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In Egyptian mythology, Month is an alternate spelling for Menthu.''The month is a unit of time, used with calendars, which is approximately as long as some natural Orbital periodperiod related to the motion of the Moon (i. e. "Moonth"). The traditional concept arose with the cycle of moon phases; such months are ''synodic'' months and last ~29.53 days. From excavationexcavated tally sticks, researchers have deduced that people counted days in relation to the Moon's phases as early as the Paleolithic age. Synodic months are still the basis of many calendars.

Astronomical background - The motion of the Moon in its orbit is very complicated and its period is not constant. Moreover, many cultures (most notably those using the ancient Hebrew calendarHebrew (Jewish) calendar and the Islamic calendar) start a month with the first appearance of the thin crescent of the new moon after sunset over the western horizon. The date and time of this actual observation depends on the exact geographical longitude as well as latitude, atmospheric conditions, the visual acuity of the observers, etc. Therefore the beginning and lengths of months in these calendars can not be accurately predicted. Most Jews currently follow a precalculated calendar, but the Karaites rely on actual moon observations.

Sidereal month - The actual period of the Moon's orbit as measured in a fixed frame of reference is known as a ''sidereal'' month, because it is the time it takes the Moon to return to the same position on the celestial sphere among the fixed stars (Latin: ''sidus''): 27.321 661 days (27d 7h 43min 11.5sec) or about 27 ⅓ days. This type of "month" has appeared among cultures in the Middle East, India, and China in the following way: they divided the sky in 27 or 28 lunar mansions, characterized by asterisms (apparent groups of stars), one for each day that the Moon follows its track among the stars.

Tropical month - It is customary to specify positions of celestial bodies with respect to the vernal equinox. Because of precession, this point moves back slowly along the ecliptic. Therefore it takes the Moon less time to return to an ecliptic longitude of zero than to the same point amidst the fixed stars: 27.321 582 days (27d 7h 43min 4.7sec). This slightly shorter period is known as ''tropical'' month; cf. the analogous tropical year of the Sun.

Anomalistic month - Like all orbits, the Moon's orbit is an ellipse rather than a circle. However, the orientation (as well as the shape) of this orbit is not fixed. In particular, the position of the extreme points (the line of the Apsisapsides: perigee and apogee), makes a full circle in about nine years. It takes the Moon longer to return to the same apsis because it moved ahead during one revolution. This longer period is called the ''anomalistic'' month, and has an average length of 27.554 551 days (27d 13h 18min 33.2sec), or about !27 ¹/& lt;sub>2? days. The apparent diameter of the Moon varies with this period, and therefore this type of month has some relevance for the prediction of eclipses (see saros), whose extent, duration, and appearance (whether total or annular) depend on the exact apparent diameter of the Moon. The apparent diameter of the full moon varies with the full moon cycle which is the beat period of the synodic andanomalistic month, and also the period after which the apsides point to the Sun again.

Draconic month - The orbit of the Moon lies in a plane that is tilted with respect to the plane of the ecliptic: it has an inclination of about five degrees. The line of intersection of these planes defines two points on the celestial sphere: the ascending nodeascending and descending nodedescending nodes. The plane of the Moon's orbit precessionprecesses over a full circle in about 18.6 years, so the nodes move backwards over the ecliptic with the same period. Hence the time it takes the Moon to return to the same node is again shorter than a sidereal month: this is called the ''draconic'', ''nodical'', or ''draconitic'' month. It lasts 27.212 220 days (27d 5h 5min 35.8sec), or about 27 ⅕ days. It is important for predicting eclipses: these take place when the Sun, Earth and Moon are on a line. Now (as seen from the Earth) the Sun moves along theecliptic, while the Moon moves along its own orbit that is inclined on the ecliptic. The three bodies are only on a line when the Moon is on the ecliptic, i. e. when it is at one of the nodes. The !"draconic/draconitic" ;? month refers to the mythological dragon that lives in the nodes and regularly eats the Sun or Moon during an eclipse.

