synodic month Comparison Table

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synodic month comparison table

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month time unit The period of one complete synodic or sidereal revolution of the Moon around the Earth; also a calendrical unit that approximates the period of revolution.

synodic month 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	is an instance of	is a kind of	has value	has definition
month		time unit		The period of one complete synodic or sidereal revolution of the Moon around the Earth; also a calendrical unit that approximates the period of revolution.
synodic month	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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