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“metonic cycle”
A period of nineteen years after which the phases of the Moon reoccur on the same days of the year: After the span of 19 years, the lunar calendar starts on the same date based on the Metonic cycle.
A series of four or five eclipses also occur on the same dates after this interval.
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Astronomy and related astronomical terms
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