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month comparison table

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anomalistic month 27.555 days The interval between two successive perigee passages of the Moon.

nodical month 27.2122 days Draconic month The interval of time between two successive transits of the Moon through its ascending node.

synodic month 29.53 days The period of time between two successive identical phases of the Moon e.g., new Moon to new Moon or full Moon to full Moon (cf. lunation).

Subject	has value	has synonym	has definition
anomalistic month	27.555 days		The interval between two successive perigee passages of the Moon.
nodical month	27.2122 days	Draconic month	The interval of time between two successive transits of the Moon through its ascending node.
synodic month	29.53 days		The period of time between two successive identical phases of the Moon e.g., new Moon to new Moon or full Moon to full Moon (cf. lunation).

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