lunation

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Definition of lunation in English English dictionary: a month of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase. On average, the number of days between Full Moons is about 29.5306 days. The actual number of days may differ from the average number by more than a half day. From one Full Moon to the next, the number of days in one lunation can vary between 29.272 and 29.833 days; The name or term given the irregular period from one new moon until the next; {n} a revolution of the moon; 12h; {i} lunar month, period of time averaging from about 29.5 days that passes between two sequential new moons; 44m; The period of a synodic revolution of the moon, or the time from one new moon to the next; varying in length, at different times, from about 29¼ to 29⅚ days, the average length being 29 d; 9s