anomalistic month

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Noun anomalistic month has 1 sense

anomalistic month - period between successive perigees; approximately 27.5546 days
--₁ is a kind of month

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Anomalistic Month

Definition: Anomalistic month is the period of time it takes for the Moon to return to the same point in its elliptical orbit around the Earth, measured with respect to perigee (the point closest to Earth). It is one of the three main types of lunar months.

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The anomalistic month lasts approximately 27.55 days.
Scientists have calculated the exact duration of the anomalistic month.

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