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draconic month

(dră-kon -ik) (nodical month) The time interval of 27.2122 days, on average, between two successive passages of the Moon through the ascending node (or descending node) of its orbit.
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draconic month

[drə‚kän·ik ′mənth]
(astronomy)
nodical month
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