lunation

American  

[loo-ney-shuhn] / luˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the period of time from one new moon to the next (about 29½ days); a lunar month.

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lunation British  

/ luːˈneɪʃən /

noun

1. another name for synodic month See month

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Etymology

Origin of lunation

1350–1400; Middle English lunacyon < Medieval Latin lūnātiōn- (stem of lūnātiō ). See Luna, -ation

Example Sentences

The flower moon, for example, is a Farmer’s Almanac-listed name for May’s lunation associated with spring blooms.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2020, Melan beamed into D.C.’s music scene with her first single, “Full Moon,” a twinkling lullaby that doubles as a young girl’s coming home to self and a sleepy ode to another lunation.

From Washington Post

He came up with a measure of time called a lunation - 29.530589 earth days, or the period it takes to go around Earth.

From BBC

The synodic period is another name for lunation, and its true length is 29 and one-half days, or very accurately 29 d.

From Project Gutenberg

There can be no doubt that lunation, more especially in tropical climes, influences diseases; but the effects of insolation are every where observable.

From Project Gutenberg