metonic cycle

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A particular approximate common multiple of the tropical year and the synodic month; in other words, the 19-year period over which the lunar phases occur on the same dates

According to the Metonic Cycle, a lunar calendar begins on the same solar date every 19 years.

{n} the cycle of the moon or 19 years
metonic cycle

    Расстановка переносов

    metonic cy·cle

    Произношение

    Этимология

    () Meton + -ic + cycle
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