Month

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Month

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1. The period of the revolution of the moon around the earth. </dd>
The month is designated as sidereal, tropical, anomalistic, dracontic, or synodical, according to whether the revolution is relative to the stars, the vernal equinox, the perigee, the ascending node, or the sun. </dd>
2. The calendar month, which is a rough approximation to the synodical month. </dd>

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use