lunar month

noun

: the time between one new moon and the next, one full moon and the next, etc.

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Extending from a central rock cairn, there are 28 spokes, which seem to represent the number of days in a lunar month. — Mike Bezemek, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025 On May 31, the lunar month culminates in a Blue Moon — in this case, the second full moon in a calendar month. — Doris Elin Urrutia, Space.com, 30 May 2026 Holi falls on the last full moon day of the Hindu lunar month of Phalgun, which usually lands in March and occasionally in late February. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026 The coming lunar month will be devoted to discovering the unconscious needs and fears that drive us, the deepest desires of our soul, the true motivations and intentions that determine our choices. — Marie Bladt, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lunar month

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