Lunar calendar

A lunar calendar is a calendar whose date indicates the moon phase.

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This is normally done by having a month which corresponds to a lunation so that the day of month indicates the moon phase.

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A lunar calendar may indicate the season as well as the moon phase, as the Chinese calendar, Hebrew calendar and Hindu calendar do. Such a calendar is a lunisolar calendar.

Related Topics:
Chinese calendar - Hebrew calendar - Hindu calendar - Lunisolar calendar

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But a lunar calendar need not do so. The Islamic calendar has a year which does not follow the seasons. Such a calendar is a pure lunar calendar.

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See Moon and month

Related Topics:
Moon - Month

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