Metonic cycle
Metonic cycle
Definition
Me·tonic cycle (mə tän′ik)
noun
a period of about 19 years (almost 235 lunar revolutions), in which the phases of the moon repeat on the same dates as in the previous period: used for finding the date of Easter
Etymology: after Meton, Athenian astronomer (5th c. )
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