Synodic month - The cause of moon phases is that from the Earth we see the part of the Moon that is illuminated by the Sun from different angles as the Moon traverses its orbit. So the appearance depends on the position of the Moon with respect to the Sun (as seen from the Earth). Because the Earth orbits the Sun, it takes the Moon extra time (after completing a sidereal month, i. e. a full circle) to catch up and return to the same position with respect to the Sun. This longer period is called the ''synodic'' month (from Greek ''syn hodô'' or σὺν ὁδῴ, with the way, i. e. the Moon travelling with the Sun). Because of the perturbations of the orbits of the Earth and Moon, the actual time between lunations may range from about 29.27 to about 29.83 days. The long-term average duration is 29.530 588 days (29d 12h 44min 2.8sec), or about29 ½ days.

Month lengths - Here is a list of the average length of the various astronomical lunar months reflunar_months . These are not constant, so a first-order (linear) approximation of the secular change is provided:Valid for the epoch J2000.0 (1 Jan. 2000 12:00 Terrestrial TimeTT): ''Note time expressed in Ephemeris Time (more precisely Terrestrial Time) with days of 86400 SI seconds. y is years since the epoch (2000), expressed in Julian years of 365.25 days. Note that for calendrical calculations, one would probably use days measured in the time scale of Universal Time, which follows the somewhat unpredictable rotation of the Earth, and progressively accumulates a difference with ephemeris time called Delta TΔT.

Calendrical consequences - For more details on this topic, see lunar calendar and lunisolar calendar.''At the simplest level, all lunar calendars are based on the approximation that 2 lunations last 59 days: 30 day full month followed by a 29 day hollow month — but this is only marginally accurate and quickly needs correction by using larger cycles, or the equivalent of leap days.Second, the synodic month does not fit easily into the year, which makes constructing accurate, rule-based lunisolar calendars difficult. The most common solution to this problem is the Metonic cycle, which takes advantage of the fact that 235 lunations are approximately 19 tropical years (which add up to not quite 6940 days). However, a Metonic calendar (such as the Hebrew calendar) will drift against the seasons by about 1 day every 200 years.The problems of creating reliable lunar calendars may explain why solar calendars, having months which no longer relate to the phase of the moon, and being based only on the more predictable motion of the sun against the sky, have generally replaced lunar calendars for civil use in most societies.

Months in various calendars -

Julian and Gregorian calendars - The Gregorian calendar, like the Julian calendar before it, has twelve months:#January, 31 days#February, 28 days, 29 in leap years, or 30 on February 30certain occasions in related calenders#March, 31 days#April, 30 days#May, 31 days#June, 30 days#July, 31 days#August, 31 days#September, 30 days#October, 31 days#November, 30 days#December, 31 daysFor the rationale behind the unusual day lengths, see February and August.One of Wikipedia's sister projects, Wiktionary, provides translations of each of the Gregorian/Julian calendar months into a dozen or more languages. Month-by-month links are provided here: wikt:JanuaryJanuary, wikt:FebruaryFebruary, wikt:MarchMarch, wikt:AprilApril, wikt:MayMay, wikt:JuneJune, wikt:JulyJuly, wikt:AugustAugust, wikt:SeptemberSeptember, wikt:OctoberOctober, wikt:NovemberNovember, wikt:DecemberDecember.Months existing in the Roman calendar in the past include:

Mercedonius, an occasional month after February to realign the calendar.

Quintilis, renamed to July in honor of Julius Caesar.

Sextilis, renamed to August in honor of Caesar Augustus.A mnemonic for remembering the lengths of the months is to hold up your two fists with the index knuckle of your left hand against the index knuckle of your right hand. Then, starting with January from the little knuckle of your left hand, count knuckle, space, knuckle, space through the months. A knuckle represents a month of 31 days, and a space represents a short month.Another is:Thirty days hath September,''April, June, and dull November;''All the rest have thirty-one,''Excepting February alone,''Which hath but twenty-eight, in fine,''Till leap year make it twenty-nine.''::or, an alternate ending:Which has eight and a score,''Until leap year gives it one day more.''::or, another alternate ending:Which hath twenty-eight days clear,''And twenty-nine in each leap year.''

