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anomalistic month

[ uh-nom-uh-lis-tik muhnth, uh-nom-uh-lis-tik ]

noun

Astronomy.
  1. month5

anomalistic month

noun

  1. the interval between two successive passages of the moon through perigee; 27.55455 days
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of anomalistic month1

First recorded in 1760–70
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The "anomalistic month" is the time occupied by the moon in travelling from its perigee, that is its point of nearest approach to the earth, round to its perigee again.

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