Synodic Month

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synodic month [sə′näd·ik ′mənth]

(astronomy)

A month based on the moon's phases.

Synodic Month

the time interval between two consecutive identical phases of the moon, for example, the time between consecutive new moons. The duration of the synodic month is not constant; the average length is 29.530588 mean solar days, and deviations range up to 13 hours.

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