lunation
noun
lu·na·tion
lü-ˈnā-shən 
: the period of time averaging 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, and 2.8 seconds elapsing between two successive new moons
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This lunation will rock us to our core, urging us to define our futures.
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 26 Mar. 2025
Once that lunation is out of the way, the moon will slip into your sign, locking itself into a beautiful Grand Trine on April 15 that involves red-hot Mars, romantic Venus, mental Mercury, serious Saturn, and the North Node of Destiny.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2025
The lunation will be visible in various locations with slight visibility across sections of North America, Europe, Africa, northern Asia, small parts of South America, Greenland, Iceland and the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, per NASA.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
This month's lunation coincides with a partial eclipse, lasting approximately 246 minutes from start to finish
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Oh my moon!
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 26 Mar. 2025
Once that lunation is out of the way, the moon will slip into your sign, locking itself into a beautiful Grand Trine on April 15 that involves red-hot Mars, romantic Venus, mental Mercury, serious Saturn, and the North Node of Destiny.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2025
The lunation will be visible in various locations with slight visibility across sections of North America, Europe, Africa, northern Asia, small parts of South America, Greenland, Iceland and the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, per NASA.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
This month's lunation coincides with a partial eclipse, lasting approximately 246 minutes from start to finish
Comments
Oh my moon!
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for lunation
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“Lunation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunation. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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