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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web This lunation loosely connects with the action planet Mars (which is currently in Gemini), aligns with revolutionary Uranus (which is retrograde in Taurus), and the karmic Nodes of Destiny that are traveling along the Taurus-Scorpio path. 
Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 7 Sep. 2022 Murphy points out that this lunation comes right on the heels of Mars aligning with Jupiter in Aries, which is shooting out fast-moving, go, go, go, energy into the world. Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 29 May 2022 This lunation marks a fresh start -- so don't look to the past! Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2022 At this lunation, the luminaries are activating the Jupiter-Uranus sextile, a rare aspect that will not happen again until 2026! Narayana Montúfar, refinery29.com, 27 Feb. 2022 This lunation can bring out everyone's inner animal. Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure, 25 Apr. 2022 This lunation also precedes what is known as the luckiest day of the year, which arrives on 5th March as the Sun meets Jupiter, the biggest planet in our solar system. Narayana Montúfar, refinery29.com, 27 Feb. 2022 While eclipses are often strikingly intense, the upcoming lunation on December 4 is bringing a much more positive, optimistic tone to the astrological world. Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 2 Dec. 2021 This lunation is taking us back to the Saturn and Uranus aspects of 2021 that occurred on February 17, June 14, and December 24. Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 8 Feb. 2022 See More
Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 7 Sep. 2022 Murphy points out that this lunation comes right on the heels of Mars aligning with Jupiter in Aries, which is shooting out fast-moving, go, go, go, energy into the world. Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 29 May 2022 This lunation marks a fresh start -- so don't look to the past! Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2022 At this lunation, the luminaries are activating the Jupiter-Uranus sextile, a rare aspect that will not happen again until 2026! Narayana Montúfar, refinery29.com, 27 Feb. 2022 This lunation can bring out everyone's inner animal. Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure, 25 Apr. 2022 This lunation also precedes what is known as the luckiest day of the year, which arrives on 5th March as the Sun meets Jupiter, the biggest planet in our solar system. Narayana Montúfar, refinery29.com, 27 Feb. 2022 While eclipses are often strikingly intense, the upcoming lunation on December 4 is bringing a much more positive, optimistic tone to the astrological world. Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 2 Dec. 2021 This lunation is taking us back to the Saturn and Uranus aspects of 2021 that occurred on February 17, June 14, and December 24. Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 8 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English lunacioun, from Anglo-French lunaison, from Medieval Latin lunation-, lunatio, from Latin luna
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
- entrain
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- entrainments
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- entrammel
- entrammelled
- entrammelling
- entrammels
- entrance
- entrance cone
- entrance examination
- entrance hall
- entrance path
- entrance pupil
- entranced
- entrancement
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- entrances
- entranceway
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- entrancing