lunar month

noun

: the time between one new moon and the next, one full moon and the next, etc.

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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 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. 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

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