Lunar Year

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lunar year [′lü·nər ′yir]

(astronomy)

A time interval comprising 12 lunar (synodic) months.

Lunar Year

the period of time that lies at the basis of lunar and lunisolar calendars. The lunar year consists of 12 lunar months having 29 or 30 days, and the lunar calendar can have 354 or 355 days. Years and months of different lengths are ordered such that a new moon would coincide exactly with the beginning of each month (12 synodic months total 354.3670 days). The beginning of each lunar year continuously changes with respect to the solar year and occurs at different times of the year. To eliminate this drawback a lunar year comprising 13 lunar months is used in lunisolar calendars.

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