lunar month

1. A period from one new moon until the next.

   лу́нный ме́сяцlúnnyj mésjac

   the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)

2. A synodic month of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase.

   лу́нный ме́сяцlúnnyj mésjac, синодический ме́сяцsinodičeskij mésjac, обы́чный ме́сяцobýčnyj mésjac

3. A sidereal month of approximately 27.32 days, the length of time taken by the moon in its orbit about the Earth to return to the same point as viewed against the background of stars.

   лу́нный ме́сяцlúnnyj mésjac, сидерический ме́сяцsideričeskij mésjac, звёздный ме́сяцzvjózdnyj mésjac

1. A lunar month is shorter than a calendar month.

   ruЛунный месяц короче календарного. — sharptoothed

   deEin Mondmonat ist kürzer als ein Kalendermonat. — samueldora

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2. The lunar month is shorter than the calendar month.

   ruЛунный месяц короче календарного. — sharptoothed

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3. The lunar month is the 29.53 days it takes to go from one new moon to the next.

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4. During the lunar month, the Moon goes through all its phases.

   ruВ течение лунного месяца Луна проходит через все свои фазы. — Selena777

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5. During the second half of the lunar month, the Moon grows thinner each night. We call this waning.

   deIn der zweiten Hälfte des lunaren Monats wird der Mond von Nacht zu Nacht immer schmaler. Wir sprechen vom abnehmenden Mond. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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