draconic month

noun

A period of time between two consecutive passages of the Moon through the same orbital node. The draconic month is shorter than the sidereal month, due to precession of the Moon's orbit. An average one lasts 27 days, 5 hours, 5 minutes, 35.8 seconds.

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draconitic monthnodal month
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Meanings

noundraconic month (plural draconic months)

plural draconic months

  1. A period of time between two consecutive passages of the Moon through the same orbital node. The draconic month is shorter than the sidereal month, due to precession of the Moon's orbit. An average one lasts 27 days, 5 hours, 5 minutes, 35.8 seconds.

    Synonyms: draconitic month, nodal month

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA period of time between two consecutive passages of the Moon through the same orbital node. The draconic month is shorter than the sidereal month, due to precession of the Moon's orbit. An average one lasts 27 days, 5 hours, 5 minutes, 35.8 seconds.

Similar
draconitic monthnodal month
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draconitic month
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APA

draconic month. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draconic%20month

MLA

“draconic month.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draconic%20month. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “draconic month,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draconic%20month.

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