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Only near the extreme poles of Earth do nights ever last longer than a fraction of our 24 hour day, but on the Moon, every single location experiences approximately 14 consecutive days of sunless night with each lunar month that elapses.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2025
Historically, the names referred to the entire lunar month, not just the night of the full moon.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 7 July 2025
The Islamic holiday begins on the 10th day of the Islamic lunar month of Dhul-Hijja, during the Hajj season in Saudi Arabia.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2025
The complications include a tourbillon, perpetual calendar, minute repeater, and a complex celestial and astronomical system that indicates three lunar month displays that include the synodic, draconic, and anomalistic cycles.
—Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
This day typically falls on the 13th day of the dark half of the lunar month, Ashvina, according to Britannica.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
In popular belief, Zhong Kui is a powerful guard against evil spirits, particularly on New Year’s Day and at the Double Fifth’s Festival, on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, when his image is hung in households to prevent occupants from being met with diseases or other misfortunes.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, or Moon Festival, celebrated by Chinese around the world on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month each year (September 17 this year), mooncakes are eaten in gluttonous quantities.
—Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2025
Historically, the names referred to the entire lunar month, not just the night of the full moon.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 7 July 2025
The Islamic holiday begins on the 10th day of the Islamic lunar month of Dhul-Hijja, during the Hajj season in Saudi Arabia.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2025
The complications include a tourbillon, perpetual calendar, minute repeater, and a complex celestial and astronomical system that indicates three lunar month displays that include the synodic, draconic, and anomalistic cycles.
—Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
This day typically falls on the 13th day of the dark half of the lunar month, Ashvina, according to Britannica.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
In popular belief, Zhong Kui is a powerful guard against evil spirits, particularly on New Year’s Day and at the Double Fifth’s Festival, on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, when his image is hung in households to prevent occupants from being met with diseases or other misfortunes.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, or Moon Festival, celebrated by Chinese around the world on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month each year (September 17 this year), mooncakes are eaten in gluttonous quantities.
—Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Lunar month.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunar%20month. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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