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solar calendar [′sō·lər ′kal·ən·dər] (astronomy) A calendar based on the time period known as the tropical year, which has 365.24220 days. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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One of my favorites, this website focuses on the Muslim lunar calendar and is the only website to coordinate Muslim religious observances with the Western solar calendar. Obon is celebrated in July in some parts of Japan and in August in others, depending on whether a solar calendar or a lunar calendar is used. The Romans developed a calendar that was based on observations of the sun and moon, but by the late Republic it had come to deviate almost 80 days from the normal solar calendar. |
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