cycle of the sun

variants or cycle of Sundays
: a period of 28 years at the end of which the days of the month according to the Julian calendar return to the same days of the week

called also solar cycle

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“Cycle of the sun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cycle%20of%20the%20sun. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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