intentions that determine our choices.
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Marie Bladt,
Vogue,
19 Nov. 2025
Extending from a central rock cairn, there are 28 spokes, which seem to represent the number of days in a lunar month.
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Mike Bezemek,
Outside,
29 Oct. 2025
They are celebrated at the festival, held at the end of the 11th lunar month to celebrate the beginning of the harvest season and put a spotlight on the animals that once were vital to Thai agriculture.
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CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
Held on the last full moon of the lunar month Phalgun (usually March, sometimes late February), Holi is widely considered the world’s most colorful festival.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
On May 31, the lunar month culminates in a Blue Moon — in this case, the second full moon in a calendar month.
—
Doris Elin Urrutia,
Space.com,
30 May 2026
Additionally, researchers learned that the ants combine their impressive lunar compass with terrestrial and solar cues, at dawn and dusk, to navigate consistently even as moon visibility varies during the lunar month.
—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
17 May 2026
Every day during the cold lunar month of January-February, 100 to 200 Hindu women, dressed all in red, carry out a ritual that requires them to bathe in the local river, eat only one meal per day, remain singularly focused and worship the Hindu god Shiva at midday.
—
Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
The coming lunar month will be devoted to discovering the unconscious needs and fears that drive us, the deepest desires of our soul, the true motivations and intentions that determine our choices.
—
Marie Bladt,
Vogue,
19 Nov. 2025
Extending from a central rock cairn, there are 28 spokes, which seem to represent the number of days in a lunar month.
—
Mike Bezemek,
Outside,
29 Oct. 2025
They are celebrated at the festival, held at the end of the 11th lunar month to celebrate the beginning of the harvest season and put a spotlight on the animals that once were vital to Thai agriculture.
—
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Lunar month.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunar%20month. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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