Islamic calendar - There are also twelve months in the Islamic calendar. They are named as follows:# MuharramMuharram ul Haram (or shortened to Muharram) محرّم# Safar صفر# Rabi`-ul-Awwal (Rabi' I) ربيع الأول# Rabi`-ul-Akhir (or Rabi` al-THaany) (Rabi' II) ربيع الآخر أو ربيع الثاني# Jumaada-ul-Awwal (Jumaada I) جمادى الأول# Jumaada-ul-Akhir (or Jumaada al-THaany) (Jumaada II) جمادى الآخر أو جمادى الثاني# Rajab رجب# Sha'aban شعبان# Ramadhan رمضان# Shawwal شوّال# Dhul Qadah ذو القعدة (or Thw al-Qi`dah)# Dhul Hijja ذو الحجة (or Thw al-Hijjah)For details, please see Islamic calendar.

Hebrew Calendar - The Hebrew calendar has 12 or 13 months.# Nisan, 30 days# Iyyar, 29 days# Sivan, 30 days# Tammuz, 29 days# Av, 30 days# Elul, 29 days# Tishri, 30 days# Heshvan, 29/30 days# Kislev, 29/30 days# Tevet, 29 days# Shevat, 30 days# Adar 1, 30 days, Intercalationintercalary month# Adar 2, 29 daysAdar 1 is only added in leap years. In ordinary years, Adar 2 is simply called Adar.

Hindu Calendar - The Hindu Calendar has various systems of naming the months. The months in the lunar calendar are:# Chaitra# VaishakhaVaishaakha# JyeshthaJyaishtha# Aashaadha# Shraavana# Bhaadrapada# AashvinaAashvayuja# Kaartika# Maargashiirsha# Pausha# Maagha# PhaalgunaThese are also the names used in the Indian national calendar for the newly redefined months.The names in the solar calendar are just the names of the zodiac sign in which the sun travels. They are# AriesMesha# Taurus (constellation)Vrishabha# GeminiMithuna# Cancer (constellation)Kataka# LeoSimha# VirgoKanyaa# LibraTulaa# ScorpiusVrishcika# SagittariusDhanus# CapricornMakara# AquariusKumbha# PiscesMiina

Iranian/Persian calendar - The Iranian calendarIranian / Persian calendar, currently used in Iran and Afghanistan, also has 12 months. The Persian languagePersian names are included in the parentheses.# Farvardin (فروردین)‎, 31 days# Ordibehesht (اردیبهشت)‎, 31 days# Khordad (خرداد)‎, 31 days# Tir (تیر)‎, 31 days# Mordad (مرداد)‎, 31 days# Shahrivar (شهریور)‎, 31 days# Mehr (مهر)‎, 30 days# Aban (آبان)‎, 30 days# Azar (آذر)‎, 30 days# Dey (دی)‎, 30 days# Bahman (بهمن)‎, 30 days# Esfand (اسفند)‎, 29 days, 30 in leap years

Icelandic/Old Norse calendar - The old icelandic calendar is not in official use anymore, but some holidays and annual feasts are still calculated according to it in Iceland. It has 12 months, broken down into two groups of six.

Skammdegi (e. Short days)# Gormánuður (14. October - 13. November, e. slaughter month or Gór's month)# Ýlir (14. November - 13. December, e. Yule month)# Mörsugur (14. December - 12. January, e. fat sucking month)# Þorri (13. January - 11. February, e. frozen snow month)# Góa (12. February - 13. march, e. Góa's month, see Nór)# Einmánuður (14. march - 13. April, e. lone or single month)

Náttleysi (e. Nightless days)# Harpa (14. April - 13. may, Harpa is a female name, probably a forgotten goddess)# Skerpla (14. may - 12. June, another forgotten goddess)# Sólmánuður (13. June - 12. July, e. sun month)# Heyannir (13. July - 14. August, e. hay business month)# Tvímánuður (15. August - 14. September, e. two or second month)# Haustmánuður (15. September - 13. October, e. autumn month)

Notes -

#? notelunar_months Derived from ELP2000-85: M. Chapront-Touzé, J. Chapront (1991): ''Lunar tables and programs from 4000 B. C. to A. D. 8000''. Willmann-Bell, Richmond VA; ISBN 0-943396-33-6

See also -

Table of lunar month correspondences

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