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  2. Lunar calendar - Wikipedia

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    A lunisolar calendar was found at Warren Field in Scotland and has been dated to c. 8000 BC, during the Mesolithic period. [2] [3] Some scholars argue for lunar calendars still earlier—Rappenglück in the marks on a c. 17,000 year-old cave painting at Lascaux and Marshack in the marks on a c. 27,000 year-old bone baton—but their findings remain controversial.

  3. Chinese calendar - Wikipedia

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    The traditional Chinese calendar, dating back to the Han dynasty, is a lunisolar calendar that blends solar, lunar, and other cycles for social and agricultural purposes. . While modern China primarily uses the Gregorian calendar for official purposes, the traditional calendar remains culturally significa

  4. Lunisolar calendar - Wikipedia

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    The date of lunisolar calendars therefore indicates both the Moon phase and the time of the solar year, that is the position of the Sun in the Earth's sky. If the sidereal year (such as in a sidereal solar calendar) is used instead of the solar year, then the calendar will predict the constellation near which the full moon may occur. As with ...

  5. When is the Chinese New Year 2024? Details to know ... - AOL

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    The lunar calendar is based on moon cycles, so the dates of the Lunar New Year celebration can change slightly each year. ... USA TODAY Sports. 32 things we learned in NFL Week 13: Division races ...

  6. Chinese New Year 2024: Dates, this year's animal, and why it ...

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    The lunar calendar is based on moon cycles, so the dates of the Lunar New Year celebration can change slightly each year. Here’s everything to know about Lunar New Year 2024. ... USA TODAY Sports.

  7. Lunar phase - Wikipedia

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    A lunar phase or Moon phase is the apparent shape of the Moon's ... the civil calendar in use worldwide today. ... for any date by calculating the ...

  8. Lunar month - Wikipedia

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    In lunar calendars, a lunar month is the time between two successive syzygies of the same type: new moons or full moons. The precise definition varies, especially for the beginning of the month. Animation of the Moon as it cycles through its phases, as seen from the Northern Hemisphere. The apparent wobbling of the Moon is known as libration.

  9. Ecclesiastical full moon - Wikipedia

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    The first day of each of these lunar months is the ecclesiastical new moon. Exactly one ecclesiastical new moon in each year falls on a date between March 8 and April 5, both inclusive. This begins the paschal lunar month for that year, and thirteen days later (that is, between March 21 and April 18, both inclusive) is the paschal full moon.