Lunar year

/lˈuːnə jˈiə/

/lˈuːnɚ jˈɪɹ/

[noun]

Lunar year

[NOUN]

a period of 12 lunar months (the time span between two new moons), which is around 354 days

Examples

1. But the discrepancy between the solar year and the lunar year is irreconcilable by direct observation.

2. Our moon’s day-night cycle is a month long, which is also a Lunar Day and a Lunar Year.

3. It could mark the beginning of a new lunar year and celebration, or it could just illuminate the sky as you drive home at night.

4. Presumably not sure what else to do with him, the giants chain Ares up and lock him in a big bronze jar for an entire lunar year Before their stepmother Eriboea quietly contacts Hermes to let him know that Ares is stuck in her basement.