lunar year in English

noun
1
a period of twelve lunar months (approximately 354 days).
It may be useful to note, first of all, that the Muslim year is a lunar year of twelve months, that is, about ten days short of a solar year.

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1. Lunar year Mui Wu, 6th day of the tenth month, Noon

2. Lunar year Mui Wu, #th day of the tenth month, Noon

3. Bantu follow the lunar year system while also using the solar year system to determine the timing for crop planting and harvesting

4. If 1,978 is multiplied by 365.2422 days (the number of days in a solar, as distinct from lunar, year), the result is 722,449.

5. For the lunar Year of Ox in 2021, the locations of the Afflictions and fortunes mentioned above are pre-calculated and shown in the 9 palaces of the flying star map below

6. The show, titled African Song and Dance and featuring Blackfaced dancers and a man dressed as a monkey, aired on Thursday, as Asia welcomed in the lunar Year of the Ox in a subdued fashion due to Covid-19 restrictions.