Betekenis van:
lunar day

lunar day
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • maandag
  • the period of time taken for the moon to make one full rotation on its axis (about 27.3 sidereal days)

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Voorbeeldzinnen

  1. The first day of the first month in the Chinese lunar calendar is Spring Festival, the most important festival for the people of China.
  2. Utilizing an ephemeris, an astronomer can calculate lunar phases and the times of rising and setting of the sun and of the moon all around the world and for any day of the year.
  3. Arriving at the end of each year (that is, the last day of the lunar calendar) wasn't just a new day taking over from the previous one, but also a new year taking over from the previous one, and this was called 'first exchange'.