anomalistic month

American  

[uh-nom-uh-lis-tik muhnth, uh-nom-uh-lis-tik] / əˈnɒm əˈlɪs tɪk ˈmʌnθ, əˌnɒm əˈlɪs tɪk /

noun

Astronomy.

1. month5

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anomalistic month British  

noun

1. the interval between two successive passages of the moon through perigee; 27.55455 days

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Etymology

Origin of anomalistic month

First recorded in 1760–70

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anomalistic month

If we take the mean of these three periods, that is to say 840,057 days, as being the cycle, it brings into harmony the day, the anomalistic month, the ordinary month, and the solar year.

From The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture by Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter)

The "anomalistic month" is the time occupied by the moon in travelling from its perigee, that is its point of nearest approach to the earth, round to its perigee again.

From The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture by Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter)