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noun Astronomy.
a cycle of 235 synodic months, very nearly equal to 19 years, after which the new moon occurs on the same day of the year as at the beginning of the cycle with perhaps a shift of one day, depending on the number of leap years in the cycle.
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Metonic cycle
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| any of the nine large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun |
| the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus |
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| Metonic cycle (mɪˈtɒnɪk) | |
| —n | |
| See also golden number a cycle of nearly 235 synodic months after which the phases of the moon recur on the same days of the year | |
| [C17: named after Meton, 5th-century | |
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Metonic cycle
in chronology, a period of 19 years in which there are 235 lunations, or synodic months, after which the Moon's phases recur on the same days of the solar year, or year of the seasons. The cycle was discovered by Meton (fl. 432 BC), an Athenian astronomer. Computation from modern data shows that 235 lunations are 6,939 days, 16.5 hours; and 19 solar years, 6,939 days, 14.5 hours. See also golden number.
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